As Kraken Product Manager you'll be responsible for developing new commercial capability within the Kraken platform to support TalkTalk’s customer propositions and commercial outcomes. Building, maintaining, and enhancing the Kraken product catalogue, pricing structures, offers, and billing logic, you'll drive accuracy, efficiency, and performance.
You'll be the expert for Kraken product and billing configuration, providing leadership in tooling, product build, and operational execution (including the annual price rise) playing a key role in enabling commercial agility and improving customer and operational outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Product & Catalogue Creation
1. Build new tariffs, rates, promotions, offers, and product variants within the Kraken product catalogue.
2. Develop new tools and capabilities within Kraken to enhance agility, performance, and commercial effectiveness.
3. Manage end‑to‑end creation, testing, and deployment of catalogue changes.
Pricing & Billing Excellence
4. Ensure high‑quality product and billing setup to minimise manual interactions and reduce errors.
5. Continuously improve billing performance, presentation and accuracy in partnership with the billing team.
6. Lead Kraken delivery of the annual price rise, ensuring seamless execution.
Commercial Enablement
7. Act as the POD Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all billing and product catalogue enquiries.
8. Champion Kraken tooling across squads to improve connection, retention, and billing behaviours.
9. Support digital sales and support teams by ensuring new products, prices, and billing logic are correctly deployed.
10. Be a key qtly planning stakeholder influencing and advising on promotional activity and supporting capability build and enablement
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
11. Identify opportunities to simplify and automate catalogue and billing processes.
12. Use data‑led insights to drive decisions, prioritisation, and enhancements.
Cover & Support
13. Understand the responsibilities of the Nurture & Grow function and provide cover or support where required.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
Knowledge
14. Deep understanding of the telecoms sector, including product catalogues, pricing structures, and promotional tools.
15. Strong familiarity with TalkTalk’s existing product set and commercial frameworks.
16. Knowledge of product management methodologies, agile delivery, and the end‑to‑end product lifecycle.
Skills
17. Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence across teams.
18. Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with a data‑led decision‑making approach.
19. Clear and effective communicator capable of simplifying complex logic.
20. Proven project delivery capability across multiple priorities.
Experience
21. Significant experience in telecoms or technology product management.
22. Success in building and launching products in complex environments.
23. Experience working with third‑party partner relationships.
24. Relationships with TV/security partners beneficial but not required.
Behaviours / Values:
25. Embodies TalkTalk’s values of simplicity, customer focus, and innovation.
26. Collaborative, open‑minded, and proactive in driving improvement.
27. Committed to delivering exceptional commercial outcomes and customer experiences.
28. Additional Information:
Occasional travel to partner sites or industry events may be required
Be Yourself. Make an Impact. Join Us.
As a recognised Top 50 Inclusive Employer in the UK, we believe that diversity fuels innovation and success. We’re committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities and customers we serve. At TalkTalk, inclusion is part of our DNA – we’re all 100% human, and we’ve created a culture where you can truly be yourself.
We’re not your traditional 9-5. We’re a dynamic, flexible workplace, and we’re excited to hear how you like to work. Whether you thrive in collaboration, focus better at home, or prefer a bit of both – let’s make it work.
What We Offer
29. Flexible hybrid working – with a minimum of 50% office presence to support teamwork and connection
30. Collaborative office spaces designed for creative thinking and innovation
31. Generous holiday package – 25 days annual leave, 3 wellbeing days, and your birthday off (plus the option to buy up to 10 more days!)
32. Private healthcare for all employees
33. Competitive pension scheme and performance-related bonus opportunities
34. Free broadband for all employees
35. Life event gifts – celebrating milestones like marriages and births
36. Inclusive employee networks – open to all, supporting peer connection and thought-provoking conversations
37. Salary sacrifice scheme – save on dental, gym, and more
38. Big retail and leisure discounts
39. 3 paid volunteering days a year – because making a difference matters to us too