Product Manager - THG Hosting

The Hut Group ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
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The Hut Group aims to be the Worlds leading Online Health & Beauty Destination. We are currently the UKs leading multi-website online retailer with rapidly growing global operations and a unique proprietary technology platform. With over 16 million customers worldwide and 400 million visits to our sites annually, we understand the importance of reliable technology and a data-driven expertise. Our software is the core of our business and enables the company to continue to grow and thrive. The Groups industry leading and proprietary technology platform powers its own consumer sites plus global media partners and brand owners, including: Unilever, Nintendo and the Daily Mail Group. We develop all of our own applications in-house with our Development Delivery Teams. In order to enable our Delivery Teams to continue to achieve, we are always looking for bright and intellectual people who are happy to push boundaries and really challenge the status quo. Led by world-class technologists with a diverse range of backgrounds ranging from Silicon Valley tech giants (Google, Amazon) through to Hedge funds and Algorithmic Trading Firms. You will be surrounded by highly intellectual and passionate colleagues, all with the common goal to help us grow this business globally, fast. About THG Ingenuity Hosting Backed by global giants KKR and Blackrock, The Hut Groups acquisition of UK2 was a strategic opportunity to develop the existing proprietary technology platform behind our health and beauty brands. It also enhances the server infrastructure, programmatic development and platform security. As veterans in the hosting industry, UK2 Group have been providing internet services on a global scale for over 15 years, pioneering the mass adoption of many breakthrough technologies. With experience which spans two decades, we have seen the online landscape alter beyond recognition, and have adapted our service offering in accordance with the rapid developments in hardware capabilities, data transfer speeds and global business demands. About the Role: The role of the Product Manager will be working with the teams to identify new commercial opportunities for the groups hosting division. With a focus on building from within, identifying gaps in the market and being able to drive product recommendations from conception to live. Requirements Skills and Responsibilities: * Manage the product lifecycle of a range of hosting products (Network, Storage, Compute, Bare Metal etc) * Manage product roadmap, driving the ongoing development of features based on customer need and commercial benefit * Drive product roadmap with help of resources from development, engineering, customer support, sales, marketing, and others as appropriate * Build the business case for new products/features to ensure were making sensible decisions based on solid cost and revenue estimates * Work closely with sales and marketing teams to help achieve customer and revenue KPIs * Use data and feedback from customers, to ensure were always building the right things in the right order * Ability to work in an agile way * You will have the opportunity to potentially grow a successful product function that will drive the organisation forward Desirable Skills and Experience: * Experience/understanding of a wide range of hosting products * Working in a fast paced agile environment * A good technical understanding of the software development cycle Benefits What's in it for you * Competitive Salary, plus a bonus * You'll be joining a growing, intelligent team that will drive business change * You'll have the opportunity to make an impact within the team, applying the skills and methodologies you've learnt * You'll be working for a company with an excellent culture, in a friendly and fast-paced environment * You'll be able to react to change with backing from the business * You'll have the opportunity to solve complex business/technical problems * You'll have the chance to build a team that will drive business change

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