Innovation Product Manager

Reed.co.uk; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment marketplace in London is seeking an Innovation Product Manager for a 12-month contract. The role focuses on enhancing user experiences through research and product experimentation. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of product management experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and a passion for emerging technologies. This position offers a hybrid work environment and a range of benefits including 25 days annual leave and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Hybrid working as standard

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible holiday scheme

Paid time off to move home

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced family leave benefits

Insurance benefits

Love Mondays events

Discount schemes

Range of wellbeing support

Central London office location

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in product management or innovation.
• Strong background in lean startup and design thinking.
• Experience with creative problem-solving through product solutions.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and rapid iteration.
• Familiarity with user research techniques.
• Excellent business acumen and communication skills.
• Ability to move ideas from concept to MVP.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-potential opportunities through research and insights.
• Design and run lean experiments for product validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to test ideas.
• Translate insights into concept pitches and MVPs.
• Champion a culture of experimentation and learning.
• Track and share learnings to inform strategy decisions.

Skills

Product management

Innovation

Lean startup methodologies

Creative problem solving

User research

Business acumen

Communication skills

Data literacy

Technical grounding

Job description

Reed.co.uk is looking for an Innovation Product Manager to join their team in Holborn, London on a 12 month fixed term contract.

£80,000 - 85,000 per annum

Overview

At Reed.co.uk, we believe the world should Love Mondays. That’s why we’re dedicated to making it easy for job seekers to find a job they’ll love – and for recruiters to find them.

As one of the UK’s leading recruitment marketplaces, our products power millions of job searches every day. From our flagship reed.co.uk website to our award‑winning mobile app, we help people find fulfilling work, and help businesses discover great talent.

About the role

Our Product Management team is laser‑focused on delivering great user experiences, grounded in a deep understanding of user needs through research, data analysis, and market insight.

We believe the best products come from bold ideas, rapid experimentation, and a deep understanding of real human behaviours. We’re looking for an Innovation Product Manager to help us explore, validate, and shape the next generation of products and services for reed.co.uk and the Reed Group. If you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy exploring emerging technologies, think in experiments, and love turning zero into something, we want to talk to you.

As Innovation Product Manager, you'll sit at the intersection of customer insights, emerging trends, and product experimentation, leading initiatives that shape our future strategic direction and its product roadmap.

What you’ll do

• Partner with the Director of Product / SLT to identify high‑potential opportunities through research, trend analysis and customer insights
• Design and run lean experiments to validate product‑market fit, from concept to prototypes to pilot
• Collaborate with closely with design, engineering, and stakeholders to test bold ideas quickly and effectively
• Translate insights into concept pitches, MVPs and business cases for internal buy‑in
• Champion a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous learning
• Track and share learnings across the company to inform product and strategy decisions
• Build and evolve lean frameworks for innovation processes, including discovery and validation

Skills and Experience

• 6+ years experience in product management, innovation, venture building, or a similar role
• Strong background in lean startup, design thinking, or rapid experimentation methodologies
• Strong strategic foresight with a demonstrable experience in creative problem solving through product solutions, including managing big picture thinking all the way down to the small details
• Comfortable with high degrees of ambiguity and a highly hands‑on, rapid test / learn / iterate cycle - this is not a traditional PM role
• Familiarity with user research and user interview techniques
• Excellent business and commercial acumen, including experience developing pricing / business models or strategies
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; you make complex ideas feel tangible
• Proven ability to move ideas from an idea or concept, to MVP
• Passion for future trends, emerging tech, and spotting what's next before its obvious
• An understanding of AI / ML fundamentals, including supervised & unsupervised learning, LLMs, generative models, etc.
• Demonstrable data literacy skills, ability to manipulate and interpret datasets unaided, including experiment results
• Strong technical grounding, able to comfortably have conversations with engineering colleagues on technical subjects.
• Bonus skills : experience in writing AI prompts, no‑code tools, or early start‑stage startup environments

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a passionate, collaborative and forward‑thinking product team where your voice will shape the future of how employers find talent across the UK. If you're ready to lead with impact, influence at the highest level, and drive meaningful change - we’d love to meet you.

Benefits

• Hybrid working as standard (minimum 3 days per week in office)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible holiday scheme
• Paid time off to move home
• Contributory pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Insurance benefits including life assurance
• Love Mondays events
• Discount schemes including gyms and popular retailers
• Range of wellbeing and mental health support avenues
• Central London office in a fantastic location, with countless bars, restaurants and theatres right on the doorstep
• These are just some great benefits we offer everyone working at Reed.co.uk!