Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager - Product Management
Location: Any UK Site
Our Vision & Why It Matters
At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility.
We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.
What You’ll Do
As Senior Engineering Manager – Product Management, you will own the product vision, strategy and roadmap across key areas of our portfolio. You’ll play a critical role in ensuring we build the right products at the right time for the right customers — maximising commercial success and long‑term business value. You’ll lead a team of product‑focused managers, collaborate across Engineering, Design, Marketing and Commercial teams, and use customer insight, data and market intelligence to inform every decision. Your leadership will shape product direction from concept through launch and lifecycle optimisation.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a strategic, customer‑centric leader with a strong background in product ownership and end‑to‑end lifecycle management. You’ll bring experience operating at a senior level within a complex engineering environment, with a proven ability to balance priorities, manage diverse stakeholders and translate strategy into actionable plans. You’ll be an exceptional communicator, commercially aware, analytically strong and comfortable navigating dynamic legislative, market and technological pressures. Above all, you’ll be a collaborative leader who inspires teams and drives clarity, alignment and performance.
Bonus if you have:
1. Degree‑level qualification in engineering, business administration or a related field
2. Chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation
3. Qualifications in product management, project management (APM, Prince2) or business management
4. Experience with grant funding applications and administration
What We Offer
Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:
Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.
Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.
Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.
Our Values – What Guides Us
These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.
Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.
Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.
How to Apply
If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.
Please complete our online application form and attach your CV!
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to