
Technical Product Manager
The Signal Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
Distributed SystemsPythonSQL
About the role
- Build a strong understanding of backend architecture, data pipelines, and APIs, and how they power the Signal Ocean SaaS platform
- Translate complex technical and data science concepts into clear, actionable product requirements for backend engineers and data scientists
- Define and prioritize features related to backend services, analytics engines, and integrations, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
- Collaborate closely with data scientists and engineers to design solutions that transform raw data into usable insights for downstream applications
- Contribute to the collection and organization of product requirements and feedback from internal and external stakeholders, focusing on data-intensive workflows
- Ensure backend developments align with overall product strategy, supporting front-end teams and client-facing features indirectly
- Support successful product delivery by removing blockers, facilitating cross-team communication, and ensuring alignment throughout the development lifecycle
- Monitor backend performance, data quality, and system reliability through analytics and reporting, using insights to guide roadmap priorities
- Build deep knowledge of the shipping industry and bridge business needs with technical possibilities
- Contribute to a positive, curious, and high-performing team culture
Requirements
- Strong data science/software engineering background – demonstrated through hands-on experience
- 2+ years of experience as a Product Manager, preferably in backend, data platforms, or infrastructure-heavy products
- Very good technical data skills, including hands-on experience in SQL
- Experience with Python or R (mandatory); familiarity with data visualization/BI tools is a plus
- Comfort with backend concepts such as data pipelines, APIs, distributed systems, and large-scale data processing
- Working experience with agile methodologies (Kanban or Scrum), ideally with hands-on experience in JIRA and Productboard
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills, with a collaborative mindset
- Excellent command of written and spoken English (company’s working language)
Benefits
- Generous compensation with additional performance incentives.
- Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan.
- Opportunity to work alongside experienced people in software engineering, data science & shipping business with mentoring.
- Hybrid remote work policy — 6 working days at premises per month with happy hour events.
- 2-4 weeks of onboarding training with access to ~30 trainers.
- Career growth opportunities and structured development discussions every 4 months.
- Personal learning budget for training, seminars, conferences (750 to 2000 EUR annually depending on seniority).
- Regular team bonding events and activities.
- Fitness benefits to support health and wellbeing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data sciencesoftware engineeringSQLPythonRdata pipelinesAPIsdistributed systemslarge-scale data processingagile methodologies
Soft skills
communicationpresentationorganizational skillscollaborative mindset