Technical Product Management Lead

Dixons Carphone; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology retailer in the UK is seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead product strategy for their data and AI platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical product management, engage with engineering teams, and have a proven track record of launching successful platform products. This role offers a hybrid working model and various benefits including a company bonus.

Benefits

Company Bonus

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical product management, especially with data platforms.
• Strong ability to engage in architecture and API design discussions.
• Proven track record of launching successful platform products.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy for data and AI platform capabilities.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps for platform services.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to shape and deliver platform capabilities.

Skills

Experience in technical product management

Strong technical grounding

Knowledge of the modern data stack

Analytical mindset

Strong communication skills

Experience with agile delivery

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related subject

Product management certifications

MBA or business qualification

Job description

Role overview

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Lead product strategy for data and AI platform capabilities, ensuring we balance user needs, technical requirements and commercial outcomes
• Define and maintain product roadmaps that guide the development of platform services
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear product requirements for engineering teams
• Run discovery activities including research, data analysis and experiments to validate product direction
• Establish and embed product practices such as OKRs, success metrics and continuous discovery
• Work with commercial colleagues to identify and deliver monetisation opportunities for platform product
• Provide coaching and guidance to product managers in your team
• Act as the voice of the user for platform capabilities, making sure we deliver solutions that solve real problems

You’ll work closely with engineering teams to shape and deliver platform capabilities, from data ingestion pipelines through to AI infrastructure. You’ll partner with commercial teams to understand market opportunities and define how our platforms can drive value. You’ll also collaborate with product leaders, designers and business stakeholders across Currys to ensure our platforms meet real user needs and deliver measurable impact.

You will need

• Experience in technical product management, ideally with data platforms, AI infrastructure or developer tools
• Strong technical grounding with confidence to engage in architecture and API design discussions
• Knowledge of the modern data stack and data engineering workflows
• A track record of launching successful platform products that achieved adoption and impact
• Analytical mindset, using data to inform decisions and measure outcome
• Strong communication skills, able to work with technical and business stakeholders alike
• Experience with agile delivery and modern product discovery approaches
• Background in B2B or platform product management is desirable
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject, or equivalent experience
• Product management certifications are beneficial
• An MBA or business qualification is a plus

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Company Bonus
• Hybrid Working

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.