Senior Product Manager

Role: Senior Product Manager

Location: Home-based

Salary: £55-£60k

About Vestd

Vestd is the UK’s original share scheme platform for startups, scaleups and SMEs. Our mission is to encourage founders to use equity as a lever for business growth. 

We are an innovative, fast-growing fintech startup with big ambitions and product is at the heart of these. Our team is on a mission to increase equity inclusion.

Job summary:

As Senior Product Manager you will play a key role  in ensuring our product remains as the market-leading share scheme platform within the Fintech Industry.

You will be highly motivated, thrive on autonomy, a confident coach and leader to deliver a high impact product for our customers

We are initially looking for someone to join us for a 12-month contract, which may be extended, and to start within the next 2 months, or soon as possible. 

Overall job responsibilities:  

• Work with stakeholders, as well as sponsor proactive research, to continue to shape the development of the existing product.
• Help shape the product roadmap working closely with the Head of Product and ensure that development work is aligned with this.
• Create, refine, manage and prioritise clear, unambiguous and concise user stories.
• Communicate the voice of the customer to the development team.
• Take the lead on the larger, more complex projects.
• Project management activities to ensure deadlines are met and stakeholders are engaged.
• Provide support & guidance to Product Managers in the team.
• Confirm that what has been built solves the problem.
• Work with the team to continuously review and optimise product processes.
• Line management responsibilities.

Requirements

Essential

• 5 years plus of recent product management/ownership experience with a SaaS product, preferably in a dynamic scaling market.

• Strong technical understanding of the software development process, and Agile methodology.
• Line management experience with proven experience of mentoring/leading a diverse team 
• Capability to swiftly comprehend and navigate complex subject matter.
• A clear communicator and the ability to forge strong working relationships across the business and drive remote collaboration.
• Able to independently identify, plan and manage work.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience of product and data analytics.
• Experience of working with user research.
• Experience with Jira and collaboration tools such as Miro.

Desired

• A familiarity with share schemes and company structures.
• Experience with Figma.
• Some experience of copywriting.

Competency summary:

• Customer & stakeholder focus - You are proactive in considering customer and stakeholder needs, and build relationships across the organisation to help ensure that these needs are met with our product development.
• Overcoming challenges - You will be able to analyse complex problems, and come up with practical and creative solutions for these in line with Vestd values, and help others on the team find the best solutions for their projects
• Getting things done - You are recognised as a leader within the organisation, being responsible for delivering complex and significant projects.
• Planning & organising - You will be able to prioritise work and delivery, taking account of dependencies, and will be able to be flexible around changing demands and priorities.
• Individual contributor - You have a comprehensive knowledge of product management processes and are recognised as an expert within the team. You will use your knowledge and experience to help mentor and develop more junior members of the team.
  

Benefits

What you can expect

Vestd is a fast-growing, ambitious and progressive startup. We are a diverse team with a strong work ethic and plenty of hunger to win.

Customers love our innovative product and the support that they receive, which makes working here very rewarding. 

You’ll learn a huge amount from people who have decades of combined experience building successful businesses. 

Our team works remotely, so you will have a lot of flexibility in terms of where, when and how you work. What matters most is your contribution. We will give you as much support as you need along the way, though you should have a strong desire for autonomy, which is one of our company values.

Why work for Vestd?

Your work will make a huge impact and your voice will be heard.  Here are the award-winning benefits you can look forward to as one of our folk:

• 100% remote, no commuting!
• A flexible working environment to help you achieve the best work/life balance.
• Team retreats twice a year, which includes an overnight stay and a big focus on fun and team cohesion.
• A personal training and personal development budget to keep your career and professional growth on track.
• Great team ethos, connect through regular team and company socials.
• Support with home working equipment
• Monthly recognition scheme, where we celebrate our folk.

We’re looking for somebody with initiative who can see both the business and their own growth path. It is a great time to join our team and this is a superb role for the right person.

We’re striving to build a diverse team and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We believe that unique differences are what makes a strong team and are actively committed to building an inclusive work environment.

This job is fully remote, within the UK. You will need to be primarily UK based and eligible to work in the country.