IT Product Manager
Location:London (Hybrid)
The role
We are seeking an experienced and motivated IT Product Manager to join our dynamically evolving team. The successful candidate will manage the agile and product-oriented transformation of our corporate IT infrastructure and IT service teams. This role is pivotal in driving our teams to adopt modern methodologies and frameworks, prioritize their roadmaps, and ensure seamless delivery of IT services, all while treating internal employees as valued customers. IT Product Manager will be responsible for setting and prioritizing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and aligning these with the key business stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing
1. Product manage our IT Infrastructure and Helpdesk Teams: Manage the ownership and monitoring of the products and service owned by the team through use of the objectives and KPIs you will define
2. Adopt Agile Methodologies: Transform the teams to work with agile methodologies, focusing on roadmaps, prioritization, and continuous improvement.
3. Roadmap and Requirements Management: Work with internal stakeholders to understand their roadmaps, requirements, and priorities. Maintain a backlog of improvements for your area, clearly describing how they support our overall business goals
4. OKRs Setting and Prioritization: Establish and prioritize Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the IT teams, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals and driving accountability.
5. Business cases: Create and validate business cases that underpin the product/initiative, with clear definition of opportunity, costs, and benefit. Initiate and/or undertake any analysis to highlight any impacts to systems or business processes
6. Drive Cloud Migration: Collaborate with the IT Infrastructure team to guide and support the migration of in-house systems to a modern, cloud-based setup.
7. Implement Modern Service Framework: Lead the IT Helpdesk team in adopting a customer-centric approach, treating internal employees as customers and enhancing service delivery.
8. Delivery Management: Balance product management with delivery responsibilities, ensuring projects are completed efficiently and effectively.
9. Team Transformation: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the teams, encouraging the adoption of best practices and new technologies.
10. Reporting and Documentation: Provide regular reports on the progress, status, and performance of the IT OKRs, KPIs and value delivery.
We're looking for someone who
11. Can lead product discovery
12. Takes responsibility for a product and delivers it through the technical and service oriented teams
13. Makes data driven decisions
14. Is passionate about delivering quality service to end users
15. Has excellent organisational skills and the ability to multitask
16. Sets and measures clear, realistic and timely goals
17. Builds a deep understanding of how an organisation is run, both commercially and operationally
Technical Expertise:
18. Strong background in IT product management, working with internal IT teams and business stakeholders
19. Experience with agile methodologies, road mapping, and prioritization.
20. Familiarity with IT Helpdesk operations and customer-centric service delivery.
21. Working understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, and modern service frameworks.
Tooling and Technologies:
22. Implementing and adopting product management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Asana).
23. Agile project management tools and practices.
24. Service management frameworks (e.g., ITIL).
What you’ll bring to the role
25. A proven track record in IT product management.
26. Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and modern service frameworks.
27. Demonstrated ability to lead and transform IT teams to adopt new ways of working.
28. Proven delivery management skills with the ability to balance product and delivery responsibilities.
29. Proven experience in setting and prioritizing OKRs to align with strategic goals.
30. Understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud technologies, and service management best practices.
31. Proven ability to foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and customer-centric service delivery.
About Rightmove
Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.
We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.
Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:
32. We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
33. We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
34. We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
35. We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
36. We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact.
We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!
If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...
People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.
What we offer
37. Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments
38. Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan
39. 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes
40. Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office
41. Contributory stakeholder pension
42. Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life
43. Competitive compensation package
44. Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility
45. Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan
46. Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching
47. Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.
Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can’t say ‘yes’ to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate, then get in touch.