Posted 22 days ago

Senior Product Manager

StratfordRemote

AI Summary

Leads a team of 3 Product Owners and a Business Analyst to define product vision, roadmap, and features for environmental compliance solutions, working closely with engineering and global business development teams.

About this role

Here at Valpak, we are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role offering remote working, with the expectation of attending our Stratford-upon-Avon office approximately once per quarter.

As the UK’s leading provider of environmental compliance, Valpak strives to work together towards a profitable, sustainable, waste-free world. To date, our teams work in partnership with more than 400 customers, in nearly every corner of the globe.

Valpak contributes to achieving the mission of Reconomy’s complete global compliance offering – Comply Loop. Solving increasingly complex environmental regulatory challenges using data, expert local knowledge, and through leadership to drive business accountability across the globe.

Our core values drive everything we do. We believe in promoting a supportive environment for our colleagues, delivering exceptional service to our customers, contributing to the community, and working towards a more sustainable environment. If you share these values and are passionate about making a positive impact, we'd love to have you on our team.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a team of 3 (Product Owners and a Business Analyst)
Create and drive product vision, roadmap, and goals and translate into product features and planned work
Scope the product solution and define user journey, user stories, and process flows
Define and develop the product strategy and roadmap to drive targeted business outcomes in alignment with corporate strategies
Ensure Delivery through participation and/or lead scrum ceremonies, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings
Manage and prioritize the product backlog and oversee the development stages
Work closely with engineering teams to drive product development
Collaborate closely with global business development teams and other stakeholders and act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of the product
Own relationships with key customers; understand the industry and product-related landscapes, be the voice of the customer and feedback user inputs

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

6+ years of industry experience as a Product Manager within a technology environment, with a progressive record of successful delivery of complex products
Demonstrated leadership experience in cross-functional teams & a passion for developing and guiding others
Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
Focus on the customer; celebrates the success of others in the business
Highly organised and self-motivated
Ability to multi-task and prioritize
Effective working in a team environment and independently
Bachelor, Master or MBA in technology or business
Background in Circular Economy, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability Reporting or similar fields (desirable)

Benefits

Hybrid working available, happy to talk flexible working
Up to 10% bonus
Enhanced holiday scheme (option to buy/sell up to 10 days) and long service awards
Critical illness, Life assurance & disability income protection
Option to join private medical insurance, subsidised gym membership, and bike to work scheme
Contributory pension scheme
Wellbeing initiatives and support including Wellbeing App access
MyPerks discounts platform

Skills

AgileCircular EconomyCustomer Relationship ManagementEnvironmental ComplianceProcess FlowsProduct Backlog ManagementProduct RoadmapRelease PlanningSCRUMSprint PlanningStakeholder ManagementSustainability ReportingUser Stories