Senior Product Manager
Posted Today by Randstad Technologies Recruitment
£80 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The role of Senior Product Manager focuses on leading high-scale backend ecosystems with an emphasis on developer experience. The candidate will act as a liaison between internal engineers and business goals, ensuring efficient and scalable technical processes. The position requires a strong background in technical product management, particularly in backend systems. The role is based in Manchester and operates on a hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify system bottlenecks and guide the platform's technical roadmap.
- Prioritize long-term system health (reliability/latency) alongside business needs.
- Influence senior leadership to align cross-functional engineering goals.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years in Technical Product Management (Backend/DevEx focus).
- Ability to bridge the gap between business goals and engineering constraints.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design (RESTful), and event-driven architecture.
- Data-driven, analytical mindset, comfortable in ambiguous environments.
- Proven ability to align roadmaps across multiple global business units.
Salary (Rate): £80/hour
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Product Management - Technical (Developer Experience)
Location: Manchester Campus (Hybrid)
Term: 06/04/2026 - 05/10/2026
Hours: 37.5/week
The Role
We are looking for a Technical Product Manager to lead our high-scale backend ecosystems. You will treat internal engineers as your customers, ensuring technical processes are efficient, scalable, and well-documented.
Key Requirements
Experience: 5+ years in Technical Product Management (Backend/DevEx focus).
Communication: Ability to bridge the gap between business goals and engineering constraints.
Technical Skills: Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design (RESTful), and event-driven architecture.
Mindset: Data-driven, analytical, and comfortable in ambiguous environments.
Strategy: Proven ability to align roadmaps across multiple global business units.
Core Responsibilities
- Identify system bottlenecks and guide the platform's technical roadmap.
- Prioritize long-term system health (reliability/latency) alongside business needs.
- Influence senior leadership to align cross-functional engineering goals.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.