Proposition Development Manager

Travelodge Hotels Limited; Thame; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Travelodge Hotels Limited is seeking a Product Manager to shape guest-focused products, lead projects from concept to launch, and blend customer insight with commercial thinking. You will work across teams to turn ideas into commercially valuable propositions and enhance the guest experience.

The role requires national travel at times, and offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management with successful launches.
• Organised project management and ability to juggle priorities.
• Experience using customer insights to identify opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from concept to launch across the business.
• Apply customer and market insight to identify opportunities and measure success.
• Protect and evolve the Travelodge brand while delivering commercially successful products.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Customer insight

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Are you passionate about creating products that customers genuinely love? Do you thrive on turning insight into innovative ideas that make a real commercial impact? If yes, our Product Manager position might be the right next move for you.

This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

This role will require national travel at times.

Your Purpose

As a Product Manager, you'll help shape the products and experiences that millions of guests enjoy every year. Working as part of our dynamic Product team, you'll combine customer insight, commercial thinking and project leadership to develop new propositions and enhance existing ones, ensuring they deliver value for our customers and the business.

In this varied role, you'll lead projects from concept to launch, working with teams across the business to turn ideas into reality. You'll use customer and market insight to identify opportunities, manage stakeholders, oversee budgets and measure success, continuously improving our products and guest experience.

You'll also play an important role in protecting and evolving the Travelodge brand, ensuring every product and proposition is commercially successful, operationally practical and consistently delivers for our customers.

Your Strengths

You'll have proven experience in product management, with a track record of successfully developing and launching customer-focused products and propositions. You'll be an organised project manager who can juggle multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and keep stakeholders engaged throughout.

We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, builds strong cross-functional relationships and combines commercial thinking with a genuine passion for delivering great customer experiences. You'll be proactive, adaptable, detail-oriented and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team where everyone pitches in. Experience developing products in a customer-led or value-focused market would be an advantage.

• Salary up to £60,000 & Annual Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid working - a minimum of 60% of your time should be spent in the office, hotels and or visiting suppliers
• 50% personal discount for hotel bookings and great friends and family discounts too!
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, increasing with length of service

Why Travelodge?

At Travelodge, we’re more than just a Hotel brand; we’re a community where you can truly be yourself and belong. Through our “Better Me” initiative, we prioritise your total wellbeing—emotional, physical, financial, and professional—while actively celebrating the diversity that makes our teams stronger. If you’re a results-driven individual who pays attention to the little things and genuinely cares about people, you’ll fit right in.