Manchester (5 days onsite initially with a view to move to hybrid model once settled)
I’m working with a down-to‑earth, product‑led business in Manchester that’s continuing to build out its product function properly.
They’re now hiring an Associate Product Manager – a genuinely well‑rounded, junior product role where you’ll get exposure across the full product lifecycle.
This isn’t a role where you’re just writing tickets. You’ll be working across both discovery and delivery, supporting Product Managers upstream and Product Owners downstream – learning how strong product teams actually operate.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting user research – interviews, analysing feedback, understanding real customer problems
- Turning insights into clear, structured outputs to help shape product direction
- Getting involved in early‑stage discovery and pitch work
- Supporting backlog refinement – writing user stories and acceptance criteria
- Working closely with engineering during sprints to keep things moving
- Tracking post‑release performance and understanding what’s working (and what’s not)
- Keeping product documentation clean, clear, and up to date
- Collaborating with design to ensure decisions are grounded in real user insight
What really matters
- Some exposure to Product / BA / delivery environments
- Strong written communication – able to clearly structure thoughts and ideas
- Curious mindset – you naturally ask “why are we building this?”
- Organised and proactive – someone who takes ownership and follows things through
- Comfortable working across both discovery and delivery
Nice to have
- Exposure to Agile / Scrum (or similar)
- Experience with tools like Jira / Confluence
- Any experience in SaaS, platforms, or operational systems
This will role will give the right candidate a really strong foundation to grow into either a Product Manager or Product Owner over time.
It’s a genuinely hands‑on role where you’ll learn by doing, not sitting on the sidelines.
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