Technical Product Manager — Platform & API Delivery

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, 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.