Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.
Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.
Overview of the role:
Fixed Term 12 months
Are you ready to shape the future? As a Senior Product Manager, you'll play a leading role in shaping and delivering our digital product strategy, driving outcomes across a portfolio of products from customer discovery and product strategy through to delivery, launch and continuous improvement.
You'll work closely with senior cross-functional leaders to solve complex customer problems, define product direction and influence strategic decisions, while strengthening our product management capability across the organisation.
You'll work across a diverse portfolio of digital products, including our industry-leading Moata platform, defining solutions that address complex engineering challenges and create better outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve.
As AI capabilities continue to evolve, you'll identify strategic opportunities to apply AI across our products, shaping solutions that improve user experiences, streamline workflows and deliver measurable value for our customers and the business.
Key responsibilities and duties include:
Product Strategy and Vision:
- Define and communicate the product vision aligned with broader organisational goals.
- Develop product roadmaps that balance customer needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
- Incorporate feedback from customers and stakeholders into the product strategy.
- Identify strategic opportunities where AI and emerging technologies can enhance products, unlock new capabilities, and deliver meaningful customer and business value.
Product Development and Execution:
- Lead end-to-end product development, from concept to delivery.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, domain, and marketing) to ensure successful execution.
- Monitor progress, adjust schedules, and manage resources effectively.
Market Research and Insights:
- Conduct market research to identify trends, customer pain points, and competitive landscapes.
- Gather insights from customers, business development teams, and industry experts.
- Use data-driven analysis to inform product decisions.
- Stay at the forefront of AI developments and emerging technologies relevant to our products and the AEC sector.
Stakeholder Management:
- Build trusted relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, including clients and strategic partners.
- Understand their needs, pain points, and business objectives.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into actionable product features.
Product Lifecycle Management:
- Define and monitor product success measures using customer feedback, product data, and commercial outcomes.
- Analyse product performance to identify opportunities for growth, optimisation, and innovation.
- Lead experimentation, iteration, and the continuous enhancement of existing products.
- Evaluate the impact of new capabilities, including AI-enabled features, ensuring they deliver meaningful customer and business value.
Business Acumen:
- Understand the B2B landscape, industry trends, and competitive forces.
- Identify growth opportunities and areas for differentiation.
- Balance short-term revenue goals with long-term strategic vision.
Leadership and Coaching:
- Lead by example, championing modern product management practices and a customer-centric approach.
- Share knowledge and product expertise to help teams make better product decisions and deliver stronger outcomes.
- Coach and support the wider team to achieve their product goals.
- Contribute to and support the continuous evolution of the product management function.
Candidate Specifications:
Essential:
Formal Education and Experience:
- University degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years' product management experience, preferably in B2B environments.
- Proven track record of successful product launches and high levels of client satisfaction.
Skills and Abilities:
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across functions and influence stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset.
- Adaptable and effective in a dynamic business environment.
- Passion for AI and emerging technologies, with a strong desire to shape their application in creating innovative, customer-centric digital products.
Desirable:
- Experience in B2B software, enterprise solutions, or industrial sectors.
- Partner management and ecosystem development experience.
- Technical software background with knowledge of AI is desirable.
- Knowledge of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector is desirable but not essential.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Financial wellbeing
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Employee Ownership
- Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
- Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
- As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
- Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
- For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
Health and wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Lifestyle
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
- We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.
Learning and development
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.