Junior Product Manager

Location: Horsham (UK)

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00 (37.5 hours)

Overview:

Metricell is on a mission to deliver connectivity. We work with our customers in the telecommunications industry to design, deliver and manage wireless communication networks – with a shared ambition of achieving flawless network experience.

Our entrepreneurial team shares a passion for technology, and we provide a great environment for you to grow and develop your career. Together, we achieve breakthrough results for our clients. You will be expected to play your part, right from the start.

Metricell is growing and we’re looking for a Junior Product Manager to join our Commercial Division. As a Junior Product Manager, you will assist in defining product requirements, build, maintain and communicate Metricell’s product roadmap, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and go-to-market strategies. You will work closely with the UI/UX Designer to bring products to life and ensure developers have the required inputs to implement the Product Management Team’s vision.

Do you want to make a big impact in a small amount of time? Are you a talented team player with bags of self-motivation? If so, we want to hear from you!

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyse customer feedback to identify customer needs and product opportunities
• Develop a deep understanding of our products and services in order to stay in-touch with our product USPs
• Assist in defining product requirements and help build, maintain and communicate Metricell’s product roadmap (more details here: https://www.metricell.com/products)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as project management, sales and marketing, to ensure successful product launches and go-to-market strategies
• Collaborate with the UI/UX Designer to bring products to life and ensure developers have the required inputs to implement the Product Management Team’s vision
• Ensure that the development team has a clear understanding of product requirements and that all team members are aligned with the product vision and goals
• Participate in customer demos, sales enablement activities, and product training to ensure successful product adoption
• Manage product lifecycles and identify opportunities for product improvement and expansion
• Monitor product performance metrics and provide insights to stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to inform product strategy
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and gather customer feedback to inform product decisions

We require you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, computer science, or related field (or relevant demonstrated experience)
• Self-starter with the ability to communicate and interact with people at all levels both externally and internally
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Keen interest in all thing’s technology and willing to get hands on
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Good problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• 3 years UK residency and work history to undergo security clearance

Desirable but not essential to the role:

• 1-2 years of experience in product management, sales and marketing, business analyst or related field
• A knowledge of telecoms, mobile networks, selling into Government
• Proven success in product strategy development, product launch, and product lifecycle management

Benefits:

• Additional day off for your Birthday
• 2 days volunteering leave per year
• 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Childcare vouchers
• Gym, showers and games room
• Monthly social events
• Charity and fundraising events
• Generous annual training budget
• Apprenticeships including Degree Apprenticeships supported
• Hybrid working an option after 3 months

Following your successful probationary period:

• Vitality private health care (icluding hearing, sight and dental)
• Bike2Work scheme
• Performance bonus scheme
• EMI share scheme
• LinkedIn Learning platform

About Metricell

We are a young and entrepreneurial software company based in Horsham, only 10 minutes’ walk from the train station. If you prefer to drive, we have onsite car parking at the premises too.

We’ve been on the forefront of network connectivity for over ten years and our solutions are helping governments, network operators and everyday businesses around the world to become Better Connected. We are immensely proud to have been awarded the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise. This award is recognition of how our crowdsourcing technology is helping customers around the world to measure and monitor network performance: from Wi-Fi hotspots to mobile coverage. Our products use the latest technologies and span a range of areas, predominantly within the Telecommunications space including; test and measurement, crowdsourcing, digital customer care / self-service, geospatial intelligence and network visualisation.

Our innovative, market-leading software is in use by tens of thousands of personnel working for some of the world’s largest mobile network operators for the benefit of millions of their subscribers. But the product is only as good as our people! Metricell is headquartered in the UK but we operate internationally. Our headcount has increased tenfold in the last 10 years.

As well as being a local business, we make great effort to make sure our office space is the best it can be, with a fully equipped gym, and large social space with a pool table and table football. We hold various social events throughout the year, these include; escape rooms, competitions, summer parties, variety of sports and our notorious game shows and quizzes! We organise numerous charity events throughout the year including, London to Brighton bike ride, Tough Mudder, Lockdown Head Shave, Silent Auction and our popular Christmas Raffle, in order to raise money for fantastic causes in our local area. Some of charities we have supported include; Horsham Matters, Chestnut Tree House, Stonewall, Horsham district food bank and the NSPCC.

If this job description doesn’t sound like a good fit but you’d still like to work for us, then feel free to send in your CV and we’ll be in touch.

You can find out more about us here www.metricell.com/about

Are you the experienced, and talented ‘Junior Product Manager’ that we are looking for? If so, please click the “apply” button today to submit your CV for consideration.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus

Application question(s):

• Do you currently have the right to work in the UK?
• Can you reliably commute to the Horsham office? RH13 5PX

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Horsham, RH13 5PX

Application deadline: 16/04/2023