Staff Product Manager

bp; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the UK is seeking a Product Manager to lead product strategy and ensure customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in product management and possess strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include defining product strategy, managing financial performance, and collaborating with engineering and design teams. This role supports a hybrid work model, offering benefits like flexible working options and a generous parental leave policy.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous paid parental leave policy

Excellent retirement benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management, strategic analysis, and customer‑focused development.
• Strong analytical abilities for data‑driven decision‑making and benefit tracking.
• Familiarity with Agile and Lean delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and roadmap aligning technical and business priorities.
• Drive alignment with senior partners to prioritize resources for high‑impact initiatives.
• Manage budgets and monitor financial performance.

Skills

Data Analysis

Agility core practices

Business modelling

Creativity and Innovation

Digital Analytics

Education

Bachelor's in Business, Economics, STEM (Energy)

MBA

Tools

AWS

Azure

Palantir

Job description

Job Description

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

About the role

A Product Manager takes ownership of overall product and portfolio success, focusing on understanding customer needs and seeing opportunities to significantly improve its experience. This role involves defining product strategy, crafting a compelling vision, and driving the product lifecycle from concept to launch and scaling. Collaboration is key, working closely with engineers, designers, and business partners to deliver impactful solutions. The role requires a methodical approach to evaluating outcomes, ensuring alignment with bp’s financial, operational, and customer strategies. As a hands‑on contributor, the Product Manager manages day‑to‑day accountability and performance management to achieve product success.

What you will deliver

• Define product strategy and roadmap aligning technical and business priorities.
• Drive alignment with senior partners to prioritize resources for high‑impact initiatives.
• Use data‑driven insights to ensure digital solutions meet organizational needs.
• Establish and track metrics to monitor product performance and value delivery.
• Manage budgets, monitor financial performance, and optimize resource utilization.
• Run iterative experiments and prototypes to validate hypotheses before scaling.
• Assess opportunities for reusing enterprise solutions and design scalable platforms in partnership with engineering teams.

What you will need to be successful

• Proven experience in product management, strategic analysis, and customer‑focused development.
• Ability to develop long‑term product and technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Strong analytical abilities for data‑driven decision‑making and benefit tracking.
• Expertise in guiding teams through product lifecycles and driving adoption.
• Excellent communication influencing skills to engage diverse partners.
• Skilled in balancing strategic priorities with tactical execution; thorough.
• Familiarity with Agile and Lean delivery methods.
• Hands‑on experience building products in energy solutions.

Preferred experience

• Bachelor’s in Business, Economics, STEM (Energy); MBA preferred.
• Knowledge of supply chain optimization for crude / refining products.
• Understanding of refining processes, pricing, and commercial performance.
• Experience with AI / ML technologies, predictive modeling, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Palantir).
• Awareness of industry standards and regulations.
• Strong commercial skill and ability to articulate business value.

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office / remote working

Skills

Agility core practices, Business modelling, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Data design, Digital Analytics, Emerging technology monitoring, Information Assurance, Integration, IT Management, IT strategy and planning, Network Design, Requirements definition and management, Risk Management, Service operations and resiliency, Solution Architecture, Systems Development Management, Technical specialism, User Experience Analysis

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity / neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment / accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment / accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre‑placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.