Senior Product Manager

Job Description

Mention Me is the Referral Engineering platform for growth-obsessed ecommerce brands. Our world-class programmes have delivered more than 4m referrals totalling £1bn+ in revenue for 450+ brands around the globe.Founded as a bootstrapped two-man companyin 2013, we now employ more than 90 specialists and work with brands including Farfetch, Bloom & Wild and Nutmeg. Our work has been celebrated by awards including Showcase Startup at Retail Weeks Buzz conference, Best Tech Startup at Drapers Digital Festival,and a Bronze Stevie for Customer Service Team of the Year.Are you a passionate problem solver who wants to change the world of digital marketing forever Are you someone who lives to build awesome products Are you obsessive about delivering the ultimate customerexperience across marketing channels Are you excited by the application of AI and ML in creating the Martech SaaS platform of tomorrow, today If so then this role may be the one for you!*About the role:*We are hiring a Senior Product Manager who has strongproven experience working as part of a successful team solving problems for todays digital consumers. We are looking for someone who has deep experience of the entire software development lifecycle from ideation through post launch. We are looking for someonewho is passionate about delivering MLP (Minimum Lovable Products) and then evolving these to dominate the market. We are looking for someone who is commercially aware and understands how to track ROI of our investments.You will be part of a cross-functionaland autonomous product team that is empowered to come up with the best solutions to our customers problems following the INSPIRED product process (from svpg.com). You will be responsible for driving the team to run continuous discovery and iterative deliveryand ensure we drive key results for the business.Alongside a brilliant team of engineers, UX designers and UX researchers you will own key strategic bets from our product vision and help drive Mention Me to the next level. This is a great opportunity for someonewith a passion for digital transformation and working in a fast-paced dynamic team environment.***How you would contribute:** Bring in strategic direction, domain knowledge and customer insights into the team to ensure they reach the best solution together*Serve as the Martech subject matter expert for the team keeping up to date with the latest innovations across the Martech landscape* Translate the product vision and business strategy into an outcome-based roadmap for your team calling out the key themes andproblems to solve now, next and in the future (we dont believe in feature-driven roadmaps)* Actively validate customers problems via continuous discovery, research and experimentation (youll be talking to clients)* Understand the minimum viable product,prioritise what is needed for launch to learn as quickly as possible by going through these key stages: Testable, Usable, Loveable* Manage the teams backlog (youll be pushing for more and encouraging your team to deliver)* Agree and track metrics which showour ROI on the products and features we build* Work closely with product marketing to ensure we not only build awesome software but also launch it successfully to the market***Requirements:*Essential skills and experience you would bring to Mention Me:* Minimum7 years of product management experience in an agile environment, including delivery of entire features from ideation to delivery* Previous experience working in SaaS martech* Experience managing and/or mentoring other product managers* Detail oriented, proactive,and capable of thinking strategically* Having a keen eye for what makes a good customer experience and being comfortable with UX processes. Experience working very hands-on with UX designers* Experience owning a product strategy and defining product roadmaps*Excellent analytical skills, being able to set leading metrics for success* Experience working in a cross-functional team, facilitating brainstorming and ideation sessions* Confidence running client interviews and usability sessions* Excellent written andverbal communication skills. Being able to communicate clearly to different levels of stakeholders, whether its the C-level, the whole company or to the external client base* Confidence to present to the entire company and be the product evangelist*Nice tohave:*Any proven experience in the following areas would be a bonus:* Good understanding of fundamentals for optimising a users journey for conversion in a B2C or B2B context* Experience working as part of an empowered, cross functional product team, in anInspired product process* Familiarity with AB testing techniques* Experience in product analytics tools like Google Analytics, Pendo or Posthog* Familiarity with dual track agile methodology***Your career progression at Mention Me:*To help you carve out asuccessful career, well provide the following:* £2,000 annual learning and development budget* Mentoring scheme with one of our Senior Leaders***As Product Manager youll also:** Take ownership of your teams product roadmap and strategy* Work closely withyour fellow product managers to share best practices* Drive process improvements into the product teams based on prior experience* Well measure your success with quarterly goals and milestones, as well as biannual reviews, so you always know whats expectedand can accurately reflect on performance with your manager-* Competitive salary depending on experience + plus stock options* A challenging but rewarding scale-up environment full of ambitious, talented and supportive individuals* Personal development: weoffer an individual training budget, a mentoring programme and a personal challenge fund* A fortnightly hack day to learn and experiment individually or as a team* 25 days annual holiday (plus one day each year for up to five years) exc. bank holidays,* Companypension scheme* Enhanced parental leave* Cycle to work scheme* Client-based learning events* Intro/exploratory discussion with Recruiter (Aaron)* Meet and greet with 2 existing members of the team* Meet Head of Product to discuss skills in line with spec &cover task for presentation* Presentation with Head of ProductSaaS, Agile, B2B, Product Roadmap, Product ManagementGoogle Analytics, User Stories, UI/UX, Agile