Please note - Hybrid or Remote subject to location.
Join us on an exhilarating journey as a Product Manager for NEC Housing, where you will shape and deliver cutting‑edge products for the Social Housing sector. We are investing over £8m per annum in award‑winning solutions that support customers to deliver better services more effectively.
Responsibilities
- Carry out market research to understand legislative, regulatory, competitive, economic landscape and changing market drivers.
- Collaborate with specialised Product Managers to bring components of the NEC Housing platform together to create user‑friendly, streamlined end‑to‑end processes and identify areas for improvement and optimisation.
- Collaborate with customers through co‑design workshops, User Group sessions and customer meetings to fully understand what’s happening in the sector and how this influences customer requirements.
- Define customer business needs and objectives, aligning to product strategy, to ensure that NEC Housing products and solutions meet or exceed customer/market expectations.
- Stay updated with the latest advancements and trends in technology to ensure we remain competitive.
- Build business cases as required to define market uptake, pricing and margin analysis.
- Identify any 3rd‑party requirements to complete the user requirements; liaise and manage requirements with 3rd‑party suppliers, systems integrators or other organisations as required.
- Support the team to define, manage and maintain the roadmap.
- Assist the Pre‑Sales/Sales team with the production, review and management of bid responses, sales proposals and quotations, as required.
- Work closely with project delivery teams to ensure a strong understanding of the end‑to‑end process.
- Produce and deliver presentations for both customer and internal audiences.
- Support product launch activities.
Qualifications
- Experience in UK Social Housing, either as a customer or software solution provider.
- Strong knowledge of project life‑cycle, methodologies, and delivering projects on time and budget.
- Experience in defining product enhancements, UI/UX design, and Agile new product development.
- Experience with housing management systems or related software.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Proven ability to build relationships and understand client perspectives.
- Effective time management and resource allocation.
- Full, valid UK/EC driving licence for travel.
- Experience in end‑to‑end product life cycle management.
- Experience designing digital solutions for the social housing sector, including mobile apps and web platforms.
- Proficiency in tools like Figma, JIRA.
Benefits
- Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (option to add family members at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan with employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
- A selection of flexible benefits to suit individual needs
- All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning (over 15,000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects)
Other Information
- Candidates must demonstrate a pre‑existing right to work and travel within the UK (documentary evidence required).
- All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks.
- Depending on the nature of the role, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.
NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.
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