Senior Product Manager

Requirements

• Senior Product Management experience, preferably in the B2B Software space, capable of tackling complex product management problems with high autonomy

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• Customer and commercially minded, providing the best solutions for our customers

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• Analytical mindset and ability to use data to drive decision-making

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• Proven market research and competitive analysis skills

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• Excited by solving complex problems and taking risks

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• Proven success developing and implementing inspiring product strategies and driving product roadmaps which deliver good commercial outcomes

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• Experience working within an agile environment and user driven product development – proven ability to break strategy down to enable fast experimentation, learning and delivery of incremental value, to achieve commercial goals

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• Proven ability to work with senior decision makers, able to effectively challenge and influence

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• Has the technical proficiency to exercise effective influence over Product direction, including effective negotiation with senior technical stakeholders

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• Enthusiastic and confident when talking to customers, able to influence external stakeholders effectively from users to senior decision makers

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• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to explain and translate complex needs/concepts into clear and effective plans that are well understood by relevant audiences

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• A high degree of customer empathy and a world-class ability to ask the right questions

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• Motivated and capable of acting as a coach & mentor to support development of less experienced colleagues

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• Key skills are a mix of customer empathy and a world-class ability to ask the right questions

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• You are a self-starter, autonomous and can exercise credible judgement and decision making

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• Some domain understanding would be an advantage but not essential

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• Aligned with Redgate’s Core Values

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• Tools: to name a few

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• Like the rest of Redgate, much of our day-to-day collaboration relies on tools like Slack, Zoom, Mural, Office 365

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• Product managers also routinely use (among other tools) GitHub, Confluence, UserVoice, SurveyMonkey, Salesforce, Zendesk, PowerBI

What the job involves

• We’re growing our product management team, and are seeking Senior Product Managers to help us achieve our long-term vision & growth in multiple of our business areas

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• As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll be responsible for the full product life cycle, from the creation of product strategy, inception, successful commercialisation and then product’s end-of-life. You will be working with senior stakeholders, defining and executing the product vision and its overall direction

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• Achieving work-life balance has never been more important and so Redgate has adopted a flexible-hybrid model. For this role, we are seeking candidates near our Cambridge, UK office

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• Definition of strategy for a product or substantial area of a product, including a compelling vision for how it will solve real customer problems along with underlying commercial plans, ensuring that the strategy is communicated and effectively implemented across the organization

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• Working with the Chief Product Officer and Group Product Managers to ensure that products achieve key objectives and align with company direction – taking ownership of specific initiatives to improve outcomes

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• Take ownership of Redgate’s commercial outcomes and customers’ success, proactively identifying and executing on ways to improve these

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• Collaborate with other Product Managers to ensure that products provide complementary added value, strengthening the wider portfolio offering

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• Partner with the product Technical Lead and Designer to deliver a high-quality, sustainable product roadmap to drive good commercial outcomes

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• Partner with the Product Marketing Manager on positioning, pricing, packaging and go to market plans

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• Role model and drive customer centricity in your team. Evaluate the impact of product changes on customers (eg value, time to value, NPS) and respond with agility

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• Work as part of the product management team to support portfolio level decisions and flow of information across the company

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• Act as a product evangelist and liaise with marketing, sales, and finance on key opportunities and go-to-market plans. Drive customer engagement to ensure commercial success of the products

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• Develop growth opportunities beyond current markets for products by constantly looking for new areas where either existing product can be expanded, or an adjacent product could be created

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• Stay up to date with relevant market requirements, our competitors, and the evolving role of our target customers

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• Act as a mentor to less experienced Product Managers, and more widely as an advocate for good product management practice

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• Impact Plan:

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• 30 Days – focus on understanding the team, product, customers, and your role

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• 60 Days – begin taking responsibility for steering the direction of teams & products you work with

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• 90 Days – up and running in your role and team!

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