Product manager

CreateFuture are looking for a collaborative and pragmatic Lead Product Manager to join our growing team and help us define and develop an exciting array of products over a variety of industries, technologies and domains.

• Reporting into the Head of Product Operations and be able to represent the team as we grow
• Leading a team of Product Managers and support recruitment
• Helping embed and support career progression pathways using our development framework for personal growth
• Providing support to the team through mentorship and coaching
• Acting as an escalation point for the team, helping to remove internal and external blockers as needed
• Supporting resourcing of Product Managers on projects
• Identifying training and development needs
• Lead clients through their digital transformation journey, ensuring long term lasting relationships are made with key decision-makers
• Working with the team to improve, shape and structure the Product Management ways of working

• Passionate about Product Management as a discipline and keen to keep up to date on emerging trends, as well as experimenting with new tools and techniques
• Recent relevant experience of leading product focused engagements
• Knowledge and experience of Product Management frameworks and approaches for continuous discovery and delivery
• Have experience of product research and collecting evidence to support value propositions
• Experience working within a digital transformation and AI consultancy, delivering technology solutions to enterprise clients.
• Practical experience applying AI to products, services or delivery, with a good understanding of how AI can create value for clients.
• Experience mentoring, coaching and developing Product Managers and supporting the growth of product capability.
• Have experience of using data to help drive decisions and steer the direction of the product towards the client’s north star
• Knowledge of web and mobile technologies and practices
• Experience leading or supporting client discovery, workshops and product strategy, translating business needs into digital solutions.
• Be comfortable with ambiguity and help provide clarity in all situations
• We’re particularly interested in people who are curious about how AI is changing the craft of Product Management and are actively exploring what that means in practice.
• Будет плюсом: Have experience shaping or delivering AI-enabled products, services or propositions, from early discovery through to live products; Understand the opportunities and limitations of LLMs, generative AI and agentic systems, and can translate these into meaningful customer and business outcomes; Have experimented with AI-native product development, using AI to accelerate research, discovery, prototyping, analysis, documentation or decision-making; Can identify where AI agents or automation could change a customer journey, business process or product experience, rather than simply adding AI features to an existing product; Understand some of the new product considerations AI introduces — including evaluation, trust, human oversight, data, governance and responsible AI; Are proactive about new AI capabilities, tools and ways of working, and enjoy helping others build their confidence and capability too

• 35 days leave (including bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Financial coaching + 5% pension match.
• 40 hours of paid learning and development.
• We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed.
• We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look.
• Everyone at CreateFuture undertakes AI-native training, and we’ll support you to build these capabilities and put them into practice.
• We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally.
• You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do.