Product Manager

Planet specializes in offering integrated payments for hospitality and retail merchants.  After recently being invested in by two global private equity companies, Planet is a combination of innovative technology companies; the business is looking to grow after substantial financial backing.

The company is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking individual that has product management experience to join at an exciting time for the business.

A Product Manager – Tax Free position has been opened to join the Product team.  You will be responsible for overseeing, leading and managing the tax free products for both B2C and B2B customers.  You will have involved in all levels of product management, including intake, prioritization, design, delivery, pilot, operational handover, etc. You will plan tactical work by breaking down problems and sizing with a team, identifying value and mapping risks and dependencies. You will be working with key stakeholders including commercial, finance and growth teams. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, build, and roll out products that align with the company’s vision and strategy.

Your duties:

• Execute the overall Tax Free product strategy, vision and goals, especially as it relates to B2B2C products/services

• Develop products/features from ideation through to prioritization and delivery

• Provide rigour around evaluation of ideas, intakes and prioritization – in line with revenue growth and strategic goals and initiatives

• Requirements and data: Build a strong business case for ideas with sizing and revenue potential called out.  Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and use data to back ideas

• Manage stakeholders from various markets with numerous requirements from product team, consolidating feedback into actionable & viable product builds/enhancements

• Engaging key customers to understand product requirements

• Develop and maintain product roadmap, including key milestones, release schedules, prioritization etc.

• Socialising product roadmap with multiple stakeholders and functions

• Product life cycle management – including platform life cycle management – i.e. platform (and therefore product) deprecation and merchant migration planning and execution

• Cross functional collaboration on products as needed, e.g. marketing for communications, press releases, presentation materials

Your skills/attributes:

• 3-5 years expertise and experience in working as product manager

• Experience in agile/SAFe Agile methodology (not essential)

• Strong customer focus

• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform product decisions

• Ability to make difficult decisions based on the value to customers and overall business

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills

• Stakeholder management

• Experience with working with technical delivery teams and UI/UX

• Highly-motivated and open to working in growth company      

• Ability to function well in a fast-paced, complex and at times stressful environment

Your work environment:

• Fluent in English (both oral and written)

• Any European additional languages are considered as an asset

• UK based

• Flexibility to work from home

• Travel maybe required outside the UK

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.