Summary: The Lead Product Manager will define and deliver product strategy for partner-facing solutions within a global online marketplace in the food delivery technology and e-commerce sector. This role involves driving product innovation and leading complex cross-functional initiatives to enhance the experience for restaurant and business partners. The position requires extensive experience in product management, particularly in marketplace or B2B technology environments, and emphasizes data-driven product development. The contract is fixed-term for 12 months with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for partner-facing products and services.
- Identify opportunities to improve partner experiences by reducing operational friction and introducing innovative product features.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Engineering, Logistics, FinTech, Sales and Customer Operations teams.
- Develop business cases and product strategies based on customer research, market trends and commercial priorities.
- Define and monitor product success metrics, using data and analytics to guide prioritisation and decision-making.
- Conduct product discovery with partners across multiple markets to identify needs and translate insights into scalable solutions.
- Prioritise product initiatives based on business value, customer impact and technical feasibility.
- Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure scalable, high-quality product delivery.
- Influence senior stakeholders and align multiple teams around strategic product objectives.
- Drive product improvements from concept through launch and ongoing optimisation.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in Product Management, preferably within marketplace, platform or B2B technology environments.
- Demonstrated success delivering new product initiatives and end-to-end product strategies.
- Strong experience leading complex cross-functional programmes without direct people management responsibility.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership level.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using product metrics and customer insights to guide decisions.
- Ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical concepts such as APIs, integrations and platform scalability.
- Experience balancing competing priorities and making strategic product decisions in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.
- Preferred Experience within two-sided marketplaces, e-commerce or digital platforms.
- Experience developing partner-facing or B2B products.
- Knowledge of product discovery frameworks, experimentation and data-driven product development.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Lead Product Manager
Industry: Food Delivery Technology / E-commerce
Work Setting: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Contract: Fixed-term (12 months)
A Lead Product Manager is required to define and deliver product strategy for partner-facing solutions within a global online marketplace. This individual contributor role is responsible for driving product innovation, leading complex cross-functional initiatives and improving the experience for restaurant and business partners through data-driven product development.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for partner-facing products and services.
- Identify opportunities to improve partner experiences by reducing operational friction and introducing innovative product features.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Engineering, Logistics, FinTech, Sales and Customer Operations teams.
- Develop business cases and product strategies based on customer research, market trends and commercial priorities.
- Define and monitor product success metrics, using data and analytics to guide prioritisation and decision-making.
- Conduct product discovery with partners across multiple markets to identify needs and translate insights into scalable solutions.
- Prioritise product initiatives based on business value, customer impact and technical feasibility.
- Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure scalable, high-quality product delivery.
- Influence senior stakeholders and align multiple teams around strategic product objectives.
- Drive product improvements from concept through launch and ongoing optimisation.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in Product Management, preferably within marketplace, platform or B2B technology environments.
- Demonstrated success delivering new product initiatives and end-to-end product strategies.
- Strong experience leading complex cross-functional programmes without direct people management responsibility.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership level.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using product metrics and customer insights to guide decisions.
- Ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical concepts such as APIs, integrations and platform scalability.
- Experience balancing competing priorities and making strategic product decisions in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.
Preferred
- Experience within two-sided marketplaces, e-commerce or digital platforms.
- Experience developing partner-facing or B2B products.
- Knowledge of product discovery frameworks, experimentation and data-driven product development.
What's on Offer
- 12-month fixed-term contract.
- Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the London office and 2 days working from home).
- Opportunity to lead strategic product initiatives within a global technology organisation.
- Cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, Operations and Commercial teams.
- Fast-paced, collaborative environment with exposure to large-scale global products.