Product Manager
Posted Today by WeDo
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Product Manager role focuses on leading the launch of a new regulated lending product for a growing UK lender on a 6-month fixed-term contract. The position requires strong ownership of the delivery process, collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders, and the ability to navigate complex operational requirements. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving the product from development to market launch, ensuring alignment across multiple teams. This role is pivotal for the company's strategic growth in regulated consumer lending.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the Launch Programme, managing MVP delivery through to pilot and launch.
- Translate business needs into clear, practical deliverables in collaboration with internal SMEs and Business Analysts.
- Manage relationships with third-party technology partners to ensure timely delivery and adherence to scope.
- Build operational readiness by coordinating internal process design, handovers, training, launch controls, and customer journeys.
- Drive the delivery cadence, build trust, and remove friction from the programme.
- Support successful pilot launch and full rollout, shaping future iterations post-launch.
Key Skills:
- Experience in lending, mortgages, credit, or banking products.
- Background in regulated financial services environments.
- Proven track record in launching new products or managing major change programmes.
- Ability to work across Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Technology.
- Experience with platforms like nCino.
- Experience in fast-moving scale-up or challenger environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Product Manager – Regulated Lending Launch
6 Month Fixed Term Contract
London / Milton Keynes
Hybrid 2-3 days onsite
Perm FTC - £75,000 - £95,000 Day rate - £500 outside IR35
Wedo is working with a growing UK lender at a key point in its journey as it launches its first regulated lending product into market. They now need a Product Manager on a 6 month contract and need someone to start immediately. The foundations are in place. Investment has been made. Internal teams are engaged. Key technology partners are already mid-build. Now they need someone strong enough to take ownership of delivery, bring structure to complexity, and help get a commercially important product live. If you enjoy stepping into meaningful programmes, making sense of moving parts, and turning plans into outcomes, this will be worth your attention.
Why This Role Exists
The business has built strong momentum in specialist lending and is now entering a new phase of growth through regulated consumer lending. This launch matters. It creates a new revenue stream, broadens market reach, and marks a strategic evolution of the company’s proposition. A lot of the early thinking has been completed. Scope has been defined. Build is underway. What’s needed now is someone who can sit in the middle of Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Technology and third-party vendors to make sure the right thing gets delivered in the right way.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
- Own the Launch Programme
- You’ll take day-to-day ownership of the MVP delivery through to pilot and launch. That means driving timelines, priorities, decisions, blockers and stakeholder alignment.
- Translate Business Needs into Deliverables
- You’ll work closely with internal SMEs and Business Analysts to ensure requirements are clear, practical and commercially sensible. You’ll know when detail matters, and when momentum matters more.
- Manage Third-Party Technology Partners
- A core part of the product is being delivered through external platforms and vendors. You’ll need to manage relationships well, challenge where needed, and keep everyone honest on delivery dates, scope and outcomes.
- Build Operational Readiness
- Launching lending products is never just a system change. You’ll also help coordinate: Internal process design Handovers to operations Training readiness Launch controls Customer / broker journeys Testing and UAT
What Success Looks Like
First 30 Days
- Get fully up to speed on scope, systems and stakeholders
- Take ownership of delivery cadence
- Build trust quickly
- Remove friction from the programme
60–90 Days
- Keep build on track
- Drive testing readiness
- Tighten journeys and operational processes
- Resolve blockers quickly
Beyond
- Deliver successful pilot launch
- Support full rollout
- Shape future iterations post-launch
What They’re Looking For
You may currently be a Product Manager, Product Owner, Delivery Lead or Programme Manager. Titles matter less than relevance. The likely fit will have experience in:
- Must have Lending, mortgages, credit or banking products
- Must have regulated financial services environments
- Launching new products or major change programmes
- Working across Risk, Compliance, Ops and Tech
- Must have experience with platforms like nCino
- Delivering in fast-moving scale-up or challenger environments
Apply by sending your CV to Jack Cole or connect with him on LinkedIn with a message on why you feel your experience is relevant