Product Development Manager

We’re looking for a Product Development Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping, developing, and delivering the digital products that underpin our corporate functions, including People, Finance, Procurement, and Operations. This is a high-impact role where you’ll partner closely with colleagues across Technology and the wider business to modernise processes, deliver efficient and secure systems, and ensure our corporate platforms successfully enable our wider strategy. You’ll take end-to-end ownership, balancing strategic vision with hands-on delivery in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Your day-to-day:

• Own our corporate systems portfolio – act as the primary product owner across People, Finance, Procurement and Operations systems, setting clear vision, priorities and roadmaps.
• Shape product strategy – collaborate closely with stakeholders to align product direction with business strategies, technology governance and architectural standards.
• Lead end-to-end delivery – guide products through their full lifecycle, from discovery and design through to testing, deployment and adoption.
• Build trusted partnerships – partner with senior colleagues to understand needs, translate them into effective solutions, and communicate progress, risks and opportunities.
• Oversee integrations and performance – work closely with Enterprise Architecture and Delivery teams to ensure systems integrate seamlessly and perform reliably.
• Drive governance and security – champion outstanding change control, data protection and security practices across all corporate platforms.
• Embed continuous improvement – use performance data and user feedback to proactively enhance systems and reduce manual tasks through automation.
• Champion adoption and change management – act as a change leader, supporting colleagues through training, communication and a digital-first mindset.

Qualifications:

• Proven product leadership experience – demonstrated experience delivering digital products or platforms, ideally within People, Finance or Corporate environments.
• Deep understanding of business processes – well versed in HR and Finance workflows and how technology can support efficiency and insights.
• Confident stakeholder engagement – ability to present clearly to senior stakeholders and build trusted, productive relationships.
• Exceptional delivery mindset – thrive when managing complex work at pace, balancing priorities, deadlines and budgets.
• Expert understanding of agile methodologies – experience of agile or SAFe delivery, applying theory pragmatically to achieve outcomes.
• Data and compliance awareness – solid understanding of data protection, security and regulatory requirements, including GDPR.
• Vendor and commercial capability – experience working with third-party suppliers and tracking budgets to ensure cost-effective delivery.
• Collaboration-first approach – a true team player who enjoys working across disciplines to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme.
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service.
• Great internal learning and development programmes.
• A flexible hybrid working model.
• Priority access to apply for match tickets.
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package.
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme.
• Great discounts with some of our Partners.
• An opportunity to play a vital role in delivering our ED&I strategy by joining one of our Employee Networks.

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