Senior Product Manager - Connectivity

Holt Executive; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for experienced Product Leaders to join a global innovator in the Technology and Communication sector. The role involves leading product development, defining market requirements, and advocating for product vision. Candidates must have at least 7 years of product management experience, along with expertise in the Satellite Communications industry. Strategic thinking and strong problem-solving skills are essential. This position offers an impactful opportunity in supporting military and government programs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing one or more products or relevant experience required.
• Experience leading engineering teams in product development.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development across various domains.
• Define market requirements and translate them for engineering teams.
• Own the product vision and advocate for its value.

Skills

Product management

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Agile development

Problem-solving

Customer-focused design

Job description

Overview

Holt is delighted to be partnered with a global innovator within the Technology, Communication and Connectivity space to support two impactful Product Leadership hires. Our partner is seeking two experienced, technically biased Product Leaders to shape the direction and drive ongoing success across their product portfolio, focusing on supporting critical Military and Government customers and programs. You will be responsible for exploring ways to evolve, transform and future-proof products in line with the new global strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the development of new and existing products across Land, Maritime & Aero domains, defining project scope, key deliverables, workstreams and milestones.
• Interact with partners, customers and prospects to define market requirements, and translate these into market requirements (MRDs) that Engineering teams can then use to drive the technical solution.
• Own the product vision and evangelize it throughout the organization - clearly articulate and justify the WHAT and WHY of any product effort.
• Develop and iterate Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) in conjunction with market requirements.
• Act as the product development interface into central Engineering teams, ensuring that technical requirements are fully understood and included in the end state product.
• Own product business cases, advocating for funding and resourcing for the product to realise value.
• Manage product roadmaps that outline the overall strategy.
• Lead the go-to-market process, supporting enablement, launch & feedback loops.

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing one or more products or experience like the above essential functions.
• 5+ years managing engineering teams within a product development organization.
• Experience working with and delivering services and projects related to managed services, software development and/or network infrastructure.
• Experience leading product transformation.
• Experience in Satellite Communications industry.
• Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic.
• Experience working with Agile & Waterfall Framework development teams.
• Fast learner and comfortable with technical details. You have credibility with the engineering community about technical trade-offs, scalability, and performance.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of customer-focused design thinking process