Product Manager (Platform) | Product (Tech) | London, UK

Were looking for a talented product manager to join our technology team and help us develop and grow our platforms.

Savanta is a data market research and advisory company with teams in the UK Americas and APAC. Working with high-profile organizations and some of the worlds best-known brands we Inform & Inspire our clients to Make Better Decisions through powerful data empowering technology and high-impact consulting.

Savanta is on a bold journey - transforming from a traditional market research firm into a tech-first insights-driven leader.

About the Role:

Are you ready to take ownership of a key technology platform and help shape the future of research products At Savanta were seeking a Product Manager to lead the development of our AllVue platform ensuring it meets the evolving needs of our research teams and clients. This is a unique opportunity to work across multiple teams and product types from components to full-scale solutions and to play a pivotal role in our transition to a product-led organization.

This role would suit a product owner or junior product manager ready to step up and take on more ownership or a more experienced candidate looking to build platform experience. Youll have the opportunity to grow your skills across customer engagement product lifecycles and emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Owning the daily product decisions and strategic direction of the AllVue platform ensuring seamless integration with other systems.
• Engaging with customers and users to understand their needs translating insights into actionable product and feature releases.
• Collaborating closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Setting the vision and strategy for platform development driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Identifying common themes in customer feedback to build reusable valuable features.

Its an exciting time for Savanta as we adopt new technologies including Snowflake and AI and move towards being a more product-led organisation. You could be at the forefront of that change working out how to improve our SaaS analysis tools or automate insight delivery with virtual agents this role will guide the shape of the platform that powers our business.

Our product managers work across the platform and therefore the role has a broad scope. There is plenty of variety in the work covering products in a range of lifecycle stages from scripting and fieldwork through to analysis and delivery.

Our Tech Team encourages a learning and collaborative environment where empowerment is key to our success along with developing a culture of innovation and creating an environment where everyone can excel.

This role is based in our London office with the expectation to be onsite 1-2 days a week.

About You:

As a Product Manager youll have solid relevant experience ideally working on digital products with an understanding of the technologies required to build these products and how they fit together. Youll have the opportunity to broaden that experience working on a range of products and technologies in a growing company.

Essential Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in product management product ownership or related roles (e.g. business analyst product designer delivery/project-based tech roles).
• Youve delivered products or features through from discovery to implementation and can reflect on what youve learned.
• Able to understand technology trends and see how they impact a product roadmap and have a focus on outcomes not outputs.
• Can build strong working relationships with a range of colleagues and be able to articulate product roadmaps to a range of audiences.
• Quick learner with a strong background in user/customer research discovery and agile delivery.
• Proven ability to prioritize negotiate and make informed decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences and facilitate change management.

Desirable experience:

• B2B tech experience is a plus.
• While we absolutely dont expect you to know how to code a degree of technical literacy (e.g. foundational understanding of APIs databases or software principles) would be beneficial. Experience working closely with engineering teams or a past technical role (even if informal) is an asset.
• Industry experience: at tech-forward research firms or a relevant industry such as data products advertising or marketing data.
• Experience working with data analytics or business intelligence tools or managing data-heavy products (for example experience with customer insight platforms or analytics dashboards).

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And in return Savanta offers:

• Salary range: 55000 - 65000
• Bonus scheme
• Unlimited annual leave
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working practices
• Health & wellbeing package
• Ongoing Learning & Development
• Financial health (pension life assurance etc.)
• Team & Company Socials
• Committees for Health & Well Being Charities & Volunteering and DE&I

Why Join Us:

With offices in the US Canada India and the UK over 500 staff globally and ambitious growth plans Savanta offers the benefits of scale whilst our specialists with their deep expertise and nimble teams make life at Savanta feel more like working at a boutique agency.

Our client portfolio includes some of the worlds most recognizable and valuable brands such as Google Meta Pandora Vodafone Samsung Heineken LEGO Aston Martin Unilever and the Cabinet Office.

The company was founded on the belief that tech should be integral to its success and this culture of tech innovation makes us best placed to put Savanta at the heart of our clients businesses offering solutions before they even know the problem.

Part of the vibrant Next 15 Communications Group we have an entrepreneurial and inclusive company culture that actively recognizes and values its people and offers unrivalled scope for career development including mentoring coaching as well as extensive training programs.

Savanta is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and continuously strives to be an employer of choice. Our people are our greatest asset - we value workplace diversity and inclusion oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates of all backgrounds.

All candidates will be considered equally however unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

We encourage authentic responses to demonstrate your experience and approach rather than relying on Generative Al tools to write your cover letter or any questions in the application may use Al Decoders as part of the review process and if answers match to a high extent that may be factored into the review.

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