Associate Product Manager

Leeds, England, United Kingdom - Full Time

Associate Product Manager

Location: Leeds, UK - Hybrid
Job Type: Full-Time
Reporting To: SVP, Product and Go-to-Market

About Us

Assured Data Protection is a global leader in data backup and disaster recovery managed services, specialising in safeguarding against data loss and downtime in the event of a disaster, cyber, or ransomware attack. Our fully managed services include immutable backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resiliency to protect data on-premises and in the cloud, with 24/7/365 expert support. We offer a flexible, consumption-based model to grow with your business, making data protection cost-effective and scalable. Our purpose-built software provides industry-leading monitoring and reporting capabilities to provide actionable insights into your data protection strategy. Our global datacenters ensure data sovereignty, meeting your organization's compliance requirements. A dedicated team is always available to recover your data and minimise disruption in the event of a disaster.

About the Role

This is a newly created position within Assured's GTM Product function - the team responsible for the products and services we bring to market for end customers. This function is distinct from our software development organisation, which is focused on internal platforms such as ProtectView. The GTM Product team is responsible for defining, launching, and maintaining the Assured service portfolio. This role is the result of planned growth within that function. Initially, this will be a standalone position within the GTM Product team, with the expectation that the function will continue to grow around it over time.

We are looking for an Associate Product Manager who is organised, curious, and genuinely excited about the data protection and cyber resilience industry. You do not need deep expertise on day one - what matters most is the aptitude and willingness to build that knowledge over time, combined with strong attention to detail and an ability to manage information systematically.

The role has two primary areas of focus: maintaining a structured, ongoing intelligence feed of Rubrik product developments, and supporting the management and development of SKUs across Assured's product pricebooks. Both functions sit at the heart of how the GTM Product team stays current and commercially precise. This role deliberately bridges the worlds of research and commercial operations, and the right candidate is someone who can thrive at that interface - bringing intellectual curiosity and analytical rigor to the intelligence function, and precision and commercial discipline to the pricebook work.

This role will initially report to the SVP of Product and Go-to-Market. Over a 12-18 month horizon, as the GTM Product function grows, it is intended that this position will transition to report to the GTM Product Owner - providing a clear and defined career development path within the function.

Key Responsibilities Rubrik Product Intelligence

• On a weekly basis, gather and review product documentation released by Rubrik, including release notes, partner portal updates, feature announcements, and licensing changes.
• Organise and stage this information for review by the GTM Product team, clearly surfacing new product offerings and material capability additions to existing offerings.
• Maintain a structured, searchable log of product developments over time, enabling the team to track the evolution of the Rubrik portfolio and its implications for Assured's own service offerings.
• Work within AI assisted workflows to support the organisation, summarisation, and presentation of gathered information.
• Over time, and with growing product knowledge, begin to contribute initial observations on the relevance and potential impact of new Rubrik capabilities on Assured's GTM product strategy.

SKU and Pricebook Management

• Support the maintenance and ongoing development of SKUs within Assured's product pricebooks, currently managed in Excel.
• Assist with the creation and accurate documentation of new SKUs as new services or service tiers are launched - typically 4-8 per quarter under normal operating conditions.
• Contribute to a planned project later in 2025 to reboot and rationalise the SKU taxonomy, including the consolidation of separate US and UK SKU structures into a unified model.
• Support the team's longer term roadmap to transition pricebook management into a CPQ environment, assisting with data preparation, documentation, and process definition as that project progresses.
• Ensure pricebook content is accurate, internally consistent, and aligned with the current Assured service portfolio at all times.

General GTM Product Support

• Support the production and maintenance of internal product reference documentation, ensuring materials are current and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with ad hoc product research tasks as directed by the GTM Product team.
• Build familiarity with the full Assured service portfolio and the Rubrik licensing and product architecture that underpins it.
• Participate in and support the drafting of Product Marketing materials, including contributing product knowledge and structured research to the development of collateral, service descriptions, and related go to market content.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings some relevant experience and, more importantly, a clear aptitude for the work. The following reflects what we are looking for:

Required

• 1-3 years of experience in a product management, product operations, commercial operations, or similar role.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to manage recurring, structured workflows reliably and consistently.
• Confident working with Excel for structured data management - specifically the ability to build and maintain well structured tables, apply consistent naming conventions, and manage version control discipline. This is a day to day requirement of the pricebook and SKU work.
• An active interest in the data protection, cybersecurity, or managed services industry, or a demonstrated ability to learn technical product domains quickly.
• Clear written communication skills, with an ability to summarise and present information clearly for internal stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a hybrid environment and managing your own time effectively.
• You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
• Some infrequent travel is part of this role, including periodic trips to Assured's US headquarters.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Rubrik, or experience working in or around a managed service provider (MSP) environment.
• Experience using AI assisted tools (such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) in a structured professional workflow.
• Exposure to CPQ tools, product catalog management, or structured pricing environments.
• An understanding of product lifecycle concepts, even if formal PM methodology is not yet part of your background.

Career Development

This role is designed as an entry point into the GTM Product function, with a clear intended development path. Over the first 12-18 months, the successful candidate will build deep familiarity with Assured's service portfolio, the Rubrik product ecosystem, and the commercial mechanics of pricebook and SKU management.

As the GTM Product function grows and the GTM Product Owner role is established, it is intended that this position will move into that reporting line - opening the path toward progressively greater involvement in product strategy, interpretation, and lifecycle management.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working from our Leeds office.
• A defined career development path within a growing GTM Product function.
• Regular team building and off site company events.
• A dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative working environment.
• Flexible working practices and flex holiday.

At Assured Data Protection we value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

You must have current UK RTW as we cannot offer sponsorship.