Product Manager - NEC Housing

Location: Remote, United Kingdom; hybrid or remote subject to location. Candidates must have a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK.

Company

hirify.global is part of NEC Corporation and develops software supporting public services, including housing, healthcare, emergency response, transport, policing, and local authorities.

What you will do

• Conduct market research covering legislative, regulatory, competitive, economic, and market-driver trends.
• Own product expertise and collaborate with customers through co-design workshops, user groups, and meetings to define business needs and requirements.
• Create requirements, user stories, and wireframes, supporting development, QA, final test verification, and product documentation.
• Build business cases covering market uptake, pricing, and margin analysis, and manage third-party requirements with suppliers and integrators.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps, support bids and proposals, deliver presentations, and contribute to product launches.

Requirements

• Experience in UK social housing as a customer or software solution provider.
• Strong knowledge of project life cycles and methodologies, with experience delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Experience defining product enhancements, UI/UX design, and Agile new product development.
• Experience with housing management systems or related software, including Rents, Service Charges, Allocations, or mobile alternatives.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Full, valid UK or EC driving licence and ability to travel within the UK.
• Pre-existing right to work in the UK; documentary evidence is required.
• Offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks; a DBS check may be required depending on the role.

Nice to have

• Ability to build relationships and understand client perspectives.
• Effective time management, resource allocation, and decision-making skills.
• Experience in end-to-end product life cycle management.
• Experience designing digital solutions for social housing, including mobile apps and web platforms.
• Proficiency with Figma and JIRA.
• Working knowledge of NEC Housing.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a flexible remote or hybrid arrangement subject to location.
• Private medical cover funded for employees, with optional family cover at additional cost.
• 25 days of paid holiday with the option to buy or sell days.
• Life assurance of four times basic salary, funded by NEC, with optional increased cover.
• Group pension plan with employer contributions of up to 8.5%, plus flexible benefits.
• Equal opportunities employer with reasonable adjustments and accessibility support available during recruitment.