Technical Product Manager

Company: JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP
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Location: London
Job Description:

At a glance:

  • Flexible Working: This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home (in the UK) and Bracknell Head Office / London Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises.
  • Office Frequency: Our Engineering team currently works from the office roughly twice a week to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings, but again the frequency is dependent on the business needs.
  • Salary range: £57,600 – £92,400 (depending upon experience)
  • Contract type: Permanent

Find out more about being a Software Engineer in the Partnership, and the technology we use.

What you’ll be doing?

We are modernising our Infrastructure moving to Google Cloud and establishing a number of key Platforms that will be the foundation for the future of the John Lewis Partnership. We are migrating much of our existing on-premises Infrastructure services to cloud and SaaS solutions providing a modern Platform(s) on which newly formed Product teams can flourish.

The Technical Product Manager role will enable you over time to work across a number of different technical products and Platforms. You will help shape how the assignment works within the Partnership, working within a small existing community. The capability will be essential as we modernise our existing estate, develop Platform thinking, to ensure our application and technical estate.

You will have:

  • Experience in Google Cloud – awareness of its strengths, core products and how they can be used effectively.
  • Knowledge of good platform engineering practices – why it matters and how it can be an accelerator for Engineers.
  • The ability to work collaboratively with engineering teams.
  • Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence leaders and collaborate effectively with individuals outside of your immediate sphere, building lasting and productive relationships.
  • A passion for innovation and change, with experience leading initiatives that drive transformative, secure engineering practices.
  • A commitment to continuous learning and staying updated on the latest cloud, infrastructure and security trends and industry developments.
  • People Manager experience – option to join the People Management community and manage people though no requirement in role.
  • Deliver value for John Lewis Partnership by ensuring quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness from all infrastructure management contracts.
  • Good commercial, delivery and operational acumen, demonstrating knowledge and hands-on experience in building positive relationships, including third parties.
  • FinOps experience: Budgeting/Forecasting/Cost Optimisation.

Essential Skills:

  • Technical experience within one or more Cloud Providers, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure or/and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Technical Product Management experience building a secure, self-service administrative capability for Cloud Platforms.
  • Experience of building a clear vision, Product roadmap – working with key stakeholders and ability to articulate the value of what is being built.
  • Extensive knowledge of the development lifecycle and Continuous Delivery and Operability best practices.
  • Ability to work within a small team and influence key stakeholders to deliver the Product Roadmap.
  • Collaboration with wider teams including Architecture, Engineering, Security, FinOps, Service Management and Infrastructure to define technical requirements, solve issues and develop new product features.

Next Steps:

  • The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to do before the closing date.
  • If you are successful following your initial application, the next stages are: a screening telephone call with a recruiter, two rounds of interviews.
  • You’ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we’ll be sure to discuss it with you.

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Posted: April 1st, 2025