Lead Product Manager

Job Description
Amazing Career Moments Happen Here
Transforming the insurance industry is ambitious, we know. That's why at Applied, we're building a team that shows up every day ready to learn, willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers - all within a culture built on values that make us indispensable to each other too. With 40+ years of experience in the insurtech game, we're not just redefining what's achievable, we're creating a place where amazing career moments are made possible.
Position Overview
We're searching for a Lead Product Manager to join our Product Management Europe team in a remote or hybrid location (offices are Brighton and Belfast).
The Lead Product Manager will act as a strategic advisor across Product Operations, Engineering, UX, Sales, and Services-bringing market insight, commercial awareness, and structured decision-making to complex product challenges.
This individual will help ensure that local product strategies align with broader European and global product direction, and that investments are clearly tied to customer outcomes, commercial value, and long-term platform strategy.
To keep us headed in the right direction, we're looking for people who understand winning is a team sport, who value and seek to learn from our team's diverse experiences and backgrounds, who welcome a challenge and take risks in the pursuit of creating better outcomes for our customers, and who can, at any given time, step back to laugh and have some fun.
What You'll Do

• Partner closely with the VP, Product and Engineering and Director of Product Operations to help define, evolve, and communicate product strategy for the European portfolio, with an initial focus on Ireland.
• Provide strategic input into portfolio-level decision-making, including prioritisation, sequencing of initiatives, and trade-off analysis across products and markets.
• Develop and articulate clear problem statements, opportunity assessments, and strategic options to support informed product investment decisions.
• Bring strong market and industry insight, including competitive analysis, customer needs, regulatory considerations, and technology trends, to inform strategy.
• Support Product Operations in shaping and maintaining effective product planning, discovery, and governance processes.
• Work closely with Engineering and UX leadership to ensure strategic intent is translated into coherent roadmaps and executable plans.
• Contribute to customer discovery and validation activities, including interviews, workflow analysis, and synthesis of customer feedback, in partnership with Product Operations.
• Provide commercial and financial insight to ensure strategies include clear value propositions, revenue opportunities, and cost considerations.
• Define, track, and communicate strategic KPIs and success measures for major product initiatives.
• Support cross-product alignment and consolidation initiatives across Europe and North America where appropriate.
• Contribute to business cases for major investments, including options analysis and recommended approaches.
• Identify strategic risks, dependencies, and opportunities related to acquisitions, integrations, partnerships, or third-party solutions.

We're Excited to Learn More About You
Your experience may include:

• Significant experience in product strategy, product management, or related roles within SaaS, insurance technology, or enterprise software environments.
• Strong understanding of the insurance and broker software ecosystem.
• Commercially astute with the ability to link product decisions to business outcomes.
• Digitally savvy and comfortable engaging in technical and architectural discussions.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills for senior and executive audiences.
• Deep or rapidly developable understanding of Applied's product portfolio.

We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply!
When You Join Team Applied, You Can Expect:
A culture that values who you are and recognizes that you aren't just an employee; you are a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the benefits of our different experiences and celebrate the uniqueness our teammates bring to work with them every day.
We flex our time together, collaborating remotely and in-person to empower our teams to work in the ways that work best for them.
A comprehensive benefits and compensation package that centers our teammates and helps them to bring their best to work every day:

• Private Medical Insurance, including Dental and Vision
• Holiday and Vacation Time
• Health & Wellness Days
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Learn more about the people behind our products at https://www1.appliedsystems.com/en-uk/about-us/jobs/
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AI Utilization
We leverage AI tools to streamline parts of our recruitment workflow (such as resume parsing and interview scheduling). However, candidate screening, interviews, and final decisions are conducted by real humans.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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