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product manager Stratford, London, England

Cancer Research UK

Full Time Stratford, London, England 54756 - 38000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together we will beat cancer.

Lead Product Manager

£59,000-£63,000

Reports to: Head of Product Portfolio

Department: Chief Operating Office

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

We're open to a variety of ways of working, including full time, part time, job share and compressed hours.

Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: 12 July 2023, 23:55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found

Recruitment process: Two competency-based interviews with an exercise

Interview date: From the week commencing 17 July 2023

Application method: We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; we won’t be able to view them until the interview stage so they will not be reviewed in the shortlisting process. To be considered fairly for this role, you must fill out the employment history application questions.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

The Lead Product Manager at Cancer Research UK plays an invaluable role in our Technology team by overlapping business objectives, customer needs, and technology development. We are looking for a Lead to maximize value within our Fundraising and Trading portfolio by defining and owning the product portfolio to meet Cancer Research UK’s strategic objectives.

Our Marketing, Engagement, and Philanthropy products cover our CRM and marketing tools which are key to engaging with millions of supporters every year and inspiring them to join us in our mission to beat cancer! You will lead the Product Managers in your team in ensuring the success of Cancer Research UK by evolving these products to improve user experience, increase efficiency, reduce costs, drive revenue, and improve quality.

To be successful in this role, it’s important you enjoy leading teams in transforming products to meet business needs and drive forward strategic success, are excited by experimentation, and have a passion for agile ways of working.

What will I be doing?

Line-managing a team of eight Product Managers covering marketing, CRM, and supporter services products
Being accountable for your team owning products end to end throughout their life cycle. This includes defining the appropriate strategy and ensuring any associated business and support processes are in place
Owning the strategic direction of your product portfolio working closely with stakeholders and end-users across the organization (e.g. Technology, Marketing, Philanthropy etc)
Tracking and managing the product team’s performance, costs, supplier contracts, and suppliers (where applicable) whilst ensuring consistent delivery on defined and agreed on OKRs
Working with Senior Portfolio Manager to set and manage the appropriate budget for your portfolio, working in partnership with Delivery and Operations team to regularly forecast and effectively track spend

What skills are you looking for?

Experience in leading, coaching, and developing Technology Product Management teams
Hands-on product management experience across different stages of the product lifecycle
The ability to communicate effectively across organizational, technical, and internal boundaries whilst understanding the context to ensure clear outcomes and roadmaps are defined
Experience in working cross-functionally with agile, empowered teams
Built and maintained strong relationships in evolving circumstances
The ability to influence at all levels of the organization

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

For the full job description and more information about working with us please contact

[email protected]

Additional Information

Cancer Research UK’s Technology team is proud to be part of the

Tech Talent Charter

(TTC) for our efforts in driving equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Our vision is a digital world accessible to all, and we have always sought to draw from a diverse pool of talent and maintain an inclusive working environment.

For more information on this career opportunity please

visit our website

or contact us at

[email protected]

There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at

[email protected]

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

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