Product Manager – Commercial Product Ownership

Solas IT Recruitment; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Solas IT Recruitment in Galway is seeking a commercially focused Product Manager to own a software product from concept through to launch, growth and ongoing performance.

You will drive strategy, roadmap, pricing and profitability while collaborating with Engineering, UX, Sales and Marketing to deliver measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Experience owning a software or SaaS product throughout its lifecycle.
• Experience launching or developing products from an early stage.
• Strong commercial awareness including revenue, cost, pricing and profitability.
• Experience conducting market analysis, customer discovery and competitor research.
• Ability to build a product strategy and convert it into an actionable roadmap.
• Experience working closely with Engineering, UX, Sales and Marketing.
• Strong understanding of product metrics, customer adoption and commercial performance.
• Entrepreneurial, commercially driven and able to operate with autonomy.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Experience managing a product with direct commercial or P&L responsibility.
• Experience within a SaaS or subscription-based business.
• Experience taking a new product from concept to market.
• Knowledge of pricing, packaging and go-to-market strategy.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of the product from initial concept and market validation through to launch, growth and optimisation.
• Define the product vision, strategy, positioning and roadmap.
• Assess the target market, customer needs, competitors and commercial opportunity.
• Develop business cases and support pricing, investment and go-to-market decisions.
• Own and monitor product financials, including revenue, costs, margins and overall performance.
• Identify why the product is making or losing money and recommend actions.
• Establish commercial and customer success measures for the product.
• Work with Engineering and UX to translate strategy into deliverable requirements.
• Prioritise the roadmap and backlog based on customer value, revenue potential and strategic importance.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Customer teams to support product launch, adoption and growth.
• Gather customer feedback and market intelligence to guide ongoing development.
• Report product performance, commercial risks and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Make evidence-based decisions regarding investment, improvement, repositioning or retirement of product capabilities.

Skills

Product lifecycle

SaaS product

Commercial awareness

Market analysis

Roadmap development

Cross-functional collaboration

Pricing & profitability

Stakeholder management

P&L responsibility

Job description

Location: Galway – Hybrid

About the Role

Our client is seeking a commercially focused Product Manager to take full ownership of a software product from initial concept through to launch, growth and ongoing performance.

This role requires someone who can operate with an entrepreneurial mindset and manage the product almost as if it were their own business. You will own the product strategy, customer proposition, market positioning, roadmap and commercial performance, including revenue, costs and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of the product from initial concept and market validation through to launch, growth and optimisation.
• Define the product vision, strategy, positioning and roadmap.
• Assess the target market, customer needs, competitors and commercial opportunity.
• Develop business cases and support pricing, investment and go-to-market decisions.
• Own and monitor product financials, including revenue, costs, margins and overall performance.
• Identify why the product is making or losing money and recommend appropriate action.
• Establish commercial and customer success measures for the product.
• Work closely with Engineering and UX to translate the strategy into deliverable requirements.
• Prioritise the roadmap and backlog based on customer value, revenue potential, cost and strategic importance.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Customer teams to support product launch, adoption and growth.
• Gather customer feedback and market intelligence to guide ongoing development.
• Report product performance, commercial risks and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Make evidence-based decisions regarding investment, improvement, repositioning or retirement of product capabilities.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience owning a software or SaaS product throughout its full lifecycle.
• Demonstrable experience launching or developing products from an early stage.
• Strong commercial awareness, including revenue, cost, pricing and profitability.
• Experience conducting market analysis, customer discovery and competitor research.
• Ability to build a product strategy and convert it into an actionable roadmap.
• Experience working closely with Engineering, UX, Sales and Marketing.
• Strong understanding of product metrics, customer adoption and commercial performance.
• Comfortable taking accountability and making decisions with incomplete information.
• Entrepreneurial, commercially driven and able to operate with a high level of autonomy.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Experience managing a product with direct commercial or P&L responsibility.
• Experience within a SaaS or subscription-based business.
• Experience taking a new product from concept to market.
• Knowledge of pricing, packaging and go-to-market strategy.