Principal Product Manager

MHR; Ruddington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GP access

Mental health support

Extra holidays

Family leave

MHRewards program

Recognition program

Referral bonus

Job summary

MHR is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead product strategy and mentor other Product Managers within the HCM Product department. You will leverage customer insight, market awareness and commercial thinking to identify opportunities, solve complex problems and drive measurable impact for customers.

You will work with a collaborative team of Product, Design and Engineering to shape roadmaps and deliver outcomes that align with business goals and AI-driven innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading product strategy and roadmaps.
• Ability to mentor and develop product managers.
• Strong discovery research and customer insight skills.
• Data-driven decision making and prioritisation.
• Experience working in Agile environments with design and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and roadmaps for customers across the HCM product team.
• Lead and coach product managers, collaborating with design and engineering.
• Drive AI-enabled discovery and data-driven decisions to grow the portfolio.

Skills

Product management

Mentoring

Discovery research

Data-driven decisions

Agile practices

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Job description

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.

By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.

With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication - all of which we pass on to our customers.

MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allow you to focus on what’s most important to you- work that matters.

With us, you’ll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact.

Your Career

As a Principal Product Manager, you'll play a key leadership role in defining product strategy, mentoring Product Managers, and delivering meaningful outcomes for customers across the HCM Product department.

You'll combine customer insight, market awareness and commercial thinking to identify opportunities, solve complex problems and drive measurable business impact. If you're passionate about product leadership, discovery and innovation, including the application of AI, we'd love to hear from you.

Your Team

You'll be part of a collaborative Product organisation built around empowered product trios of Product Management, Design and Engineering. Working closely with Product Leaders, Designers, Engineers and stakeholders across the business, you'll lead and coach Product Managers while helping shape the future direction of our product portfolio.

Whether or not you have experience in HR or Payroll technology, you'll be supported by a highly knowledgeable team and a culture that values learning, growth and continuous improvement.

Your Impact

You'll define product strategy, shape roadmaps and lead Product Managers to deliver solutions that solve real customer problems and drive measurable business outcomes. Working closely with customers, Design and Engineering teams, you'll champion product discovery, data-driven decision making and commercial impact, while identifying opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to strengthen our products and accelerate growth.

What You'll Bring

• Significant Product Management experience, including ownership of product strategy and roadmaps.
• Experience leading, mentoring or coaching Product Managers.
• Strong product discovery, customer research and stakeholder management skills.
• A data-driven approach to decision-making, prioritisation and measuring success.
• Experience working in Agile environments alongside Design and Engineering teams.
• The ability to influence, align stakeholders and lead through ambiguity.
• A passion for creating products that deliver outstanding customer value.

Benefits to support you personally and professionally

Alongside the opportunity to work with an incredible team and express your individuality, we offer a range of personalised benefits including:

• Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross-departmental mentoring and coaching programs
• 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave
• Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
• Enhanced Family leave
• My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
• Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards
• Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
• Employee-led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake-offs
• On-site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
• Opt-in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage

We value the well-being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment.

At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.

Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.

If we receive an exceptionally high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than originally advertised.