Product Lead

Man Group
London, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with proven delivery management experience in complex, multi-team environments and a solid grasp of software engineering practices, comfortable with coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning with business strategy.

Best fit for

  • Individuals who have worked in regulated industries and possess domain knowledge of financial services or asset management.
    — “Experience within financial services, asset management or another regulated industry”
  • Candidates with a track record of balancing competing priorities and delivering measurable business value through technology.
    — “Track record of running complex, multi-team delivery initiatives, managing scope, schedule, risks and dependencies, and balancing competing priorities to deliver measurable business value”

Things to consider

  • This role requires maintaining relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the firm and external partners.
    — “Build and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders externally and at all levels of the firm”
  • Candidates must be prepared to manage and escalate risks related to project scope, schedule, and resourcing.
    — “Escalating early where scope, schedule or resourcing is at risk”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in shaping delivery strategies aligned with firm-wide objectives.
    — “Provide input to delivery goals, priorities and key initiatives, based on the needs of stakeholders”
  • Demonstrate your ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies effectively.
    — “Coordinating work across teams, providing clarity on what is being requested and its business value”
  • Emphasize your understanding of software engineering practices and delivery lifecycles.
    — “Sound understanding of software engineering practices, delivery lifecycles and the tooling that supports them”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • shaped delivery initiatives
  • coordinated work across teams
  • delivered maximum value to the firm
Typical background
proven project or delivery management experienceexperience in a complex, multi-team environment

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementDelivery ManagementStakeholder ManagementEngineering CollaborationDelivery Governance

Preferred

Risk ManagementTechnical Expertise

Stack & domain

LeadershipCommunicationFinanceTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Man Group via Greenhouse

About Man Group

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.

Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com

At Man Group, we respect your privacy and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding your Personal Data. We have developed policies and processes which are designed to provide for the security and integrity of your Personal Data. We are committed to Processing your Personal Data fairly and lawfully, and being open and transparent about such Processing. For further information on how we process your data, please see the privacy notice for applicants here.

  • As at 30 June 2026

The Role

A Product Lead augments the capabilities of Engineering Management to ensure that complex delivery initiatives are planned, coordinated and run effectively, and that the technology products and services they produce deliver maximum value to the firm.

You’ll shape the approach and facilitate the strategy for high performance project delivery.

Role Responsibilities

Engineering collaboration: Assist the engineering managers with delivery by coordinating work across teams, providing clarity on what is being requested and its business value, and removing blockers so commitments are met.

Delivery strategy: Provide input to delivery goals, priorities and key initiatives, based on the needs of stakeholders and in line with the firm and technology department strategy. This shapes and sequences the work of the engineering teams. 

Delivery planning: Support the Engineering teams with collating and managing features, enhancements and fixes, ensuring that these are clearly defined, estimated and sequenced into a realistic delivery plan with clear milestones and dependencies.

Stakeholder management: Build and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders externally and at all levels of the firm. Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure they are informed of progress, working with them to resolve impediments to delivery.  Report progress, risks, issues and dependencies clearly, and build stakeholder buy-in for new features and ways of working.

Delivery governance: Establish and run the cadence that keeps initiatives on track, including planning sessions, progress reporting, risk and issue logs, and post-delivery reviews, escalating early where scope, schedule or resourcing is at risk.

Subject matter expertise: Develop an understanding of the business drivers and processes supported by the product and services as well as the engineering tools used to support them.

Key Competencies

Essential

Proven project or delivery management experience running technology initiatives end to end, ideally within a complex, multi-team environment.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of an organisation.

Ability to translate stakeholder needs into clear, prioritised delivery plans with well-defined scope, milestones and dependencies.

Sound understanding of software engineering practices, delivery lifecycles and the tooling that supports them.

Track record of running complex, multi-team delivery initiatives, managing scope, schedule, risks and dependencies, and balancing competing priorities to deliver measurable business value.

Advantageous

Experience within financial services, asset management or another regulated industry.

Familiarity with platform engineering concepts such as SDLC and infrastructure.

Exposure to technology landscape assessment and maintaining a tech radar.

Relevant qualifications in project or programme management or agile delivery (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Scrum, SAFe).

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group

You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.

You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact TalentAcquisition@man.com.

Source: Man Group careers (Greenhouse)

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