Principal Product Manager

Bottomline Technologies; Theale; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology leader is seeking a Senior Product Leader to develop product strategy and drive revenue from Financial Messaging products. This role requires excellent communication and leadership skills, along with a strong background in product management and analysis. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and a proven track record in product strategy and development. Join an inclusive team dedicated to innovation and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leading a product line and product management.
• Strong understanding of how innovative products drive revenue for a growth organization.
• Experience defining strategy and bringing products to market.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for product planning and delivery throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with product leaders to align products with market needs.
• Develop a product revenue forecast based on input from various stakeholders.

Skills

Product Management

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Leadership

Tools

Agile Principles

Job description

Are you ready to transform the way businesses pay and get paid? Bottomline is a global leader in business payments and cash management, with over 35 years of experience and moving more than $16 trillion in payments annually. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help drive impactful results for our customers. If you’re dedicated to delighting customers and promoting growth and innovation – we want you on our team!

The Role

A Senior Product Leader is responsible for developing product strategy and driving maximum revenue and profit from our Financial Messaging products. As an integral part of the Financial Messaging product leadership team, you will contribute to broader business performance and strategy. This critical role leads from the front and drives results.

The role requires excellent communication, storytelling and collaboration skills, team leadership, solid judgement, and the ability to forge strong working relationships within Bottomline.

The incumbent will have deep experience in Product Strategy, Product Development, Product Management and how Data and Intelligence products can deliver benefits to our customers. You will stay current on market changes and customer needs that could influence product strategy, product goals, product roadmap and product delivery.

How you’ll contribute

• Responsible for product planning and delivery throughout the product lifecycle, including product messaging and positioning, go‑to‑market activities and competitive intelligence.
• Product roadmap, strategy and prioritisation including the successful rollout, working with development teams to set the right priorities for the build, rollout and adoption.
• Collaborate with other product leaders to ensure products and services are driving towards the same north star proposition.
• Identify and highlight the key benefits and value propositions to collaborate on marketing plans and collateral, including PR/social/media, external updates, product training and sales training.
• Be current with voice of market and customer needs by consistently engaging with analysts and industry leaders to keep pace with market shifts and competitive landscape.
• Develop a product revenue forecast based on input from marketing, sales, customer success, support and external 3rd parties.
• Work closely with product owners, development/engineering and other teams to deliver and maintain high‑quality products that align with product vision, market and customer needs.
• Act as evangelist & advocate for Classic across the business to drive sales and product usage within a variety of market segments and regions.
• Be recognised as a thought leader for corporate and intelligence products and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Communicate to product line teams about newly released product features and functionality, providing training sessions, internal overviews, FAQs and other process support documentation as needed.

If you have the attributes, skills, and experience listed below, we want to hear from you.

• 5+ years of leading a product line and product management.
• Demonstrated success working in Product Management with strong understanding of how innovative products drive revenue for a growth organisation.
• Experience defining strategy, roadmap and bringing products to market.
• Ability to grasp complex business requirements and products quickly.
• Self‑starter who knows how to ‘get things done’.
• Analytical thinker who thrives on solving customer problems.
• Demonstrated success in a matrixed, fast‑paced environment.
• Experience in a SaaS environment.
• Experience with Agile software development principles desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We welcome talent at all career stages and are dedicated to understanding and supporting additional needs. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and open environment for everyone.