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We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the evolution of client-facing tools that harness our product data, which is used by the world’s leading brands to make smarter decisions, faster. You’ll drive strategic product development, support client retention and growth, and ensure our product direction aligns with Mintel’s broader corporate strategy. 

Why This Role Matters 

As a Senior Product Manager focused on our CPG proposition and roadmap, you’ll: 

• Own and evolve key product areas (such as GNPD), driving measurable outcomes for our clients and the business. 

• Translate customer insight and market trends into actionable product roadmaps. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver high-quality, data-driven solutions. 

• Influence product strategy and execution across teams and regions. 

• Drive lean, data-informed product development that delivers measurable ROI. 

• Champion continuous improvement in how we build, measure, and learn. 

This role is about solving complex problems, optimising processes, and helping Mintel remain indispensable to our clients. 

What You’ll Be Doing 

Drive Product Strategy 

• Shape and execute product roadmaps aligned with client needs and business goals. 

• Use market insight, competitive analysis, and customer feedback to identify opportunities. 

• Balance short-term delivery with long-term strategic thinking. 

• Establish measurable goals that reflect both business priorities and customer value. 

• Ensure agility and alignment with overarching product and business strategy. 

Lead Cross-Functional Delivery 

• Guide design, engineering, and data teams through discovery, development, and launch. 

• Generate and validate ideas using customer, business, and domain knowledge. 

• Engage relevant business partners throughout development. 

• Apply lean product principles: MVPs, rapid testing, and iterative learning. 

• Ensure delivery is timely, high-quality, and aligned with key results. 

Influence Commercial Outcomes 

• Build compelling business cases and value propositions that drive adoption and retention. 

• Collaborate with Sales Enablement, Marketing, and Client Success to support go-to-market plans. 

• Deliver successful commercial launches and prioritise ongoing improvements. 

• Monitor product performance and adapt to deliver expected ROI. 

Be a Trusted Partner 

• Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders across regions. 

• Champion product delivery and impact with clarity, confidence, and data. 

• Share progress, learnings, and constraints transparently. 

• Foster collaboration and trust across the organisation. 

Champion Process & Culture 

• Regularly review and improve product development processes. 

• Contribute to a culture of experimentation, learning, and customer obsession. 

• Help elevate product craft across the team. 

What We’re Looking For 

Essential: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualifications. 

• 5–8 years in Product Management (or a closely related field), ideally in B2B SaaS. 

• Proven experience owning product areas and delivering measurable impact. 

• Exceptional problem-solving and strategic reasoning skills, with expertise in using data and insights to drive decisions and develop new solutions. 

• Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders, leveraging excellent listening, communication, empathy, expectation management, and collaboration to achieve optimal outcomes. 

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas concisely and convincingly, and gain buy-in from senior business leaders through both written and verbal channels. 

• Experience working directly with senior business leaders in a global, matrixed team environment. 

• Strong proficiency with data tools and product platforms (e.g., Jira, Productboard, analytics dashboards). 

Preferred: 

• Experience mentoring or training others in product practices. 

• Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven product development. 

• Familiarity with CPG or FMCG industries is a plus. 

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