Product Manager/Presales Lead

Due to strict security clearance requirements, we are only able to consider applicants that have lived in the UK for 5 consecutive years or more.

We are looking for a Product Manager with pre-sales responsibility to lead product strategy and evolution for our DocDefender platform, reporting to the Head of Product Management of the NEC Evidence and Insights product Pillar.

DocDefender is an AI-powered automated document redaction solution from primarily designed for police forces and public safety organisations. It helps teams quickly identify and remove sensitive information from documents before they are shared externally and internally.

The role is home based, but will be expected to travel to NEC offices (Chippenham, London, Hemel Hempstead will be the main locations) and customer sites when required.

The Product Manager will be responsible for defining, developing, and delivering high-quality software products that meet customer needs and drive business value. The role combines customer insight, commercial awareness, and technical understanding to shape product strategy, manage roadmaps, and deliver unique, compelling and differentiated enhancements.

Working cross-functionally with engineering, sales, customer success, and stakeholders, the Product Manager ensures products remain competitive, compliant, and aligned to organisational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Strategy & Roadmap

Define and maintain product strategy aligned to pillar and organisational objectives

Develop, own, and communicate the product roadmap and other standard collateral to ensure all customer facing teams deliver consistent and accurate messaging, effectively communicating our value propositions in language that resonates with customers.

Ensure alignment between customer needs, market trends, and technical capabilities

Contribute to wider portfolio strategy and planning

2. Product Delivery & Execution

Translate strategy into well-defined and commercially sound product backlogs and requirements

Ensure that products maximise revenue opportunities in terms of modularity – ensuring we can deploy at a range of price points and up-sell additional capabilities over time

Developing marketing strategies in collaboration with the Public Safety marketing team

Work closely with engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions

Prioritise features and enhancements based on value, risk, and opportunity

Track delivery progress and ensure alignment to agreed milestones

Support successful product launches and releases

Proactively manage the Product Lifecycle, communicating it regularly to the company and customers

• Understand technology and keep abreast with the latest technology

• Research competitors, relevant products, market trends and regularly update the product strategy to meet the best commercial outcome

3. Customer Insight & Engagement

Lead all pre-sales activities for your product/s, engaging regularly with customers to understand needs, challenges, and behaviours and to support new sales opportunities.

Gather and analyse feedback, usage data, and market trends

Translate insights into product improvements and innovation opportunities

Support and participate in:

User groups

Customer workshops / masterclasses

Early engagement with sales opportunities

4. Product Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Research competitors, relevant products, market trends and regularly update the product strategy to meet the best commercial outcome

Identify and develop product enhancement opportunities to grow your product revenues

Explore and incorporate emerging technologies (including AI where relevant)

Develop business cases using structured approaches (e.g., Lean Canvas)

Present proposals to governance forums (e.g., Product Boards)

5. Stakeholder Management

• Build relationships with NECSWS colleagues to ensure that, where appropriate, our products are capable of being joined up at both business process and technological levels
• Collaborate with internal teams including:

• Engineering / Development

• Sales & Pre-Sales

• Customer Success

• Marketing

• Communicate product updates, priorities, and performance

• Support sales with product expertise and value propositions

6. Product Performance & Reporting

• Monitor product performance using defined KPIs

• Contribute to monthly reporting on:

• Roadmap progress

• Customer engagement

• Product health and risks

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date product documentation and collateral

Skills and experiences

• Degree or equivalent in a business or technical discipline
• Proven track record in Product Management in technology industries.
• Desirable for a track record of working in the Public Safety sector with proven ability to deliver technical solutions.

• Ability to hold an audience with customers, technical people, partners and colleagues fully engaged and excited in furthering the product strategy and delivery.

• World class product insight. Ideas that inform direction and prioritisation.

• Commercially savvy. Able to conduct accurate return on investment calculations to steer the products and that deliver desired commercial outcomes which result in both increased market share and profitable growth.

• Excellent research skills. Research competitors, markets, customers, requirements and use it to inform the very best product strategies that lead to market leadership and commercial growth.

• Decision maker. Able to make tough decisions in the best interests of the product, market, customer and company. .

We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions
• A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
• All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.
• All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks.
• Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.

This position requires you to either currently have national security vetting clearance at the Security Check (SC) level or higher, Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Level 3, or the ability to gain Enhanced Security Clearance in addition to the Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.