Product Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven business in London is seeking a Product Delivery Manager to oversee the re-development and delivery of internal platforms. The ideal candidate has a strong background in product management and backlog prioritization within an agile environment. You will work closely with executives to define the product roadmap and lead a small team to deliver impactful outcomes. The position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary ranging from £60,000 to £70,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of Product management, Product Owner and product Delivery within an agile tech environment.
• Strong skills in backlog management and prioritization.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage backlog and prioritize key functionality.
• Work with the CEO and business leaders to define product roadmap.
• Drive delivery lifecycle across the technology team.

Skills

Product management

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Agile methodologies

Coordination skills

Delivery metrics understanding

Mentoring others

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

The Job

As a product delivery manager you will join the technologyteam and play a key role in driving the re-development and delivery of our internal platforms. We're looking for a motivated Product Delivery Manager to take ownership of backlog management, sprint delivery, and strategic change delivery.

The company currently has a huge backlog to contend with, so to start with the job will be very much product delivery / product owner orientated, as the backlog drops the job will involve more product strategy.

To do this you will work with the CEO, the boarder business, and technology leaders to define /refine the product roadmap, then act as the product owner to groom the backlog and prioritizing killer functionality. You will then work with the internal technology team, outsourced 3rd party engineers, to deliver against this roadmap.

This is a company of around 200 people, so whilst you will have budgets to deliver, you will not have a huge team and it is essential that you can wear different hats in order to get things done. It is changing / growing business where not all the processes have been thought about, as such it is important that you can work with some ambiguity.

Working directly with the board and the CEO you will need great communication skills and the ability to grasp the bigger picture.

The ideal candidate will;

• Proven experience of Product management, Product Owner and product Delivery would be highly desirable within an agile tech environment.
• Have experience of working
• Strong skills in backlog management and prioritization, balancing value, risk, and capacity.
• Experience using stakeholder input, performance data, and market trends to inform product direction.
• Confident working directly with business users to translate strategic goals into deliverable outcomes.
• Ability to design and implement high ROI projects using latest external technology developments, particularly AI.
• Experienced in facilitating agile ceremonies and driving sprint delivery with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git, Bitbucket.
• Strong understanding of delivery metrics (velocity, cycle time, lead time, rework rates) and how to apply them.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and coordination skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• A proactive, delivery-focused mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Proven ability to maintain a transparent release calendar and lead delivery retrospectives.
• Experience of mentoring or managing others is valuable.

Bonus Points:

• Awareness of secure delivery practices (RBAC, patching cycles, application hardening).
• Exposure to LAMP-stack technologies (Laravel/PHP and MySQL).
• Familiarity with data-driven delivery practices and integration of reporting outcomes (KPI alignment, Power BI outputs).
• Background in external-facing application readiness (client portals, integration, API-connected services).

The company

This is well known business that work in such an interesting space they often have film crews following their work. They have 200 staff and have recently been acquired by a PE business. They have a clear aim of doubling turnover in the next 3-5 years and front an central to this is a complete upgrade of their IT platform.

The team is friendly and sociable, they are receptive to change and you'll enjoy working with bright motivated people.

WHY THIS JOB?

This is an opportunity to shape the strategic direction of product development, aligning it with organisational goals. You will own the enhancement backlog and product roadmap for key internal systems and Lead the delivery lifecycle across the Technology team.

You will work with a talented team who are primed to scale once they built the platform that they can scale with. Your work will be central to this.

This is a fun, dynamic company. They work in a super interesting space and your dinner party chat will increase measurably as a direct result of working here.

SALARY: £60,000.00 - £70,000.00 per year (dependent on experience)

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NOW: Apply with your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you're the perfect fit for this role!

LOCATION: Hybrid – London office and remote working (must have reliable commute)