Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Leading Hi-Fi, Active Speakers, & Portable Audio

About Us

At Cambridge Audio, we're a different sort of global audio company, resolutely independent and always authentic.

We're on a mission to break down barriers to top-tier sound, so it's not the exception, but the norm. It's what we've been doing for over 50 years, and we're only just getting started.

Our award winning product lineup includes headphones, lifestyle audio, and premium hi fi. We also own StreamMagic, our own music streaming platform, plus a music venue and bar called Melomania at our London Bridge HQ.

Our Culture

Made By Music - Inspired by shared passion and independence.

Pride in our product and service - Obsess over detail, always learning and improving.

Embrace the culture - Integrity, Innovation, Energy, Openness, Teamwork, Diversity, Flexibility, Fun, Music.

Make an impact - See it through. Go the extra mile.

About the Role

To lead the product management function across HiFi, Active Speakers, and portable/Headphones.

You'll manage a team of 2 Product Managers, shaping roadmap and company strategy.

The role demands deep ownership and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop Product Managers and Product Owners.
• Set clear expectations, coach decision making, build capability.

Product Strategy & Roadmapping

• Define long term product strategy across categories.
• Identify opportunities based on market trends, competition, customer needs, and technology.
• Own category roadmaps aligned with business and commercial targets.

Product Discovery & Definition

• Lead early stage discovery, concept validation, and proposition development.
• Produce clear MRDs and guide PRDs.
• Collaborate with Engineering & Design.

Cross Functional Delivery

• Drive product development through stage gates.
• Work closely with Engineering, ID, QA, Ops, Marketing.
• Support packaging, documentation, and launch assets.

Commercial Ownership

• Define target price points.
• Support forecasting and volume planning.
• Analyse product financials.
• Lead post launch monitoring, refresh, iteration, and EOL.

Voice of the Customer

• Champion user insights.
• Engage directly with customers, reviewers, regions.
• Ensure decisions reflect user needs.

What Great Looks Like

• Passionate about audio.
• Balances strategy with hands on detail.
• Communicates clearly.
• Strong cross functional relationships.
• Brings energy, accountability, curiosity.

Key Skills & Requirements

• 5-10+ years in the Product Management of audio products.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Deep understanding of competitive landscape and technology trends.
• Demonstrated experience using AI as a day to day copilot to accelerate research, improve decision making, sharpen documentation, and deliver better products faster.
• Excellent communication and organisation.

Working Pattern & Duration

This is a full time permanent role.

Location - Remote/Hybrid (UK Based)

This role is ideally based at our London HQ for an agreed number of days a week, with WFH realistically forming a large part of your working time. The ideal candidate will live within reasonable commuting distance of London Bridge.

That said, we may be open to applications from outside London if you are willing and able to travel to London as and when required, and you demonstrate to us in your application a compelling reason that you are the right person for this role, and you are within a +1 hour time zone difference.

Compensation

Competitive salary, based on experience.

Benefits (if London based)

Health & Wellbeing

• Subsidised private healthcare (50:50 contribution).
• Annual wellness benefit pot covering 50% of life enriching activities.
• Annual life enhancement training allowance.

Time & Flexibility

• Charity volunteer days - 3 per year to support a cause of your choice.
• 4pm finish on the last Friday of every month.

Social & Culture

• Regular socials organised by our "Director of Fun."
• Annual team trips to surprise destinations.
• 50% off gigs and festivals with our "Passion for Music" benefit.

Recognition & Rewards

• Profit share scheme.
• Colleague suggestion scheme to shape the way we work.

How To Apply

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.