Energized by managing people and shaping technical processes?
As our Product Team Lead, you’ll work with a dynamic team of product pros, playing a crucial role in steering our product development.
What’s involved?
You’ll keep the product team motivated and on track with clear goals for their learning and development. You’ll lead the product process, helping your team as a whole and supporting each person individually. Your role will include solving problems, keeping momentum and encouraging everyone to keep improving.
Who’s the ideal candidate?
We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience managing either a development or product team. You should have a good mix of technical know-how and solid people skills.
We want someone who’s proactive, can boost team spirit, and spot potential issues before they arise. You should also have a knack for understanding dependencies and blockers in the development process.
It would be great if you also have:
- Familiarity with our tech stack (TypeScript, JavaScript and React)
- A more in-depth knowledge of coding and software architecture
- Experience in helping team members grow in their careers
- Availability to start as soon as possible!
Who you’ll work with
You’ll report to the Head of Product and lead a team of three product managers who handle our commercial product lines. Your team will bring the voice of the customer to our four software development teams.
You’ll also work closely with our four development managers and our Head of Development, to keep the product management process running smoothly.
Be yourself
We want to build a fair, respectful and welcoming company, where everyone feels at home. That means taking a long-term approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.
With the help of our EDI group, we’re working to make every aspect of the business – including recruitment – fair, respectful and inclusive.
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Ready to apply?
We’d love to hear from you! We just need your CV and a cover letter.
I really like the relaxed atmosphere and independence - no micromanagement. There's also a real appreciation for work-life balance.
- Tom Chan, Developer
Working as a team is a two-way street here: there's always someone on hand to help, and new ideas are always taken on board, making you feel valued.
- Céline Ramond, Customer Success Manager
Three reasons to join us
Join us at an exciting time – we’re investing in innovative R&D projects and looking to expand our product portfolio.
Make an impact – our customers work on some of the world’s most urgent problems. Your contribution will help them succeed.
Take the lead – set the direction of market-leading visualization products that our customers love to use.
Life at Cambridge Intelligence
Our data visualization tools are part of something big. They help catch criminals, stop cyber-attacks and unmask fraudsters. The work we do matters.
Our people are part of something big too – all great individually, but even better together. From developers to marketers, salespeople to accountants, we’re a smart and inquiring bunch who love finding neat solutions to gnarly problems.
See what our people say
What happens next?
When you apply, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible to get the ball rolling.
Our recruitment process varies by role, but we usually follow three steps to get to know you better.
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1. Phone interview with our Talent Manager
- Duration: 30 minutes
- With: our talent manager
- To check: you’re right for the role
- Preparation needed: review your your CV, re-read this job advert, and have a look around our website more generally.
This is an informal conversation to make sure we’re not wasting your time.
We’ll check if you have the right experience for the role and give you a chance to talk up your skills and achievements. We’ll also discuss your reasons for wanting to join our team.
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2. Phone interview with our Head of Product
- Duration: 30 minutes
- With: Dan, our Head of Product
- To check: your motivation and experience.
- Preparation needed: no specific preparation required.
This is another informal conversation, to introduce you to our Head of Product, and give you a chance to learn more about the day-to-day responsibilities of a team lead here.
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3. Panel interview
- Duration: about 90 minutes
- With: one of our other development managers, and one or two other people from the product team
- To check: our experience, knowledge and skills, and how you approach a challenge
- Preparation needed: we’ll set you a short, but relevant, task
We’d love to meet you face-to-face at this stage, but we can interview you remotely if necessary.
This is your time to shine! We’ll ask you to prepare a short task, which you’ll share during the interview.
Don’t panic, though! This isn’t designed to stress you out or trip you up. We want to see how you approach the kind of challenges you’ll be solving if you were to join us.
After we’ve talked through the tasks, we’ll ask you some questions and then give you plenty of time to ask your own.
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4. Last chat
- Duration: 45 minutes
- With: Our CEO
- To check: your motivations and aspirations
- Preparation needed: none
This final step is an informal catch-up with Bryan, our CEO. He’ll be interested to hear about your motivations for joining us, and what you’ll bring to the team.
It’s also a great chance to understand our business from a strategic perspective.
Don’t forget: it’s a two way thing
Ask questions, share any concerns and let us know if we’re unclear. We don’t do trick questions, and won’t aim to confuse you.