Product Manager - Screening

Citation; Wilmslow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider for background screening is seeking an experienced Product Manager. This hybrid role involves driving the product strategy, managing product life cycles, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate should be data-driven and possess strong product ownership abilities to meet market demands. This position offers competitive benefits including 25 days of holiday and health support.

Benefits

25 Days of Holiday + Bank holidays

Birthday Bliss

Healthcare cash plan

Community Days

Qualifications

• Dynamic and strategic mindset with a passion for product ownership.
• Ability to transform complex problems into market-ready solutions.
• Strong blend of business acumen and commercial insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop product strategy and roadmap for the screening product.
• Manage product life cycle from idea to delivery.
• Collaborate with internal and external clients to build product propositions.

Skills

Product ownership

Data-driven decision making

Market analysis

Collaboration

Job description

Overview

Product Manager - Screening
Location: Hybrid - 3 days in Wilmslow, with monthly travel to Exeter
Salary: Competitive

We're Citation Group. A group of businesses on a mission to make life easier for small and medium-sized companies. We get that running a business is tough.

Citation Screening covers two of the UK's leading screening businesses, uCheck and TrustiD. Between them, we work one of the UK's leading employment screening services, working with tens of thousands of businesses and delivering millions of checks to help them make better recruitment decisions.

With our clients in the forefront of our mind whilst developing our growth strategy, we knew it was important to gain some extra firepower. So, in 2022, we teamed up with The Citation Group to allow us to offer a broader set of high-quality products and services, whilst also getting investment in our own technology. In fact, we've been able to invest close to £1m to improve our technology since working with them!

Responsibilities

• Understand the local and international screening markets, ever-changing client expectations, legislative needs and screening product/content trends.
• Gather market insight from customers, prospects and partners that will shape and define the screening product.
• Develop the screening product strategy and roadmap, including new products, packages, content and platform to ensure it meets market needs and remains competitive.
• Management of the product life cycle from initial idea, planning, project management, through to delivery. Driving a solution across a development team, a set of business stakeholders and/or external partners
• Acting as a product champion, liaising with both internal and external clients to build product propositions and devising go-to-market plans
• Provide monthly reports on current progress against strategy/roadmap and contribute to monthly trading meetings.
• Be accountable for reporting on Screening content KPIs and Screening platform usage KPIs, such as client logins, number of checks, dormant clients, etc
• Liaise closely with the local platform Product Owner and Client Services Teams to help capture future product development requirements based on competitor analysis and client feedback.
• Be a key stakeholder in working party and content review sessions.
• Manage 3 Product Owners to deliver the agreed roadmap.
• Be part of the Leadership team for the screening business.
• Work with the Screening MD and group M&A team to establish where M&A can help us deliver our long-term strategy.

About you / Qualifications

• We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Product Manager with a deep passion for product ownership and a proven ability to drive the development and execution of innovative product strategies.
• You should be excited by the challenge of transforming complex problems into simple, market-ready solutions that resonate with both internal teams and external clients.
• You should be data-driven and curious about understanding how customers interact with our business & platform.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of business and commercial acumen, with a track record of translating product visions into actionable roadmaps that deliver measurable results.
• You will thrive in a collaborative environment, adept at gathering insights from customers, partners, and competitors to shape product offerings that meet market demands and exceed client expectations.
• Knowledge of the HR ecosystem or employee background screening would be a significant plus, but is not a requirement for the role.

Benefits

• 25 Days of Holiday + Bank holidays
• Birthday Bliss: Your birthday isn't just another day on the calendar; it's YOUR day!
• Healthcare cash plan: private healthcare to support well-being
• Community Days: take a day off to volunteer and support charities

Join us at Citation, where success comes with unbeatable perks and a culture that truly celebrates your achievements