Company: Careerwise
Location: Fareham
Job Description:
Hiring: Digital Product Manager – Marketplace & Vendor Portal
Locatio n: Fareham, United Kingdom(Hybrid: 3 days onsite per week)
Employment Type: Full-time/Permanent
We’re looking for a Digital Product Lead to drive the transformation of a vendor portal and marketplace platform as part of a major digital programme.
This is a hands-on product leadership role owning roadmap, delivery, and value realisation across multiple digital experience domains.
What You’ll Do:
- Translate customer and internal stakeholder needs into a clear product vision and roadmap
- Lead the product direction and prioritisation for marketplace and vendor portal experiences across multiple regions
- Drive platform build and migration activities in partnership with an outsourced development vendor
- Own and manage the product backlog, epics, and acceptance criteria using Azure DevOps (or similar tools)
- Translate digital strategy into measurable product increments aligned to commercial outcomes
- Partner with engineering, UX, commercial, and operations teams to align delivery priorities
- Manage stakeholders across business, technology, and executive teams
- Oversee third-party supplier performance, delivery quality, and scope management
- Balance short-term platform stabilisation with long-term product evolution
- Track value delivery and benefit realisation against defined KPIs and OKRs
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience as a Senior Product Owner/Product Manager/Digital Product Lead
Experience delivering customer-facing digital platforms such as:
- Vendor portals
- Marketplaces
- B2B/B2B2X digital platforms
- Strong experience leading outsourced development partners and governing vendor delivery
- Excellent stakeholder management across business and technical teams
- Commercial mindset with the ability to link product decisions to revenue, adoption, or efficiency
- Hands-on experience with Agile delivery frameworks and tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira
- Comfortable working in transformation environments with evolving roadmaps.
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role:
- Outcome-driven with a strong focus on value delivery
- Confident in challenging vendors and stakeholders constructively
- Able to operate at pace while maintaining delivery discipline
- Skilled at balancing short-term delivery with long-term product strategy
Posted: March 27th, 2026