Product Manager - Get Staffed Online Recruitment Limited : Job Details

Product Manager

Our client's goal is simple: to make vehicle movement easy. They are on their way to creating the leading end-to-end movement solution in the UK for their customers (such as Hertz and The AA), delivered by their network of 600+ drivers and transport agents across the UK.

Since going live in April 2018, our client has acquired over 80 clients, many of whom can claim to be amongst the largest players in the UK automotive industry. They are already one of the largest competitors in their space but have ambitions to grow much further and are crazy about sustainability, to date they have saved fleets over 9,000,000 tonnes of CO2.

They are seeing their hard work paying off as they have won 7 awards, including Best Fleet Software three years in a row, a highly commended well-being award, two innovation awards, and one outstanding product of the year award.

What They Are Looking For:

They are excited to announce that they are hiring a new Product Manager to lead their product function. They are proud of their products and services in making vehicle movement easy for customers and suppliers. They want to continue growing their offering and are now seeking product experts to deliver this.

You will be critical in guaranteeing the success of their portal and mobile app by defining the product strategy and roadmap to guide the product from conception through design and into wide release. You will work with relevant internal stakeholders to identify the right features that will deliver the most value to customers, suppliers and the business. You will have powerful capability to make strategic decisions based on market analysis and user experience to ultimately lead them to further growth and success.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborating across multiple teams covering developers, QA, data analysts, designers and relevant stakeholders throughout the business.
• Develop a deep understanding of customers, suppliers and the market, using quantitative and qualitative discovery to identify the high impact opportunities.
• Co-ordinate and engage with stakeholders running focus groups.
• Lead stakeholder sessions to scope out requirements, plan projects, report findings and impact of features.
• Detailed ticket scoping that articulates stakeholder problems to solve and defines the minimum acceptance criteria developers must deliver.
• Build and measure innovative solutions in the form of an outcome-driven product roadmap, generate learnings and continuously iterate.
• Balance the product roadmap to allow for developments that “manage the business” and those that “grow the business”.
• Prioritisation is essential in this role, to ensure your team remains focussed to keep the product roadmap on track.
• Work closely with the data team to access metrics for measuring success and performance of new features and products.
• Develop ROI templates for developments ensuring investment of development time is efficient and cost effective.
• Champion the product(s) and be responsible for communicating product launches both internally and externally.
• Keep a pulse on technological and industry trends and highlight how our client can proactively stay ahead of the market.

What Skills Do You Need to Succeed:

• Strong strategic skills and solid product management experience building mobile apps, managing stakeholders and business requirements.
• Strong experience working in a mid or senior product management role.
• Experience of leading cross-functional teams in an outcome-driven way.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering products or features with significant impact.
• A user-centric attitude – whether they are our suppliers, customers or internal users, you strive to create exceptional user experiences. You regularly seek feedback to validate and measure the success of products and/or releases.
• Keen to deliver at speed, learning quickly and then iterating – making bold decisions along the way when necessary.
• Naturally collaborative, creative, curious along with strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Positive mindset to deal with ambiguity and quickly adapt to changes and new situations.

Technical Skills Required:

• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Knowledge of tools like GitLab, and CI/CD processes
• Proficiency with tools such as Excel and PowerBI
• Familiarity with basic statistical analysis and A/B testing methods
• Proficiency in wireframing and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma)
• Understanding of usability principles and basic design aesthetics
• Writing clear, concise user stories and acceptance criteria
• Triage and resolve product-related issues, address bugs with engineering, and communicate with stakeholders to manage expectations
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira and Confluence to track and manage delivery progress
• Strong foundation in software development, programming concepts and data structures
• Strong ability to collect, analyse, and interpret data for product decisions
• Experience in Agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban
• Understanding of system design and software design patterns

What’s in it for you

Grow with them

You will be part of a growing and ambitious company! They want you to be happy and enjoy coming to work where you are surrounded by a supportive team.

In the heart of Birmingham

Our client is based in Birmingham city centre at Somerset House, only a 5-minute walk from Grand Central train station. In summer you can enjoy the rooftop terrace and views of the city!

Socials and more!

Social events and activities are held in the building once a month. They have quarterly company socials which in the past have been rooftop quiz nights, mini golf and a meal at Fazenda.

Fitness and wellbeing

Your wellbeing and health matters. In the building there is a gym and showers that you can use before, during or after work. If you like golf, you can enjoy practising on the golf simulator too.