1st Formations - Senior Product Manager
Requirements
• · 8+ years of product management experience, with a track record of increasing scope and ownership • · Strong technical background, with hands-on experience working with APIs, integrations, and system architecture (e.g. having worked closely with engineering on integration builds, or come from a technical/engineering background) • · Demonstrated experience owning a product area with meaningful technical complexity (integrations, platform, or infrastructure-adjacent products) • · Excellent cross-functional communication, able to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders • · Experience working within a startup or scaleup environment, comfortable with changing requirements and a fast pace • · Strong analytical mindset -comfortable with metrics, funnel analysis, and data-informed prioritisation • · Familiarity with compliance / regulatory constraints in product decisions (a plus, given the company formation and compliance context) • · Experience mentoring or providing product leadership to others
Responsibilities
• · Own product strategy and roadmap for key platform areas, including integrations with third-party services (e.g. Companies House, accounting/payroll systems, payment providers) • · Define and prioritise the API and integration roadmap, working closely with engineering on technical design and architecture decisions • · Translate business and user requirements into clear technical specifications engineering can build against • · Partner with engineering to evaluate build vs. buy decisions and assess third-party integration partners • · Work with design to ensure user-facing experiences are well-supported by underlying technical architecture • · Partner with compliance to ensure new capabilities meet regulatory requirements (particularly relevant given the company formation/compliance context) • · Define and track product metrics, using data to inform prioritisation and validate outcomes • · Communicate roadmap, trade-offs, and technical constraints clearly to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams • · Run discovery with users and internal stakeholders to validate problems before committing engineering resource • · Mentor and support the development of other product managers, where applicable
Benefits
• At 1st Formations, we empower entrepreneurs to start, run, and grow their businesses with confidence. • Running a business shouldn’t be slowed down by company formation, statutory compliance, accounting, or payroll. From day one, these essentials should be seamless, reliable, and intelligently handled — freeing founders to focus on building and scaling. • We’re a leading UK provider of company formation and compliance services, building a modern, fully integrated technology platform that supports founders at every stage of their journey. Our platform brings together formation, compliance, accounting, payroll, and ongoing business support in one cohesive experience. • No stitched-together services.No legacy workflows disguised as software. • Just a single, scalable platform built for ambitious founders who want to move fast, stay compliant, and grow with confidence. • You’ll be joining a business with strong momentum, clear direction, and real opportunity for progression. • · £18m annual revenue, including £9m ARR • · Over 1 million companies formed • · Certified B Corp and Carbon Neutral Business • · Forecast to grow 5x–10x over the next three years • · £100k + and comprehensive benefits package • · Hybrid working model • · Real opportunities for progression as the business scales • · The chance to influence both customer experience and product development • · A culture that values ownership, impact, and continuous learning
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