Technical Product Manager

SmartSearch; Ilkley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Company pension

Life assurance

Volunteering day

Enhanced parental benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work

On-site gym

Job summary

SmartSearch, a leading AML technology provider in the UK, is seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead internal tech initiatives, API interoperability, and tooling. You will partner with engineering, architecture, compliance, and operations to deliver scalable systems and workflows.

The role emphasizes delivering complex technical integrations, platform services, and internal tools within an Agile environment, with AML/RegTech exposure highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Manager within software or platform environments.
• Experience delivering system integrations, platform migrations, or technical transformation programmes.
• Experience working with APIs, backend services, and technical platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and SDLC processes.
• Experience managing internal tools, operational workflows, or platform services.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience operating in regulated industries with fast-paced priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead product management activities across overarching technology initiatives, including integration, API interoperability, AI customer support, and strategic partnerships.
• Define and manage roadmaps for technical initiatives and cross-platform delivery.
• Translate business and operational requirements into technical user stories and delivery plans.
• Work closely with engineering and architecture teams on APIs, workflows, and service design.
• Manage dependencies, priorities, risks, and delivery across multiple technical workstreams in a fast-moving environment where priorities may change.
• Own and prioritise technical backlogs in line with business objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, compliance, operations, and leadership teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies and ensure alignment across delivery teams.
• Communicate progress, risks, and timelines clearly to stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery aligns with security, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Define and track success metrics related to technical delivery, interoperability, and operational efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement across product delivery and technical processes.

Skills

Product management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

APIs & backend

SDLC processes

Regulated environments

Cloud architectures

Tools

Cloud architectures

Enterprise platforms

Job description

SmartSearch’s distinctive Anti‑Money Laundering verification software protects our clients by offering the most advanced and comprehensive features available from an AML provider.

SmartSearch has grown rapidly by fostering an incredibly collaborative and supportive culture. As we continue our ambitious growth plans, we will strive to remain a truly exciting, rewarding, and unique place to work.

How will you make a difference?

We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to lead overarching technology initiatives, including integration, API interoperability, internal technical services, and tooling. This role is focused on technical product delivery rather than direct customer‑facing products, working closely with engineering, architecture, compliance, and operations teams to deliver scalable internal systems, APIs, workflows, and operational tools. Stakeholders will include a blend of internal technical teams and wider business teams, so the ability to elicit requirements from varied audiences and translate them into clear technical user stories, delivery plans, and priorities is essential.

You will own delivery across key technical workstreams, managing priorities, requirements, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment to support scalable technology outcomes and strategic partnerships.

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering complex technical integrations, managing backend or platform products, and operating within Agile software environments. Experience within AML, RegTech, or financial services is highly desirable.

Varied day‑to‑day responsibilities

Technical Product Delivery

• Lead product management activities across overarching technology initiatives, including integration, API interoperability, AI customer support, and strategic partnerships.
• Define and manage roadmaps for technical initiatives and cross‑platform delivery.
• Translate business and operational requirements into technical user stories and delivery plans.
• Work closely with engineering and architecture teams on APIs, workflows, and service design.
• Manage dependencies, priorities, risks, and delivery across multiple technical workstreams in a fast‑moving environment where priorities may change.

Stakeholder & Agile Management

• Own and prioritise technical backlogs in line with business objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, compliance, operations, and leadership teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies and ensure alignment across delivery teams.
• Communicate progress, risks, and timelines clearly to stakeholders.

Governance & Improvement

• Ensure delivery aligns with security, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Define and track success metrics related to technical delivery, interoperability, and operational efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement across product delivery and technical processes.

What are we looking for in a candidate?

Essential

• Proven experience as a Product Manager within software or platform environments.
• Strong experience delivering system integrations, platform migrations, or technical transformation programmes.
• Experience working with APIs, backend services, and technical platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and SDLC processes.
• Experience managing internal tools, operational workflows, or platform services.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Strong experience of operating in regulated industries where the environment is fast‑paced and ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Desirable

• Experience within AML, KYC, RegTech, or financial services.
• Experience working with SaaS or enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud‑based architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience delivering operational or compliance tooling.

What is life like at SmartSearch?

• We are a multi‑award winning Tech company with an aspirational mentality.
• Some of our most recent recognitions include: named in the renowned RegTech100 list for 2024, listed in the Top 100 Fast‑Growing Tech Companies by Northern Tech Awards 2024 as well as being named Technology Provider of the Year by Corporate Finance Awards 2024.
• We have been Great Place To Work Certified since 2022.
• There are excellent progression opportunities due to our growth and you will have personal development goals, regular feedback and support.
• We are a diverse and inclusive team committed to promoting Diversity & Inclusion and Social Responsibility. Through our DE&I group, charitable initiatives and support for local schools, we actively foster a positive impact on our community.

Company Benefits

• 25 days holiday rising to 30 with each year of service.
• Private Medical Insurance covering dental and optical.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary.
• 1 day paid volunteering per year.
• Enhanced maternity / paternity offerings.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• On‑site gym.