Senior Product Manager

Cylynt; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Manchester is seeking a Senior Product Manager to oversee the product life cycle from strategic planning to execution. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience managing SaaS and customer-facing products. They will work closely with multiple teams, utilizing Agile methodologies to ensure product success and market readiness. This role requires strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive objectives to completion.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Product Manager.
• Experience managing SaaS and revenue-generating customer-facing products.
• Ability to work with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire product life cycle from planning to execution.
• Specify market requirements through research and customer feedback.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure successful product deliveries.

Skills

Product Management

SaaS Products

Agile Methodologies

Customer Presentation Skills

Project Leadership

Education

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

About Cylynt

Cylynt is a leading developer of anti-piracy and license compliance technology. We are an innovative company that has already established itself as the preferred supplier to industry leading enterprise software companies. With comprehensive software telemetry and SaaS based business intelligence solutions, our technology allows customers to track unlicensed corporate usage of their valuable software and convert unlicensed corporate users into paying customers.

Position Summary

Cylynt is seeking to recruit a Senior Product Manager on an initial B2B 12 month contract, with responsibility for managing the entire product life cycle of a portfolio of products, from strategic planning to tactical activities. As a Product Manager, you will guide multiple engineering teams to bring our products to market and grow the company’s product portfolio – including evolving existing product capabilities and developing new products for the company. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Product Manager. Experience managing a mix of both SaaS and Enterprise software products is highly desirable.

Job Profile

• Responsibility for managing the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by visits to customers and partners.
• Manage relationships with other teams throughout the organisation that are required to ensure successful product deliveries.
• Work closely with engineering managers and engineering teams to fulfil the product backlog using Scrum / Agile methodologies.
• Contribute to a product go-to-market plan, and working with all departments across the business to execute.
• Research and analyse technologies in the industry that can be utilized to contribute to the product’s success.
• Encourage and promote innovation in the teams working on your products.
• Manage strategic partnerships required to support the business.
• The role requires occasional business travel, both domestic and international.

Experience / Skills

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Product Manager.
• Experience managing SaaS products and technologies is essential.
• Experience managing revenue-generating, customer facing products is essential.
• Experience managing enterprise software products is desirable.
• Experience of feature breakdown and user story writing.
• Experience working with Agile / Scrum methodologies.
• Good internal and customer presentation skills.
• Excellent organization, time management, and project leadership skills.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Candidate profile

• You must possess a blend of business and technical savvy skills; a big-picture vision, and the drive and know how to make that vision a reality.
• You must enjoy spending time to understand customer problems and find innovative solutions for the broader market.
• You must be able to communicate and collaborate effectively to accomplish your objectives in a geographically dispersed working environment.
• You will work with multiple engineering teams, both local and remote, to define and develop product release requirements.
• You will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customers.
• You will also serve as the internal and external product evangelist, working with the sales channel and key customers.
• You must be a highly motivated self-starter, versatile team player and a leader who can drive objectives to completion across an organization.
• You must demonstrate a commitment to high quality, and a passion for learning new skills.

Educational Requirements

• BSc in Computer Science or other equivalent technical / engineering discipline.