Product Manager

Company: Owen Daniels
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Location: Portsmouth
Job Description:

Our client is a rapidly growing business designing some of the most innovative and interesting applications for the marine industry. If you are a meticulous individual with a passion for product development, for a pre-production project then this could be perfect for you.

Product Manager

£45,000 – £55,000

Marine applications

Permanent

Fantastic benefits

Role Summary:

As a Product Manager within the Products Team, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of advanced maritime technology. You will ensure the right products enter the market at the right time, with the right capabilities, by combining technical understanding, operational insight, and strategic product thinking. Working closely with engineering, business development, and subject matter experts, you will lead the development of product requirements, capability alignment, and roadmap.

Responsibilities include:

  • Own and manage product requirements, ensuring they are clear, accurate, and grounded in validated technical and operational understanding.
  • Identify, prioritise, and align product capabilities by working closely with senior engineers and subject matter experts.
  • Develop and maintain a balanced product roadmap that reflects user needs, market insight, technical feasibility, and business priorities.
  • Translate complex technical information into clear narratives, specifications, and CONOPs for both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
  • Act as the key link across teams, facilitating workshops and technical discussions, ensuring alignment between engineering and business development, and supporting customer engagement with credible technical input.

Qualifications and experience:

Required:

  • 3+ years technical experience in defence, aerospace, or other high‑assurance engineering domains.
  • Engineering degree – Mechanical/Electrical/Software/Product design/Systems etc
  • Proven ability to translate complex technical detail into clear product direction and customer‑focused requirements.
  • Experience acting as the bridge between engineering and business development, ensuring feasibility, clarity, and aligned priorities.
  • Skilled in building and managing product roadmaps that reflect customer needs, commercial value, and engineering constraints.
  • Strong facilitator, able to lead technical discussions, workshops, and cross‑functional planning sessions.
  • Adaptable, self‑driven, and comfortable working in fast‑moving technical environments.
  • Willing to travel internationally at short notice.
  • Able to obtain and maintain UK security clearance (SC minimum).

Benefits

What we offer:

  • Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
  • Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
  • Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
  • Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.

Candidates must be able to obtain BPSS clearance and should have the right to work in the UK.

Posted: May 25th, 2026