Franchise Brands plc
Product Development Manager
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Product Development Manager
Franchise Brands – Product Development Manager
Location
Remote with travel to Macclesfield
Contract Type
Full-time permanent
Salary & Benefits
£70,000 – £95,000 DOE + comprehensive benefits package
About Franchise Brands
Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor, driving the growth of market-leading businesses—primarily via franchise model.
Fast-growing network:
- 7 established brands across the UK, North America, and Europe
- Over 625 franchisees
- Brands supported by central services: Franchise Support, National Sales, IT, Marketing, Finance, Recruitment, and HR
- Flagship brands: Metro Rod, Metro Plumb, Willow Pumps, Filta, and recent expansion: Pirtek (Europe)
The Role: Product Development Manager
A pivotal leadership opportunity at the intersection of people management, product ownership, and delivery governance. This role ensures the evolution of our enterprise-scale work management platform, driving scalable, commercially valuable solutions across industries.
You’ll bridge customer needs, business strategy, and technical excellence while building high-performing teams.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
People Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of Software Developers, Product Managers, and Business Analysts
- Performance management: Set objectives, conduct one-to-ones and reviews, and coach career growth
- Foster a collaborative, high-trust culture with a focus on continuous learning
- Build capabilities, best practices, and career pathways for your team
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Product Strategy & Roadmap Execution
- Own and drive the strategic roadmap for a multi-client enterprise platform
- Ensure measurable business value and ROI for all product investments
- Balance client-specific requirements with long-term platform sustainability
- Agile prioritisation: Collaborate with stakeholders to define direction and opportunities
Delivery & Governance
- Ensure high-quality product artefacts, requirements, and backlogs
- Partner with Engineering leadership to deliver reliable, scalable outputs
- Act as the escalation point for risks, issues, and conflicts
- Oversee QA, automated testing, and regression practices
- Drive process improvement in product development
About You
Essential Criteria
✔ Proven team management expertise: Experience leading Product Management, Business Analysis, or similar teams ✔ Enterprise software delivery: Strong track record with B2B SaaS/platforms ✔ Agile proficiency: Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies ✔ Work management expertise: Familiarity with workflow, process-driven platforms ✔ Stakeholder excellence: Ability to align tech/hands-off stakeholders for direction ✔ Balancing strategy & execution: Pragmatic leadership combining **big-picture thinking and hands-on delivery
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Desirable
🔹 Multi-tenant SaaS systems experience 🔹 Azure DevOps/Scrum tools familiarity 🔹 Multi-client stakeholder management – diplomatic, adaptable leadership 🔹 QA & testing frameworks – knowledge of automated regression/scalable deployments
What Drives You?
✅ Passion for people development – a keeper of talent ✅ Customer obsession – clarity on how solutions create real business impact ✅ Strategic + tactical mindset – balances vision with delivery velocity ✅ Influencing skills – builds consensus across technical/non-technical groups ✅ Meaningful outcomes – products built for durable value
Why Join Us?
Comprehensive Benefits
- Working hours flexibility + 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Royal London Pension + Group Life Assurance
- Additional leave (Family-friendly benefits, Special Leave)
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Perks & Wellbeing:
- Laptop/Mobile
- Free eye tests + glass subsidy
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health Support
- Training & Learning: Career progression guaranteed
- Discount schemes
Diversity & Inclusion 🚀 Equal opportunities employer: All backgrounds encouraged – especially those who want to grow with us.
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