Lead Product Manager

Addition; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Personal development funding

Regular salary reviews

Senior leadership exposure

Social events

Job summary

Addition, a fast-growing cyber security technology business in Leeds, is seeking a Senior Product Manager to shape strategy and lead a SaaS platform. You will own the roadmap, work with engineering in an agile setup, and influence go-to-market with sales and marketing.

Hybrid role with two days in the office and strong emphasis on data-driven decision making, stakeholder collaboration, and mentoring junior team members as the product function scales.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management within a SaaS environment.
• Strong backlog ownership and roadmapping experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency with agile development practices and ceremonies.
• Ability to translate customer insights into product requirements.
• Experience collaborating with sales, customer success and marketing teams.
• Data-driven decision making and KPI/OKR tracking.
• Experience with data-driven or AI-enabled products would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap and long-term strategy.
• Own the product backlog with priorities aligned to customer needs and business goals.
• Lead product discovery through customer interviews, feedback sessions and market research.
• Translate insights into actionable requirements for engineering teams.
• Collaborate with development to support agile delivery and outcomes.
• Prioritise based on customer value, feasibility and commercial impact.
• Track product performance with KPIs and OKRs to guide decisions.
• Work with sales and marketing to support go-to-market initiatives.
• Provide product expertise in customer conversations and shape messaging for features.
• Monitor market trends and inform future product direction.
• Mentor junior product team members and champion a product-led culture.

Skills

Product management

SaaS experience

Backlog ownership

Agile

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Jira

Confluence

Customer discovery

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Join a fast-growing cyber security technology business that’s helping organisations build stronger human defences against evolving threats. This is a pivotal leadership role where you’ll shape product strategy, influence business direction, and play a key part in scaling an established SaaS platform.

Role Overview:

• Location: Leeds, UK (Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office)

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap and long-term strategy.
• Take full ownership of the product backlog, ensuring priorities are aligned with customer needs and business goals.
• Lead product discovery activities, including customer interviews, feedback sessions and market research.
• Translate customer and commercial insights into clear, actionable requirements for engineering teams.
• Work closely with development teams throughout the delivery lifecycle, supporting agile ceremonies and driving successful outcomes.
• Make informed prioritisation decisions that balance customer value, technical feasibility and commercial impact.
• Track product performance through KPIs and OKRs, using data to guide decision-making.
• Collaborate with sales, customer success and marketing teams to support go-to-market initiatives and customer engagement.
• Provide product expertise during customer conversations and help shape messaging around new features and releases.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and emerging technologies to inform future product direction.
• Mentor and support junior product team members while championing a product-led culture across the business.

Main Skills Needed:

• Experience working for a smaller organisation such as a start up or scale up is essential.
• Proven experience in a product management role within a SaaS environment.
• Strong background owning and managing complex product backlogs, including prioritisation frameworks and roadmap planning.
• Demonstrable experience working closely with software development teams in agile environments.
• Experience collaborating with commercial, sales and customer success teams to align product strategy with business objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong understanding of customer discovery, user research and translating insights into product requirements.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence or equivalent product management platforms.
• Confident using data, metrics and KPIs to measure success and inform decisions.
• Experience working on data-driven or AI-enabled products would be advantageous.
• A commercial background in sales or customer success would be desirable.

What’s in It for You:

• Hybrid working with flexibility built around collaboration.
• A genuine opportunity to shape the future direction of a growing product function.
• Personal development funding for courses, certifications and conferences.
• Regular salary reviews and clear progression opportunities.
• A supportive, product-led culture with direct access to senior leadership.
• Social events and a collaborative team environment.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact within a business experiencing significant growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.