Product Manager - Fire Control Panels & Fire Detection

UL Solutions; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Manager who drives profitability through pricing strategy, margin levers, and scalable programs. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Quality to translate strategy into action.

You will own the product roadmap, lead revenue initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, and support Go-to-Market with compelling value propositions and training for Sales.

Qualifications

• Facilitation skills to lead stakeholder groups toward objectives.
• Interview skills to diagnose opportunities and elicit requirements.
• Strong communication and presentation skills (PowerPoint).
• Proficiency with product management tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams, Slack, InVision, Zeplin, Aha!, Daptiv.
• Formal training or certification in Product Management is a plus.
• University degree in Computer Science, Business or related discipline.
• 5+ years of related discipline experience is preferred.
• Working with remote teams is highly preferred.
• Project management certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own product/service roadmap aligned to strategy and market demand, focusing on revenue growth.
• Identify and execute revenue-generating initiatives across services and lifecycle optimization.
• Lead business case development for organic growth, including market sizing and margin impact.
• Translate market and customer insights into decisions balancing near-term revenue with long-term growth.
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute roadmap initiatives from concept through launch and scale.
• Drive on-time, on-budget delivery while meeting revenue and profitability targets.
• Serve as the single accountable owner for project outcomes and stakeholder alignment.
• Apply knowledge of the detection and security industry to inform strategy and investments.
• Engage with customers, regulators, and industry stakeholders to identify opportunities.
• Partner with Sales to support discovery, value articulation, and commercialization.
• Define and execute go-to-market strategies for new services, including pricing and launches.
• Enable Sales with training, tools, collateral, and messaging for revenue adoption.
• Track post-launch performance and optimize offerings based on market response.

Skills

Facilitation

Interview skills

Communication

PowerPoint

PM Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or related discipline

Tools

InVision

Zeplin

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Slack

Aha!

Daptiv

Job description

Job Description

The Product Manager owns and manages product and service profitability, including pricing strategy, margin levers, cost drivers, and investment tradeoffs. Define pricing and competitive positioning strategies based on market dynamics, customer value, and competitive benchmarks. Product Manager leads the definition and execution of roadmap priorities by partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Quality, and external industry stakeholders. Success in this role requires strong market knowledge of detection and security products and systems, disciplined P&L and margin management, and the ability to translate strategy into scalable, revenue producing programs delivered through cross functional leadership.

Responsibilities

Strategy, Roadmap & Revenue Growth

• Develop and own a clear product and service roadmap aligned to business strategy, technology investments, and market demand, with a direct focus on revenue growth and profitability.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute revenue‑generating initiatives across new services, service line extensions, and lifecycle optimization opportunities to meet Vitality Index (NPVI) KPI
• Lead business case development for organic growth initiatives, including market sizing, revenue forecasts, cost structures, and margin impact.
• Translate market and customer insights into actionable decisions that balance near‑term revenue delivery with long‑term strategic growth.

P&L Ownership & Profitability Management

Cross‑Functional Program Execution

• Lead cross‑functional teams (Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Quality, Client Services) to execute roadmap initiatives from concept through launch and scale.
• Drive disciplined execution of programs, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget delivery while meeting defined revenue and profitability targets.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for project outcomes, aligning stakeholders around priorities, tradeoffs, and execution plans.

Market, Customer & Industry Leadership

• Apply deep knowledge of the detection and security industry to inform strategy and investment decisions.
• Engage directly with customers, specifiers, regulators, trade associations, and industry stakeholders to identify unmet needs and emerging opportunities.
• Partner with Sales to support customer discovery, value articulation, and commercialization of new and existing services.
• Conduct Voice of Customer (VOC) gathering and analysis to address opportunities in the market and eco-system needs.

Go‑to‑Market & Commercial Enablement

• Define and execute go‑to‑market strategies for new services, including value proposition, target segments, pricing, and launch plans.
• Enable Sales and Commercial teams with training, tools, collateral, and messaging to support successful revenue adoption.
• Track post‑launch performance and continuously optimize offerings based on market response and financial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Facilitation skills – ability to lead small to medium groups of internal and external stakeholders towards desired outcomes in order to meet business objectives.
• Interview skills – ability to conduct discovery sessions with clients, prospects and stakeholders in order to diagnose business opportunities, elicit requirements and conduct other types of research.
• Strong communication and presentation (PowerPoint) skills.
• Product management tools – product design (e.g. Invision, Zeplin), development task management (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps), documentation and knowledge (e.g. Confluence, SharePoint), collaboration (e.g. Microsoft Teams, Slack), roadmap and portfolio management (e.g. Aha!, Daptiv).
• Formal training and/or certification in Product Management is a plus.
• University Degree (Equivalent to Bachelor\'s degree) in Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
• 5 years or more of related discipline experience or demonstrated competency.
• Working with remote teams is highly preferred.
• Project management certification is a plus.

About Us

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

About The Team

Our buildings don’t just shape our skylines — they provide the backdrop to our lives. And knowing they’re safe matters. We’ve been helping to create safer structures since 1894, combining our expertise with innovative new technologies to help make sure both people and property are secure. As more people have to deal with extreme weather, we’re on hand to test products and building materials to increasingly rigorous standards. Whether we’re simulating tornadoes or testing smoke alarms, the work we do on our team is used in buildings around the world to — quite literally — help save lives. Join our team and build your skills, build innovative solutions and help build a safer world.