Job Description
Detailed posting here: https://www.kiplot.com/careers/product-manager/
What is Kiplot?
Kiplot enables large organisations to turn their strategy into reality.
Business strategy is about building a plan to be better tomorrow than you are today. Getting this right can be the difference between leading the market and total irrelevance. Kiplot is an enterprise SaaS platform that gives organisations the power to easily plan, prioritise, fund, and manage their projects to deliver on their strategy.
Right now, managing large numbers of projects and interwoven technology roadmaps is a painful issue for Executives and their teams. They feel like they’re flying blind, unable to make sense of the noise generated through endless PowerPoint and Excel reports. Kiplot gives them the capability they need to steer their organisation towards their vision.
This market and problem space (known as PPM) is not new – it’s already worth over $4 billion, and is projected to grow by 50% over the next 4 years. But the solutions landscape is dominated by outdated legacy players (most over 20 years old) who can’t keep up with the emerging landscape of technology and digital transformation. Successful implementation of Kiplot enables organisations to realise multi-million $ benefits from Kiplot. By example, a Bank in the UK has achieved a 24% increase in their return on investment delivering projects. When you’re spending over $100m/year, that’s worth more than $24m/year.
Kiplot belongs to a new breed of enterprise software. Beautiful, visual, interactive, easy to use and endlessly configurable without the need for technical expertise or paid support. Our customers rave about the product and the business outcomes it drives for them. Now we just need to get it into the hands of more people.
We are backed by a consortium of angel investors and are already profitable. Despite being a young start-up, Kiplot’s platform is already relied upon by some of the world’s biggest and best known financial services companies in the UK and abroad (sorry, we can only name some of them publicly). We are looking for fun, extremely smart and exceptionally driven people to join us as we transform ways of working in the enterprise organisations.
Job Description
Kiplot is a SaaS product company, and as a Product Manager at Kiplot, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of our platform. You’ll drive the conception and development of new features and enhancements by working closely with users, our engineering team, and internal stakeholders.
As Kipot’s first dedicated Product hire, you will report directly to the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer. Acting as part-time Scrum Master, part-time Product Owner, and full-time user advocate, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of features that truly resonate with our users’ needs. You will contribute to the overall product vision and ensure that the product roadmap not only aligns with this vision but also adapts dynamically to feedback from users and stakeholders.
This role will see you balancing strategic decision-making with the tactical execution of refining features, managing a complex backlog, and guiding the refinement, acceptance and delivery of features into our platform. Your ability to bridge technical and business requirements will be key to unlocking value for both Kiplot and its users.
Kiplot is used by users in large enterprise organizations. As part of the role you will be communicating with our customers for research and to update them on our roadmap and enhancements. The role works across all teams at Kiplot.
You will be working in a fun and supportive team of curious, hardworking, and exceptionally driven people who genuinely care about building incredible software that transforms how organizations operate.
A typical day will see you:
Work directly with development teams and senior stakeholders to:
* Refine product features, translating high-level ideas into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
* Manage the product backlog, ensuring that tasks are well-prioritized and aligned with business goals and customer needs.
* Facilitate feature and backlog refinement sessions, sprint planning, and retrospectives to keep the team aligned and on track.
* Collaborate with the engineering team to remove blockers and clarify feature requirements as needed.
* Act as the voice of the customer, ensuring feedback from customers is incorporated into the product roadmap.
* Drive the product roadmap by identifying high-value opportunities and working with the broader team to prioritize them.
* Communicate product enhancements to our customers aligned with product releases
Work with the wider Kiplot team to:
* Align product development with customer success, ensuring we are constantly improving based on real-world feedback.
* Balance competing demands from the different teams, keeping everyone informed and focused on what matters most.
* Help us scale by improving product development processes and workflows
About you
You’re a problem-solver and a decision-maker, thriving in environments where you can make a tangible impact.
You are passionate about technology and product development, with a keen eye for detail and a focus on delivering value to customers.
Chaos is your arch nemesis; structure, organization, and frameworks are your allies in the lifelong battle you fight for victory. You excel at bringing clarity and order to complex situations.
You understand the constant balancing act between product strategy, sales pressure, technical debt, and user demands. You excel at prioritizing effectively, knowing that while you can’t keep everyone happy all the time, you can drive the best outcomes for the product and the business.
You enjoy working collaboratively across departments to ensure that the product vision is executed smoothly.
You are comfortable managing complexity and breaking it down into simple, actionable tasks.
You enjoy the balance of working on strategic, big-picture goals while staying hands-on with the execution.
You embrace an environment that knows how to blend fun with hard work
Skills and experience
Must haves:
2+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a similar role in an Agile environment.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and backlog management.
Proven experience translating business requirements into detailed user stories and managing a product backlog.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of working with development teams and stakeholders.
Experience facilitating sprint planning, backlog refinement, and other Agile-type ceremonies
Knowledge of product management tools such as Gitlab, Jira, or equivalent
Optional bonus points:
Experience working on a SaaS product
Experience with wireframing and a strong focus on UI/UX design
Experience working with enterprise organizations to build and refine complex products
Familiarity with project portfolio management software or related tools (e.g. Kiplot, Planview. Clarity, Jira ALign)
A love for well-designed products
Company Benefits
We work hard to build an outcome-focused culture that welcomes and makes the most of different thinking styles while embracing work-life balance. We offer flexible working between home and the office. Teams choose their location based on a combination of preference and customer demands.
Our office in Old Street offers breakfast, endless coffee, tea, and fruit. There’s beer and pizza every Thursday—and it’s pet-friendly!
Our monthly socials are popular and have so far included virtual clay pigeon shooting, real-life Mario Kart, escape rooms, pizza making, and company-wide trips abroad including Tenerife and Lisbon.
Benefits Include:
* £40K - £55K
* 28 Days Annual Holiday
* Early-Stage Equity/Options
* Flexible Working (Fully Remote or Hybrid)
* Pension Scheme
* Private Health Insurance
* Screens and Other Homeworking Setups as Required
* Pet-Friendly Office
Interview Process
1. 30 minute video call introduction
2. 90 minute skills & experience interview
3. 30 minute video call with founder(s)
4. Offer!