Associate Product Manager
Pinewood.AI
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Birmingham • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
Azure
About the role
- Support Product Managers in defining and delivering product enhancements across multiple modules of the Pinewood.AI platform, including sales, aftersales, parts, CRM, F&I, reporting, and core platform capabilities.
- Contribute to product discovery, research, and problem definition, from early exploration through to release and value tracking.
- Write and support clear, well-structured product requirements aligned to user needs and business goals.
- Assist with backlog management and prioritisation using data, customer insight, and stakeholder feedback.
- Own defined problem spaces or customer segments, building strong understanding of their challenges and opportunities.
- Conduct customer interviews, surveys, and research to validate problems and inform product decisions.
- Collaborate closely with Architects, Developers, Designers, Project Delivery Managers, and Account Management to ensure shared understanding and smooth delivery.
- Contribute to roadmap planning, balancing innovation, platform evolution, and core product improvements.
- Support market and competitor analysis to understand customer expectations and Pinewood.AI’s positioning.
- Help communicate product progress, delivery plans, and feature benefits clearly across the business and with customers and partners.
Requirements
- Degree-level education or equivalent practical experience.
- Extensive experience within automotive retail, dealership operations, or dealer management systems.
- Previous experience in a product, delivery, or related role such as Associate Product Manager, Product Owner, or Business Analyst.
- Understanding of software development and product lifecycles.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery methods such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, or similar frameworks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Comfortable gathering, analysing, and interpreting information from multiple sources.
- Experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Figma, or similar platforms.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to meet dealers, partners, or manufacturers in the UK and internationally.
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Bonus scheme
- Share scheme
- Hybrid working
- 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays
- 4x life assurance
- Enhanced family-friendly leave - 5 months' full pay for maternity or adoption, plus 2 weeks' fully paid paternity/adoption leave and an extra 2 weeks to use as paid annual leave within 24 months of birth or adoption
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - free, confidential 24/7 support for you and your immediate family (including counselling, legal & financial advice, and wellbeing resources)
- Ongoing training & professional development
- Free onsite gym (Birmingham)
- Cycle to Work scheme - save up to 40% on bikes and accessories through salary sacrifice
- Eyecare vouchers - free eye test and contribution towards prescription glasses
- Regular social events
- Employee recognition and awards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product requirementsbacklog managementproduct discoverycustomer interviewsmarket analysiscompetitor analysissoftware development lifecycleAgile delivery methodsScrumKanban
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationorganisational skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementproactive approachcollaborationcustomer insight analysisresearch skills