An opportunity for either a product specialist or existing product manager looking to take the next step in their career development.
Company overview
Our Client is a fast-growing heat pump manufacturer operating at scale-up stage, developing and supplying high-performance exhaust air, air source, and water source heat pumps. Their focus is on technically robust, compliant, and commercially viable products for multiple local markets.
As a scale-up, they value initiative, adaptability, and a pragmatic “do what needs to be done” mindset over rigid role definitions.
Role summary
* The Product Manager will take end-to-end responsibility for the development, market readiness, and ongoing performance of our clients heat pump product portfolio.
* This role combines classical product management with ownership of local market compliance, certification, and regulatory alignment across target markets.
* The successful candidate will be highly proactive, comfortable working independently, and capable of operating across technical, regulatory, and commercial domains. This is a hands-on role requiring both strategic thinking and practical execution.
Main responsibilities
* Own the product roadmap for exhaust air, air source, and water source heat pumps, aligned with company strategy and market needs
* Translate market, regulatory, and customer requirements into clear product specifications and development priorities
* Work closely with factory product management teams to guide product development
* Support UK product launches and updates, including documentation and training materials
* Act as the internal “product authority”, able to explain design decisions, performance characteristics, and trade-offs
* Work closely with sales, operations, and customer support to ensure products are technically sound, compliant, and commercially viable
* Contribute to pricing, positioning, and value propositions based on product performance and compliance constraints
* Identify risks and opportunities arising from market, regulatory, or technical changes
Qualifications & experience
* Proven experience within HVAC, heat pumps, energy systems, or a closely related technical field at product manager or product specialist level
* Strong understanding of heat pump technologies, ideally including exhaust air, air source, and/or water source systems
* Demonstrable experience with product compliance and certification for regulated technical products ie MCS, PCDB, Building regs etc
* Ability to interpret technical standards, regulations, and test requirements
* Comfortable working independently, setting priorities, and driving work forward without close supervision
* Highly proactive, practical, and solution-focused mindset
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Skills & attributes
* Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
* Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities
* Detail-oriented when required, but able to maintain a system-level view
* Willing to “roll up sleeves” and do whatever is necessary to deliver compliant, market-ready products
What we offer
* A key role in shaping the future of a growing heat pump manufacturer
* High degree of autonomy and influence over products and processes
* Opportunity to work across the full product lifecycle and multiple heat pump technologies
* A collaborative, technically driven environment with real impact
* An opportunity for either an existing product manager or a product specialist looking to take the next step in their career development