[Hiring] Product Manager @Vable

Product Manager

Location: Fully Remote, UK, or willing to work UK hours

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent, 40 hour week, Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.30pm

Interviews: Max 3 stages totalling around 3.5 hours

Reports to: Head of Product, Matthew Dickinson

Salary: We have benchmarked a base salary in the region of £65,000-£75,000

Why join us? 👋

We are a profitable SaaS business servicing the needs of international law firms and government departments, mostly in the USA and UK. We’re on a mission to help our clients become as efficient as possible when it comes to managing huge volumes of information - so that lawyers and business leaders can stay on top of the news that matters, and as a result make faster and better decisions.

Our enterprise news aggregation and alerting platform is used by law firms across the globe. We are passionate about what we do - particularly, our Product department. This is where you come in. Our Product team is growing, and we're hiring for a Product Manager (PM) who will take the lead in improving existing products as well as developing new products.   We expect the PM to play a pivotal role in shaping our B2B strategy and execution over the coming 2-3 years.

We are looking for a PM with in-depth experience of Product Management, UX Design or Product Ops from a B2B SaaS environment with a history of managing stakeholders, creating and prioritising roadmaps based on business and user needs, writing user stories and launching products. 

We would love to hear from you if you have the criteria below: 📬

• You have at least 4 years experience as a Product Manager (in B2B SaaS in a high growth tech/software industry in a start-up or scale-up). This experience should include working with a complex product, multiple integrations and extensive road maps.
• At least 2 years experience developing APIs / Integrating platforms
• You will have extensive commercially experience and have a customer-centric approach in Product Management, focusing on the customer needs
• Experience managing and leading a team and have a passion for developing others, to include motivating, coaching and mentoring
• Very technical and data driven with proven experience overseeing all elements of the Product Development Lifecycle
• An expert at Figma and can create prototypes and other content for testing out ideas and brainstorming
• Highly proficient in using other PM tools - for UX testing, Project Management, Feature Management etc
• A problem solver, with strong experience working on complex workflows and designing new flows and being able to break things down into simpler versions
• Strong communication skills with an ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling information that drives action.
• High Empathy and Curiosity. You strive to connect the dots and align stakeholders across differing viewpoints, cultures, and locations. We want you to be inquisitive and you will want to know as much as possible about our product and tools
• Experience working and collaborating with remote teams
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English
• The right to live and work in the UK or willing to work UK hours

Nice to have:

• B.A. (Hons) Degree in a relevant field 

The day-to-day job:

While the below is not an exhaustive list of your duties, it outlines the bulk of the role on a day-to-day basis.

• Work closely with the Head of Product on a day to day basis.
• You will become very knowledgeable about our product from a tech point of view.  You will master everything there is to know about our platform.  
• You will work closely with a product designer, to solve problems relating to the products you are working on.  This may involve speaking to internal stakeholders on a variety of things.
• For the first 6-12 months you will be grasping the tools that are used internally.
• You may eventually be talking to customers, gathering and qualifying feedback.
• You will drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development.
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire company and revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
• You will ensure that new functionality has been implemented in accordance with specifications.
• You will use quantitative & qualitative data to measure feature adoption, retention and satisfaction.  To include measuring & reporting product KPIs and metrics to derive data-driven insights to inform your decisions.
• You will collaborate with the Product Marketing Manager to develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates Vable and its features across primary market segments.
• You will gain an external perspective, understanding of our competitive positioning and threats and the rapidly evolving landscape.  While developing strategic and operational responses to market and shifts.
• Being part of the Vable culture and ensuring you are contributing to the continued success of our team of Vablers. 

About you: 👀

As a successful Product Manager we know you will know what “best” looks like, and have the personality, aspiration and energy to give it a shot. We will also be looking for the following:

• You are structured and like organisation and things having a process. You can see the big picture and how one thing may affect another.
• You are approachable and key stakeholders can rely on you to follow up on requests and keep them in the loop at all times.
• You are able to deal with various stakeholders asking you for information or clarification and your attention to detail is second to none.
• You are passionate and have a drive to make the product at Vable the best that it can be.
• You have an excellent work ethic, are extremely process driven and can manage time well.
• You have passion in what you do and have the knowledge and skills to deliver an outstanding service to our stakeholders.
• You are able to work effectively within a remote team and have a desire to stay up to date on the latest industry trends.
• You have empathy and an understanding of different buyer personas.

We’re proud of the culture we’ve built at Vable, and as a Vabler, we expect you to contribute positively to our workplace culture by embracing our core principles ✨

• We are Kind and Empathetic = Our behaviour and words assume the best in people, we ask, we care and we listen.  Our feedback is kind, but direct.
• We are Always A Team = We are a globally dispersed team. We are bound together by accountability to ourselves and others.
• We are Curious = A bunch from various backgrounds. We ask questions, plan things out, push the boundaries, challenge the status quo and ask questions, a lot.
• We Take Ownership and Deliver = We care deeply about the work that we do and strive for excellence. We are focused on our goals and love the details.  We deliver and if we don’t we have the data and insights as to why not.

🟢 Why work for Vable?

• We have a culture that we protect, we value the contributions each Vabler makes
• We encourage continuous learning so you can stay up to date. A yearly budget of £250
• You have autonomy in your work and are trusted to take ownership
• We encourage creativity and like new ideas and concentrate on the cultural add
• Get a MacBook, monitor and other required technical equipment when you join
• 33 days of paid leave a year inclusive of public holidays, based on where you live (UK)
• Top tier private healthcare following successful probationary period
• Employee Assistance Programme through Oliva
• We like our virtual socials and really do like to get to know everyone in the team
• We are well established and have been around for 19 years, with an excellent product
• Your fellow Vablers are great and are very supportive and encouraging

❌ Why it might not be right for you? 

• We are a 40 hour week, Mon-Fri and have core hours, unless stated otherwise or agreed. Being a small remote team, it's how we operate and you are expected to be available in those times.
• There are weekly meetings and people are expected to attend and contribute.
• It's a very busy role and we have big plans over the next 24 months.
• We offer continuous feedback and recognition, everyone has the opportunity to challenge ideas, ask questions and introduce new ideas. If this makes you uncomfortable, we are probably not a good fit.
• One of our core values is taking ownership and delivering and everyone is expected to be accountable for their work.
• We have set behaviours and values that every Vabler is expected to adhere to and this is non negotiable.

Interview Process:

• Intro Call: You will meet a member of the People team on a 30 minute zoom call; you don't need to prepare anything in advance. 
• Personality & Role Specific Tests

• Interview: If we’re both excited to proceed, you will be invited to a second stage interview with Matthew, Head of Product and another applicable manager.  
• Final Interview: Will be with the Head of Product and another member of the product team.  This part of the process may include a task/presentation.

🎥 We record all of our interviews, with your permission. It makes it easier as we are globally distributed.

Vable is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status.

We are a remote, global team that spans the world. We have Vablers 💚 in the UK, Ukraine, Germany, USA, Croatia and Bulgaria to name a few.

Founded by ex-lawyer Matthew Dickinson, Vable was one of the first to fill a gap in the legal tech market by developing a news aggregation platform specifically designed for the needs of large to medium sized law firms.

help information managers in a multitude of industries and sectors to organise and manage news and current awareness for the benefit of those they support.