Product Manager

Salary: £48,000 – £60,000 per year

Product Manager | Banbury office 2-3 days, flexible | Software as a Service (SAAS) | Permanent | £40,000 – £50,000 | c. 10% Bonus | Benefits

Ref: ZR_115_JOB

About the Highlights:

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a growing, successful business in the SAAS world

In return for your passion, commitment and hard-work you’ll enjoy a rewarding company that offers career progression

This is a unique opportunity to be the first Product Manager the business has invested in, so there’s a real chance to make this role your own and have a huge impact right from the start

Although this business has experienced tough covid-19 times, it has adapted and recognised that investing in product and marketing is the smart approach

It’s an exciting time to join them as the marketing team is expanding at the same time

About the Company:

* Having enjoyed growth of 50% YOY pre-covid, its leaders are ambitious and have created a new product to sell purely online and service different end-user businesses

* Entrepreneurial in spirit, this is a growing, relatively new, forward-thinking success story that recruits accountable, high calibre people

* The dynamic management team provide clear direction and focus making this a desirable career path for the right person

* Overall there’s an excellent working culture – the people are passionate, supportive, team orientated with a family feel

About the Overall Objective:

To increase turnover and profitability of the existing range and customers through product management having the right features and the right price promoted in the best way as well as delivering an ultimate user experience

About the Responsibilities:

* Gain a deep understanding of the hospitality sector – the pain points, needs and interests of the customers through desk research, industry reports and focus groups

* Keeping abreast of news, trends, changes, and anything that could affect the audience

* Create a maintain an in-depth product road map

* The Product Manager will drive and be measured on customer retention and balance this with subscription upgrades

* You’ll manage the process of tweaking product features and improving useability through external developers

* You’ll ensure an ultimate onboarding and user experience from start to finish

* You’ll make sure an appropriate project methodology is utilised on-site across all projects

* You’ll conduct appropriate reviews where necessary to ensure effective project governance is observed at all times

* By utilising a project tool to maintain the throughput of resource utilisation, you’ll track projects with regards to targets and milestones and margins

* You’ll build a portfolio of marketing material designed specifically for upgrading the customer

* You’ll deliver exceptional and compelling demonstrations of the system

About the Requirements:

You are likely to be in a Product Manager, Portfolio Manager or possibly Brand Manager

You could be an Assistant Product Manager looking for the next step

* Ideally, degree educated

* Product Management experience ideally in technology/software/SAAS/cloud-based platforms

* Demonstratable experience in a similar role although candidates on the way up in their career welcomed, i.e. you are ready to step up into this role from a more junior level

* Experience in managing a product portfolio and growing the revenue and profitability

* Please NB: This isn’t NPD, so if you are all about new products and innovation this role may be frustrating for you. This role is all about improving the suitability of the existing range and maximising revenue from existing customers

About the Person:

* Although experienced, you love to continually learn, grow and self-develop

* You are passionate about products and naturally demonstrate this enthusiasm with customers increasing their engagement, interest and brand loyalty

* Analytical in approach, you use data to make informed decisions relating to product and experience

* Complete finisher, able to manage projects from start to finish in the most efficient and organised manner

* Excellent rapport builder. Empathetic to others job functions and quickly commands credibility and influences others to deliver on projects

* Confident personality and able to communicate with all level and type of stakeholder

* Happy with a positively agile/changing environment and therefore flexible and adaptable in your approach

* Helpful and co-operative, i.e. ‘can-do’ attitude – ‘not my job’ is not in your vocab

* Ambitious and looking to grow with this role and the company

About the Package:

£40,000 – £50,000

Bonus c10%

Pension

25 days holiday + BH

Healthcare scheme

Share scheme after 12m