Lead Product Manager

Overview

In this role you will set vision and strategy for a product within Co-op’s digital, technology and data function, guiding discovery to delivery. You will collaborate with engineering, design and business teams to deliver customer- and member-focused outcomes at scale. You’ll influence strategic decisions and drive meaningful change across the business while working in a hybrid, purpose-led environment. This is a hands-on leadership role with cross-functional impact and opportunities to rotate across product areas.

Pay / Benefits

• annual bonus
• pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• private healthcare
• on-site gym (Manchester HQ)
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
• training and development

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate a clear vision, strategy and roadmap for your product
• Balance customer needs, business priorities and technical considerations in product decisions
• Lead the product lifecycle from discovery through delivery to deliver meaningful outcomes
• Leverage customer insight, feedback and data to identify opportunities and prioritize improvements
• Maintain a well-prioritised backlog to focus on highest-value work
• Measure product performance and use insights to inform future decisions and investments
• Build strong relationships across product, engineering, design and business teams to drive collaboration and alignment

Key requirements

• Significant product management experience including defining strategies and leading complex products or initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence across teams and seniority levels
• Experience using customer insights, research and data to inform decisions and prioritise work
• Ability to translate business goals into clear product outcomes, roadmaps and measurable objectives
• Strong communication skills to explain complex ideas to different audiences
• Understanding of agile ways of working and experience in cross-functional product teams

• stakeholder management
• strong communication
• influence and relationship-building
• agile ways of working
• product discovery and roadmap development
• data-informed decision making

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