Senior Product Manager in Cambridge

Redgate creates simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database. Our solutions solve complex database management challenges across the DevOps lifecycle, making life easier for IT leaders, development and operations teams by increasing efficiency, reducing errors, and protecting business‑critical data. The data community trusts Redgate to balance speed to market, team collaboration, and data protection.

We are growing our product management team and are seeking Senior Product Managers to help us achieve our long‑term vision and growth in multiple business areas. As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll be responsible for the full product life cycle from the creation of product strategy, inception, successful commercialisation, and then products end‑of‑life. You will be working with senior stakeholders defining and executing the product vision and its overall direction. Achieving work‑life balance has never been more important, and so Redgate has adopted a flexible‑hybrid model. For this role, we are seeking candidates near our Cambridge UK office.

Your Work at Redgate Software

• Definition of strategy for a product or substantial area of a product including a compelling vision for how it will solve real customer problems along with underlying commercial plans ensuring that the strategy is communicated and effectively implemented across the organisation.
• Working with the Chief Product Officer and Group Product Managers to ensure that products achieve key objectives and align with company direction, taking ownership of specific initiatives to improve outcomes.
• Take ownership of Redgate's commercial outcomes and customer success proactively identifying and executing on ways to improve these.
• Collaborate with other Product Managers to ensure that products provide complementary added value strengthening the wider portfolio offering.
• Partner with the product Technical Lead and Designer to deliver a high‑quality sustainable product roadmap to drive good commercial outcomes.
• Partner with the Product Marketing Manager on positioning, pricing, packaging, and go‑to‑market plans.
• Role‑model and drive customer centricity in your team.
• Evaluate the impact of product changes on customers (e.g., value, time to value, NPS) and respond with agility.
• Work as part of the product management team to support portfolio level decisions and flow of information across the company.
• Act as a product evangelist and liaise with marketing, sales, and finance on key opportunities and go‑to‑market plans.
• Drive customer engagement to ensure commercial success of the products.
• Develop growth opportunities beyond current markets for products by constantly looking for new areas where either existing product can be expanded or an adjacent product could be created.
• Stay up to date with relevant market requirements, competitors, and the evolving role of our target customers.
• Act as a mentor to less experienced Product Managers and more widely as an advocate for good product management practice.

What You Bring to the Table

• Senior Product Management experience preferably in the B2B Software space capable of tackling complex product management problems with high autonomy.
• Customer and commercially minded providing the best solutions for our customers.
• Analytical mindset and ability to use data to drive decision‑making.
• Proven market research and competitive analysis skills.
• Excited by solving complex problems and taking risks.
• Proven success developing and implementing inspiring product strategies and driving product roadmaps which deliver good commercial outcomes.
• Experience working within an agile environment and user‑driven product development proven ability to break strategy down to enable fast experimentation, learning, and delivery of incremental value to achieve commercial goals.
• Proven ability to work with senior decision makers, able to effectively challenge and influence.
• Has the technical proficiency to exercise effective influence over Product direction including effective negotiation with senior technical stakeholders.
• Enthusiastic and confident when talking to customers able to influence external stakeholders effectively from users to senior decision makers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to explain and translate complex needs/concepts into clear and effective plans that are well understood by relevant audiences.
• A high degree of customer empathy and a world‑class ability to ask the right questions.
• Motivated and capable of acting as a coach & mentor to support development of less experienced colleagues.

Who You Are

• Key skills are a mix of customer empathy and a world‑class ability to ask the right questions.
• You are a self‑starter, autonomous and can exercise credible judgement and decision making.
• Some domain understanding would be an advantage but not essential.
• Aligned with Redgate's Core Values.

Tools: to name a few Like the rest of Redgate, much of our day‑to‑day collaboration relies on tools like Slack, Zoom, Mural, Office 365. Product managers also routinely use (among other tools) GitHub, Confluence, UserVoice, SurveyMonkey, Salesforce, Zendesk, PowerBI.

Impact Plan

• 30 Days – focus on understanding the team, product, customers and your role.
• 60 Days – begin taking responsibility for steering the direction of the teams & products you work with.
• 90 Days – up and running in your role and team.

Salary £70,000 – £90,000 dependent upon experience.

Why Join Us

At Redgate, we believe supporting and empowering our people is key to our success. We create an environment where you can thrive in your career and enjoy every moment of your journey with us. Benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive health coverage, monthly wellbeing allowance, flexible working arrangements, generous paid time off, employee assistance programme, community and social events. Redgate has adopted a flexible‑hybrid model. This means that people will work flexibly with a blend of remote (home) and co‑located (office) work, with teams having the flexibility to decide which location best suits the outcomes they need to deliver.

Our diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging commitments

We believe diverse teams are better at solving problems and fostering a creative culture. We aim to offer a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can thrive. We support DEIB through our inclusion forum (Belong at Redgate) and regular DEIB events. Redgate is an equal‑opportunity employer welcoming applications from all backgrounds. If you need accommodation please let us know via our application process or email. While we outline the qualities we typically seek, we recognise that you may possess additional attributes and skills that could make you an excellent fit for our team. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Required Experience

• Senior IC Key Skills
• Time Management
• Data Analytics
• Analytical
• Agile
• Requirement Gathering
• Strategic Thinking
• Visio
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Market Research
• UML
• Cross Functional Teams

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Vacancy: 1