Job Description

Description

Are you a

Product Manager

who is looking to work on core product development within a SaaS environment?

About CDL

CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.

We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.



In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for a passionate Product Manager who will act as an ambassador for their products, you'll develop a profound understanding of our customers and end-user needs. Working within an agile environment, you will inspire the software delivery engineering team through high-value deliverables, communicating the vision effectively.



It will be your responsibility to work with the Lead Product Manager to forge your vision for your products and drive the business goals through the team. CDL expects its Product Managers to be the experts and lead the business in a product led culture to help achieve its lofty goals to expand our UK & global footprints and help our customers win through technology. Focused on our Insurer Products, you will work with a highly skilled team of engineers to innovate and create unique products that align with our insurer product strategy, driving growth and value for CDL and our clients - we are looking for someone who can help us meet out ambitious goals to become a global player in the insurer industry.

We are looking for someone who has strong commercial awareness and expert stakeholder management, preferably in a Software as a Service environment. Product Managers at CDL have the autonomy to develop their products and own the commercial success, they manager the products profit & loss and work closely with the commercial teams to deliver the best value for CDL and our customers.

Within the Insurer Product Team, we are looking for a candidate that can move our insurer cloud-based products forward at pace and create new innovate products that revolutionise the industry on AWS technology stack.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Experienced in product-led delivery in an agile environment Experienced Product Manager with a track record of delivering valuable products Strong stakeholder management at varying levels, including proficient at presenting to varying internal/external stakeholders or customers Highly desirable experience working with cloud-based solutions with a sound understanding of data processes, analytics and AI Experienced in the full end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation > problem validation > discovery > delivery > impact review Experience in creating user-personas, story mapping, producing discovery artefacts, market research & data analysis Critical thinking and problem solving that meets the needs of users An excellent self-organiser and experience in getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work ensuring buy-in and alignment at all stages through the product lifecycle

Benefits

Salary

The salary for the role of

Product Manager

pays

up to 60,000p.a

. providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL.

Your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.

Benefits

Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD) Truly flexible working. 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days. Top employer for 9th year running Excellent training and development platform Opportunities for career progression Health and Wellbeing programme Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups. Life and health assurance Electric Vehicle Scheme Established Recognition Award System Great Parental Benefits Diversity and Inclusion network Pension scheme Community projects and volunteer days Refer a friend bonus

Campus Benefits:

On-site free parking Open plan modern offices Quiet Spaces are also available Shuttle bus to and from the station Subsidised restaurant Games room and chill out zone Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more! Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site Cycle to work scheme Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and inclusion

We're on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.



CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

About CDL Software

The UKs biggest insurance retailers rely on CDLs trend setting solutions to drive success and growth. Our ambition and commitment has produced a track record of delivering exactly that. The result is a client base that includes some of the most profitable insurance operations in the UK.

This Policy was last updated in April 2025