The Role
Own product vision and strategy for a major value stream; drive roadmap, delivery, commercial impact and go-to-market; use data and AI insights; lead cross-functional teams and mentor Product Managers.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to take strategic ownership of a major value stream within our product portfolio. This is a high‑impact role requiring vision‑setting, clarity in complexity, and delivery of intelligent solutions.
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, leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance our products, processes and decision-making. 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!
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining CDL at a pivotal moment-shaping industry‑defining products, working with cutting‑edge AI capabilities, and influencing the future of insurance technology.
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, leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance our products, processes and decision-making. 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!
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining CDL at a pivotal moment-shaping industry‑defining products, working with cutting‑edge AI capabilities, and influencing the future of insurance technology.
What You'll Do
- Set product vision and strategy.
- Champion customer and market insight.
- Own the roadmap and drive delivery.
- Deliver commercial and financial impact.
- Use data to guide decisions.
- Shape go‑to‑market plans.
- Lead cross‑functional execution.
- Mentor Product Managers and raise the bar on product craft.
- Be the product and AI voice-aligning engineering, commercial and senior leaders behind the vision.
About You
Essential:
- Bring senior Product Management experience in complex environments.
- Bring insurance, SaaS, data or AI product expertise.
- Think strategically and communicate with clarity.
- Use strong analytics and stakeholder management to drive outcomes.
- Mentor Product Managers and build a high‑performing product culture.
Desirable:
- Experience with AI‑enabled product development.
- Background in enterprise platforms with integration complexity.
- Understanding of regulatory and governance considerations.
Salary & Benefits
The salary for the role of Senior Product Manager is competitive, and provides a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL’s clearly defined career framework (https://progression.cdl.co.uk/).
Your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.
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 10th 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, pool & table-tennis tables 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.
Recruitment Agency Notice:
CDL have a PSL in place, but haven't used them for over 3 years, therefore be advised that any unsolicited submission of candidate details - including but not limited to LinkedIn profiles, CVs, or resumes (whether redacted or unredacted) - will be considered freely given and unsolicited. As such, these submissions will not be subject to any fees, terms, or obligations on our part.
Only candidate profiles that have been formally discussed with and approved by our Talent Acquisition (TA) team prior to submission AND submitted by agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) operating under agreed terms are authorised to submit candidates. Any submissions from non-PSL agencies, or those made outside of agreed processes, will be deemed non-compliant and will not be eligible for any fees or consideration.
About
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.
Skills Required
- Senior Product Management experience in complex environments
- Insurance, SaaS, data or AI product expertise
- Strategic thinking and clear communication
- Strong analytics and stakeholder management to drive outcomes
- Experience mentoring Product Managers and building high-performing product culture
- Experience with AI-enabled product development
- Background in enterprise platforms with integration complexity
- Understanding of regulatory and governance considerations
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The Company
What We Do
CDL is a market leader in software solutions for high volume retail insurance operations and is highly regarded as an independent, financially stable and trusted partner. We’ve made it our business to anticipate market trends and develop technology to capitalise on them. Our customers have been at the vanguard of change and CDL Strata provides a scalable and flexible multi-channel solution encompassing web, mobile, price comparison sites, consumer self-service and telematics-based insurance products. We’re committed to being the best at what we do, which is why we invest around 15% of turnover in research and development each year. CDL has grown organically over the past three decades, today employing over 600 people at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Stockport. CDL customers choose us because we increase choice, efficiency and profitability through our reliable high speed retail technology and distribution channels, integrated on one powerful database. Many of the UK's most efficient and profitable insurance retailers use CDL systems because we deliver on time, and because they know our solutions work. Above all, clients choose CDL because we create powerful partnerships.
