Senior Product Manager
Department:
Tech - Product Employment Type:
Full Time Location:
Zinc - London Compensation:
£70,000 / year
Description
Who We Are We're a
culture first company , by this we don't just mean an active calendar of both company and team organised events (which we do have), Zinc's culture is defined by a respectful and autonomous approach to all employees, fostering support for new ideas, promoting a flexible work environment, and operating within a flat structure. While socials, lunches, and events enhance the experience, the core of Zinc's culture drives employees to embrace innovation, share successes, and feel motivated about the company's future. What We Build Zinc builds automated reference and background checking tools designed to improve candidate experience and set new industry standards. Founded in 2017 by a team with extensive HRTech experience, Zinc is an early-stage startup rapidly growing as it redefines efficiency, transparency, and fairness in background checks. What We Value The pieces that make Zinc: Pragmatic, Integrity, Empathy, Collaborate, Empowered, Speed. What About This Role? A culture that prioritises ownership, innovation, and impact. Opportunities to work on bleeding-edge technology like AI and LLMs. Direct collaboration with our CEO and senior leadership. A chance to make a tangible mark on a fast-scaling, Series A company. An opportunity to take on a more strategic role that will propel your career as a Product Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Product Managers at Zinc: Are strategic Sole problem owners Have direct customer relationships Own the Objective roadmap. Empowered to access all data Explore bleeding edge technology: LLM's. Product Managers at Zinc don't: Own delivery Write user stories Write super detailed, long PRD's Work to business driven deadlines We have super empowered engineers who write tickets and designers that own the solution, which gives you the space to hone the problem & strategy. Important Notice:
Our recruitment process does
not
involve AI-driven automated screening.
Requirements
Hybrid, Old Street, LDN We appreciate the value of in person connection with colleagues and flexible working for our employees. We operate a hybrid model with 2 days a week in office, Mondays and Thursdays. Product Sense Seasoned product leadership: 3-5 years in Product Management, ideally in B2B SaaS environments. Product Strategy To guide Zinc’s long-term vision, prioritising initiatives that support sustainable growth beyond short-term wins. Data Analysis To assess and validate objectives with measurable outcomes, ensuring the product’s success is data-driven. Interviewing Skills To effectively gather valuable customer insights and translate them into actionable product direction. Pragmatic To balance ambition with feasibility, delivering impactful solutions within available resources and timelines. Empathetic To understand and advocate for customer and team needs, ensuring the product addresses real pain points. Autonomous To independently drive projects and make informed decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Communicative To facilitate collaboration, pitch ideas clearly, and maintain alignment across teams and with stakeholders. Throughout the interview process, you will be assessed directly inline with the requirements above. Phone call with Lauren, Talent Associate (5-10 minutes) Interview with Jess, Design Lead & Gabi, Senior Product Manager (30mins) Final In-person interview with Task with Luke, CEO & Founder, Joe, Senior Product Designer & Han, Product Designer (1 hour)
Benefits
What we offer Zinc offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring. 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off £1200 annual benefits allowance Early finish Fridays (16:00) Yearly company retreat Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave (2 months full pay, then statutory) Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee) Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme Unlimited access to coaching Company socials, quarterly team socials, Free Monday lunches Nursery workplace benefit scheme Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme Celebrated Zinc anniversaries
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Department:
Tech - Product Employment Type:
Full Time Location:
Zinc - London Compensation:
£70,000 / year
Description
Who We Are We're a
culture first company , by this we don't just mean an active calendar of both company and team organised events (which we do have), Zinc's culture is defined by a respectful and autonomous approach to all employees, fostering support for new ideas, promoting a flexible work environment, and operating within a flat structure. While socials, lunches, and events enhance the experience, the core of Zinc's culture drives employees to embrace innovation, share successes, and feel motivated about the company's future. What We Build Zinc builds automated reference and background checking tools designed to improve candidate experience and set new industry standards. Founded in 2017 by a team with extensive HRTech experience, Zinc is an early-stage startup rapidly growing as it redefines efficiency, transparency, and fairness in background checks. What We Value The pieces that make Zinc: Pragmatic, Integrity, Empathy, Collaborate, Empowered, Speed. What About This Role? A culture that prioritises ownership, innovation, and impact. Opportunities to work on bleeding-edge technology like AI and LLMs. Direct collaboration with our CEO and senior leadership. A chance to make a tangible mark on a fast-scaling, Series A company. An opportunity to take on a more strategic role that will propel your career as a Product Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Product Managers at Zinc: Are strategic Sole problem owners Have direct customer relationships Own the Objective roadmap. Empowered to access all data Explore bleeding edge technology: LLM's. Product Managers at Zinc don't: Own delivery Write user stories Write super detailed, long PRD's Work to business driven deadlines We have super empowered engineers who write tickets and designers that own the solution, which gives you the space to hone the problem & strategy. Important Notice:
Our recruitment process does
not
involve AI-driven automated screening.
Requirements
Hybrid, Old Street, LDN We appreciate the value of in person connection with colleagues and flexible working for our employees. We operate a hybrid model with 2 days a week in office, Mondays and Thursdays. Product Sense Seasoned product leadership: 3-5 years in Product Management, ideally in B2B SaaS environments. Product Strategy To guide Zinc’s long-term vision, prioritising initiatives that support sustainable growth beyond short-term wins. Data Analysis To assess and validate objectives with measurable outcomes, ensuring the product’s success is data-driven. Interviewing Skills To effectively gather valuable customer insights and translate them into actionable product direction. Pragmatic To balance ambition with feasibility, delivering impactful solutions within available resources and timelines. Empathetic To understand and advocate for customer and team needs, ensuring the product addresses real pain points. Autonomous To independently drive projects and make informed decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Communicative To facilitate collaboration, pitch ideas clearly, and maintain alignment across teams and with stakeholders. Throughout the interview process, you will be assessed directly inline with the requirements above. Phone call with Lauren, Talent Associate (5-10 minutes) Interview with Jess, Design Lead & Gabi, Senior Product Manager (30mins) Final In-person interview with Task with Luke, CEO & Founder, Joe, Senior Product Designer & Han, Product Designer (1 hour)
Benefits
What we offer Zinc offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring. 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off £1200 annual benefits allowance Early finish Fridays (16:00) Yearly company retreat Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave (2 months full pay, then statutory) Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee) Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme Unlimited access to coaching Company socials, quarterly team socials, Free Monday lunches Nursery workplace benefit scheme Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme Celebrated Zinc anniversaries
#J-18808-Ljbffr
