Product Manager

🙌 About us

Koodoo is a digital mortgage platform that helps connect users searching for mortgages with the product for them. From people buying their first home to veteran remortgagers, we help hundreds of thousands of people each month compare and apply for mortgages online, in the comfort of their own home.

We work with some of the biggest lenders in the UK to connect to help them surface their mortgage products to a wider audience and acquire new customers. We also power some of the UK’s most well-known comparison brands such as Compare The Market, ClearScore, Experian and Go.Compare, helping them deliver a market-leading mortgage experience for their users.

🚀 Our mission

We’re on a mission to create a world where securing the best home finance deal is transparent, seamless and empowering. We do this by helping consumers understand their mortgage options on their favourite comparison sites. Through our platform, they can then go on to apply for products directly with mortgage lenders or via our trusted broker partners.

👔 The role

Koodoo is looking for a Product Manager to lead on helping us explore innovative AI applications for the business and support us in taking our existing mortgage comparison platform to the next level. Successful candidates will find their time split between leading in exploring future utilisation of AI within the wider business, as well as working with the wider team to help us supercharge our market-leading mortgage comparison platform.

🤖 Leading on AI utilisation

As part of the role, you will spend approximately half of your time helping the business identify, prioritise and develop AI solutions that meet the business needs. You will be responsible for driving the development of AI-based solutions from ideation to launch and ensuring their success in the market.

⚡ Supercharging our mortgage comparison platform

Additionally, a significant proportion of the role also involves supporting the team in optimising and growing Koodoo's market-leading mortgage comparison platform. You will work closely with other members of the Product team, the Engineering team, and business stakeholders to review key product metrics and identify potential opportunities.

🎯 Key Responsibilities:

• User-centric thinking: Create and maintain user data-driven user personas;
• Data and metrics driven: Own, define and report against key product success metrics. Monitor the performance of Koodoo's current product offerings and identify opportunities for improvement;
• Strategic insight: Use data analytics to identify opportunities for product optimisation and growth;
• Roadmap ownership: Lead cross-functional teams of engineers and product designers, whilst maintaining a clear roadmap of work streams and releases;
• Prioritisation: Prioritise work applicable to the product, evaluate the value and effort involved in delivering new functionality;
• Feature specification: Work with members of Engineering teams to create clear, actionable and user-centric specifications;
• Market research and competitor insights: Conduct market research and analysis to identify AI-based applications that can enhance Koodoo's products and services. Stay up-to-date with the latest AI technologies, trends, and best practices. Understand competitors’ product features and help Koodoo develop its competitive advantage.

💃 Skills and Experience:Essential

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Proven proficiency in data-driven product development;
• Solid foundational knowledge of UX best practices;
• A strong curiosity to understand users and an interest in thinking creatively about how we can use insight to continue to build a market-leading product;
• A good understanding of AI technologies and their applications;
• 3+ years of experience in product management or a related role;
• Experience building 0 to 1 products;
• Proven track record developing products for B2B markets;
• A solid understanding of monetisation strategies for SaaS products;
• Experience working with cross-functional teams of engineers and designers;
• Experience working with Marketing to successfully launch products and features;
• Strong proficiency in conducting A/B testing and presenting insights and outcomes to key stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience using AI technologies;
• Experience developing products in FinTech.

🥳 What we can offer you

• An exciting and meaningful challenge with the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the next phase of our growth;
• The chance to grow with us - there are no limits to how far this role could take you;
• A supportive and inclusive environment in a forward-thinking and energetic team;
• A structured learning and development programme tailored to start-ups, led by the EdTech companies within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio;
• A competitive salary;
• 25 days annual leave;
• Your birthday off;
• Life assurance;
• Pension scheme;
• Up to £800 flexible benefits package – you pick a combination from a list including medical insurance, dental cover, gym membership and much more;
• Company-wide hackathons where you can work closely with colleagues and develop your skill set outside of your normal role;
• Be part of the broader Blenheim Chalcot family - connect and be mentored by some of the incredible people who work in the 30+ other start-ups in our ecosystem.

If you are a self-starter, passionate about AI and product optimisation, and want to make a difference in the mortgage industry, we’d love to hear from you.