Senior Product Manager

Sovereign Housing Association Limited; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organization in Basingstoke is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead product roadmaps and manage the product lifecycle. You will be responsible for a budget of approximately £500k and a small team. The ideal candidate has strong experience across product lifecycle management, agile methodologies, and excellent communication skills. This role offers great benefits including generous holidays and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible benefits package including holiday buy/sell

Wellbeing days and paid volunteering days

Matched pension scheme up to 12%

Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay

Options for private medical and dental insurance

Gym Memberships and 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Strong experience across the full product lifecycle.
• Expertise in agile methodologies and ideally exposure to DevOps approaches.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of product releases, ensuring ITIL and enterprise standards are followed.
• Create and promote outcome-driven product roadmaps, aligning stakeholders.
• Manage budgets of around £500k.
• Set product strategies balancing customer needs with commercial viability.

Skills

Product lifecycle management

Contact Centre experience

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Team motivation

Job description

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Product Management as one of two Senior Product managers, you'll be responsible for delivering a portfolio of Configured off the Shelf (COTS) and Microsoft product roadmaps that support SNG's business and customer needs. From discovery through to end-of-life, you'll lead on every stage of the product lifecycle — ensuring our digital products deliver measurable outcomes and enhance user experience

• Own a portfolio of product releases, ensuring ITIL, enterprise IT, data, and engineering standards are followed.
• Create and promote outcome-driven product roadmaps, aligning stakeholders across the business.
• Manage budgets of around £500k and a small team of Product Managers (5 direct reports).
• Set product strategies, balancing customer needs with commercial viability.
• Coach colleagues in agile ways of working, driving collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Deputise for the Head of Product Management when required.
• Lead vendor and supplier relationships, ensuring value for money and innovation.

About You

We're looking for a results-driven product leader. You'll have:

• Strong experience across the full product lifecycle.
• Contact Centre, unified comms and CRM experience helpful.
• Expertise in agile methodologies and ideally exposure to DevOps approaches.
• Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively.
• A creative, customer-focused mindset with the ability to balance user needs and business priorities.
• Experience motivating diverse teams and driving delivery at pace.

Benefits

We have some great benefits at SNG, including:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)

• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package

• 3 additional Wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days

• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% andLife cover at 4x salary

• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay

• Enhanced paternity pay - 6 weeks full pay (after 26 weeks' service)

• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover

• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

We offer flexible working, professional development opportunities, and a chance to be part of something meaningful. We're passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. Apply today to be considered!