Reed in Partnership · 3 months ago
Innovation Product Manager
ROL Dragon Court
Full-time, Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
£80K/yr - £85K/yr
6+ years expReed.co.uk is the UK’s leading destination for careers, connecting people to a world of career opportunities online. They are seeking an Innovation Product Manager to lead initiatives that shape their future strategic direction and product roadmap through research, data analysis, and product experimentation.
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Responsibilities
Partner with the Director of Product/SLT to identify high-potential opportunities through research, trend analysis and customer insights
Design and run lean experiments to validate product-market fit, from concept to prototypes to pilot
Collaborate with closely with design, engineering, and stakeholders to test bold ideas quickly and effectively
Translate insights into concept pitches, MVPs and business cases for internal buy-in
Champion a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous learning
Track and share learnings across the company to inform product and strategy decisions
Build and evolve lean frameworks for innovation processes, including discovery and validation
Qualification
Required
6+ years experience in product management, innovation, venture building, or a similar role
Strong background in lean startup, design thinking, or rapid experimentation methodologies
Strong strategic foresight with a demonstrable experience in creative problem solving through product solutions, including managing big picture thinking all the way down to the small details
Comfortable with high degrees of ambiguity and a highly hands-on, rapid test/learn/iterate cycle - this is not a traditional PM role
Familiarity with user research and user interview techniques
Excellent business and commercial acumen, including experience developing pricing/business models or strategies
Excellent communication and storytelling skills; you make complex ideas feel tangible
Proven ability to move ideas from an idea or concept, to MVP
Passion for future trends, emerging tech, and spotting what's next before its obvious
An understanding of AI/ML fundamentals, including supervised & unsupervised learning, LLMs, generative models, etc
Demonstrable data literacy skills, ability to manipulate and interpret datasets unaided, including experiment results
Strong technical grounding, able to comfortably have conversations with engineering colleagues on technical subjects
Preferred
Bonus skills: experience in writing AI prompts, no-code tools, or early start-stage startup environments
Benefits
Hybrid working as standard (minimum 3 days per week in office)
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Flexible holiday scheme
Paid time off to move home
Contributory pension scheme
Enhanced family leave benefits
Insurance benefits including life assurance
Love Mondays events
Discount schemes including gyms and popular retailers
Range of wellbeing and mental health support avenues
Central London office in a fantastic location, with countless bars, restaurants and theatres right on the doorstep
Company
Reed in Partnership
Reed in Partnership works to improve the lives of people through public services. It is a sub-organization of Reed.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase