Associate Product Manager

Associate Product Manager

📍 Worcestershire or Hampshire (Hybrid – 2 days per week on site)
💰 Up to £55,000 + 5% Bonus

We’re recruiting on behalf of our client for an Associate Product Manager to join a growing Product team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious product professional looking to take the next step in their career. Working alongside experienced Product Managers, you’ll help shape products from discovery through to delivery, working closely with Engineering, Design, and a range of business stakeholders to ensure customer needs are translated into valuable product outcomes. The role focuses on supporting discovery, maintaining a high-quality product backlog, and helping deliver successful product releases while continuing to develop your product management skills.

The Role

As an Associate Product Manager, you’ll support the day-to-day delivery of product initiatives while gaining exposure to the wider product lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting product discovery through customer research, interviews, and analysis.
• Helping define user needs, personas, and customer journeys.
• Writing and refining user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Maintaining a well-prioritised product backlog and ensuring work is ready for development.
• Working with Engineering teams to support sprint planning, reviews, and product demonstrations.
• Gathering stakeholder and customer feedback and translating it into product improvements.
• Supporting release readiness through documentation, release notes, and internal enablement.
• Monitoring product performance using key metrics and customer insights.
• Helping ensure non-functional requirements and quality considerations are captured throughout delivery.
• Collaborating with Product Managers to deliver roadmap initiatives and continuous product improvements.

About You

We’re looking for someone with a passion for creating great products and solving customer problems.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience in a Product, Business Analysis, UX, QA, Customer Success, or similar role.
• A good understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience writing or refining user stories and working with product backlogs.
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to work across technical and non-technical teams.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and customer feedback.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine curiosity about customer needs and product development.

Desirable Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be beneficial:

• API-led products or integrations.
• Insurance technology or insurance distribution platforms.
• Policy Administration Systems.
• Payment products or payment integrations.
• SaaS or enterprise software environments.

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £55,000
• 5% annual bonus
• Hybrid working – 2 days per week on site
• Choice of office location in Worcestershire or Hampshire
• The opportunity to work on innovative software products with real customer impact.
• Exposure to the full product lifecycle, from discovery through to delivery.
• A collaborative, supportive Product team with excellent opportunities for career development.