Location: London, UK | Salary: £50,000-£65,000| Type: Full-time | Experience: 3 years | Hybrid 2-3 days in office | Reporting to: Matt Shaw, Senior Product Manager
About VivaCity Labs:
At VivaCity Labs, we're on a mission to make cities smarter, safer, and more sustainable. We work with councils and city authorities across the globe, using cutting-edge AI and machine learning technology to improve road safety, reduce congestion, and drive sustainability in urban spaces. Our products, including AI-powered sensors and data platforms, provide actionable insights that help cities tackle their biggest transport challenges.
We're looking for a Product Manager to lead product development and help us deliver world-class solutions that solve real-world problems for cities. If you're passionate about AI, data, and urban innovation, and want to have a direct impact on transforming cities, this role is for you.
The Opportunity:
As a Product Manager at VivaCity, you'll shape the product vision and roadmap, working closely with our tech and commercial teams to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of product direction, working with cutting-edge AI technologies and driving collaboration across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead product roadmap development for one of VivaCity’s core product lines
- Collaborate with technical teams to define requirements and deliver product features that meet client needs
- Work closely with sales, marketing, and delivery teams to gather user feedback and prioritise enhancements
- Support the commercial team by providing technical expertise and clear product documentation
- Drive coordination for new features, ensuring a smooth product release process
About You:
- 3+ years of technical experience (engineering, data analysis, research), or a relevant undergraduate degree (STEM preferred)
- 2+ years in a software product role working closely with development teams
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into everyday language
- Strong teamwork skills, able to thrive in a fast-paced scale-up environment
- Non-essential but nice to have are an understanding of machine learning or data analytics as well as transport or public sector experience
Why VivaCity?
- Join a fast-growing, mission-driven company with a collaborative culture.
- Work with cutting-edge AI technologies that are transforming cities.
- Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for growth.
What we offer:
- 25 days of holiday
- Flexible working hours and work from home
- Up to 30 days per year work from abroad
- Up to 3 flexible bank holiday days
- £200 total working from home budget
- £850 per year learning and development budget
- Enhanced parental leave
- Up to 3 ‘childcare’ or ‘dependant’ days per year
- Mental health support through Spill
- Discounted gym memberships through GymFlex
- £50 per person per quarter team social budget
- Additional entertainment budget and company parties
- Office food and drinks
- Optional Bupa healthcare and dental care through salary deduction
- Eye care vouchers
- Seasonal Flu jabs
- Cycle to work scheme
- Payroll giving through salary sacrifice
You don't need to have done all of these things before, but to excel in this role, you will need to be keen to learn and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. If you're close to what we're looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.
We know that diverse ideas and perspectives drive innovation and make us better. We are creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. We're an equal opportunities employer and all applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, or social background. If you need any reasonable accommodations to help you perform at your best during the application process, please let us know.
