Lead Product Manager

Loveholidays; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension 5%

Training budget for on‑the‑job growth

Discounted holidays for you and family

25 days holidays + 8 PHs (rises to 30)

Buy/sell annual leave

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

loveholidays is looking for a platform product leader to own the Trading OS strategy and drive the long‑term product vision across pricing, packaging, promotions and availability.

You will work with lead engineers, Revenue Management and commercial leaders to configure, test and automate commercial changes at scale, creating shared data and tools that empower AI and analytics teams while reducing engineering dependency.

Qualifications

• Proven record of platform product leadership handling API‑heavy, data‑rich, or internal platform products.
• Ability to model complex dependencies across data, services and workflows into stable capabilities.
• Strong fluency with APIs, data models, distributed systems, and observability to work credibly with engineering.
• Commercial judgment to align platform strategy with margins and trading objectives.
• Expertise in data and experimentation to define metrics and guide decisions.
• Outstanding execution and communication to navigate ambiguity and align stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define the Trading OS roadmap, outcomes, metrics, and investment priorities with engineering and commercial leaders.
• Build flexible tools, APIs, and data models enabling pricing, packaging, and availability changes.
• Collaborate on technical design, service boundaries, and scalable architecture for AI‑assisted decisioning.
• Improve data quality and visibility to enable faster, engineering‑independent commercial changes.
• Apply controlled experiments to measure operator efficiency and commercial impact.
• Drive platform adoption through clear documentation, onboarding and feedback loops.

Skills

Platform product leadership

APIs

Data‑rich products

Systems thinking

Commercial judgement

Experimentation & data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical fluency with data models

Communication & execution

Job description

Why loveholidays?

We’re on a mission to open the world to everyone, giving our customers unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway.

Our trailblaze together culture is what drives our success, powered by our people and the way they work. Using progressive technology, we drive cutting-edge innovation and improve how our customers discover, book and experience their holidays. You’ll have the opportunity to accelerate your growth through meaningful challenges, new experiences and the freedom to shape your own path. You’ll create impact for our future by taking ownership, contributing to shared goals and helping shape what comes next, all as part of our enhanced international community of talented, collaborative and passionate teams.

The difference you’ll make

You’ll sit in the Trading OS team, reporting to the Director of OTA Platform. You’ll work closely with lead engineers, Revenue Management, and commercial leaders to define and deliver the long-term product vision for Trading OS, creating shared data, tools, and capabilities that power pricing, packaging, promotions, and availability across markets. Together, the team will focus on enabling commercial and AI teams to configure, test, and automate commercial changes safely and quickly at scale, reducing dependency on engineering and enhancing decision‑making.

Trading OS sits within our Platform function, which builds the technology and shared capabilities that power the loveholidays experience. By creating scalable products, systems and tools, Platform helps the wider organisation move faster, work more independently and deliver better outcomes for customers.

Your day-to-day:

• Partner with engineering, Revenue Management, and commercial leaders to define the Trading OS roadmap, outcomes, metrics, and investment priorities.
• Build flexible tools, APIs, and data models that enable commercial teams to configure, test, and roll out pricing, packaging, and availability changes.
• Work closely with Engineering on technical design, service boundaries, data contracts, and scalable architecture for AI‑assisted decisioning.
• Improve the quality, reliability, and visibility of commercial data to enable faster, engineering‑independent commercial changes.
• Use data and controlled experimentation to measure operator efficiency, engineering effort avoided, platform adoption, and commercial impact.
• Drive platform adoption by establishing clear documentation, onboarding, and feedback loops for internal product and commercial consumers.

Your skillset:

• Proven record of platform product leadership owning technical, API‑heavy, data‑rich, or internal platform products used by multiple teams.
• Systems thinking ability to model complex dependencies across data, services, and workflows into stable, composable capabilities.
• Strong technical fluency across APIs, data models, distributed systems, configuration engines, and observability to collaborate credibly with engineering.
• Commercial judgement with the ability to connect platform strategy to margin, trading objectives, and customer value.
• Expertise in data and experimentation, comfortable defining metrics, designing controlled tests, and using data to guide decisions.
• Outstanding execution and communication skills to navigate ambiguity, balance platform health with delivery, and align technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

The interview journey:

• Talent acquisition screening - 30 minutes
• First stage with the hiring manager - 45 minutes
• Final stage with key stakeholders, including a platform case to present - 1 hour
• Behavioural and culture conversation with VP of Product - 45 minutes

Perks of joining us:

• Company pension contributions at 5%
• Individualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up
• Discounted holidays for you, your family and friends
• 25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave
• Access to our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers

Our commitment to inclusion

At loveholidays, we focus on creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute, grow and succeed. We value the different perspectives, experiences and ideas each person brings, because they help us work better together, challenge our thinking and make stronger decisions.

As we continue to grow and evolve, we want everyone to feel supported and able to do their best work. We’re also committed to making our hiring process accessible, so please let our Talent Acquisition team know if you need any adjustments at any stage.