Product Manager

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Foodsteps is hiring a Product Manager!

About Foodsteps

We are a food sustainability start-up with a mission to help food businesses measure, reduce and communicate their environmental impact. Food systems account for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and are the leading driver of biodiversity loss, so immediate positive change in this area is crucial if we are to avoid catastrophic consequences from the ecological crisis. We are seeking candidates who share our sense of urgency and passion for working on something that contributes to the solution.

Our Product

Our platform allows clients to analyse the environmental impact of their food. Clients tell us what ingredients they use, where they source the ingredients from, their production steps, transportation and waste streams, etc. We use that information to calculate the environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle, helping our customers make their food offering more sustainable.

In this role you will be working directly on product initiatives that make a real difference to our customers' food sustainability journey and directly contribute to the Foodstep's mission.

The Role

We are looking for a Product Manager looking to take an early step in their career, and join a team that's helping food businesses to fight the climate crisis.

This opportunity is ideal for a junior or aspiring product manager to gain experience and mentoring to develop product management skills over time. You will be responsible for discovery and delivery of the Foodsteps SAAS platform, including:

• Working with our Product Designer and Software Engineers on conception, launch and maintenance of solutions in the Foodsteps SAAS platform.
• Defining, communicating and prioritising user stories in a scrum environment to help the Product Team understand how they can provide value to customers and our business.
• Conducting user research and data analysis, and using collaborative techniques to understand the different personas within our market, and to identify opportunities that provide value to customers and our business.
• Reviewing and providing valuable feedback to the Product Designer on sketches, prototypes and detailed designs.
• Working with the Head of Product on strategy and roadmap.

Essential Experience/Skills

• 1-2 years of experience working in a Product/Technical team, or in a role that works closely with such a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to empathise and work with users and colleagues with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and motivations
• Ability to impartially analyse data, confidently question popular thinking, and justify decisions

Desirable Experience/Skills

• Previous experience in a product management role
• A working knowledge of the domain of sustainability, food manufacturing or food service
• Experience with scrum

Salary, Location and Benefits

• £40,000 - £50,000
• Full range of benefits, including 27 paid holiday days, flexible working, and climate perks travel days.
• UK-based, able to visit our London office at least once a month

Our Team and Workplace

We are a UK-based company with an office space in London. Most of us go into the office two or three days a week, while some are fully remote. We are currently a team of about 30 people (check out the "About Us" section of our website).