Portfolio Product Manager – Geospatial Applications

Idox Plc; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Idox Plc is seeking a Portfolio Product Manager for Geospatial Applications based in Theale, Berkshire. You will own the portfolio's vision, strategy, and roadmap, and lead a team of Product Owners responsible for delivering multiple geospatial software products.

You will work closely with customers, engineering, sales, and senior leadership to ensure market relevance, customer value, and alignment with wider business objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading Product Owners and delivering roadmaps.
• Experience with geospatial software and portfolio management.
• Strong ability to build cost/benefit analyses and ROI models.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a geospatial software portfolio.
• Lead and coach Product Owners; set objectives and evaluate performance.
• Coordinate backlog and delivery across multiple product teams and products.
• Engage with customers, engineering, sales, and leadership to align with business goals.

Skills

Product leadership

People management

Product Owner management

Business case development

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven analysis

ROI modeling

Geospatial software

Strategic thinking

Job description

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced product leader with a strong track record of
managing Product Owners and building robust, quantitative business cases to lead a portfolio of
geospatial and environmental software products. You will be accountable for the overall vision,
strategy, roadmap, and commercial success of a suite of geospatial software products, including
rigorous cost/benefit analysis and investment prioritisation across the portfolio, covering
groundMapper, CAMS, CMSi, and HBMSR, alongside other associated software solutions.

The role combines strategic product leadership with stakeholder engagement and portfolio coordination
across multiple product teams. Reporting into this role will be a number of dedicated Product Owners,
each responsible for the day-to-day delivery and backlog management of individual products. You will
directly manage this team, setting objectives, providing regular performance feedback and coaching,
and holding Product Owners accountable for delivery against agreed roadmaps and business cases.

You will work closely with customers, engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and senior leadership
to ensure the products continue to meet market demands, deliver customer value, and align with wider
business objectives.

We are looking to hire exceptional people who have the expertise and confidence to operate with a
high degree of autonomy and leadership, including proven experience managing and developing
Product Owners or similar product delivery professionals. The role requires strong communication,
quantitative commercial and financial acumen including building and defending cost/benefit cases
and ROI models strategic thinking, and the ability to balance customer needs with business
priorities.

Although you will be expected to hit the ground running, Idox will provide the mentoring and
development you need to succeed as a member of the team.

Portfolio Product Manager – Geospatial Applications Theale, Berkshire