Are you torn between the excitement of start-ups and the stability of corporate life?Are you curious, and do you want to keep learning whilst getting real business building experience?

Do you want to be an integral part of a thriving business disrupting the market it operates in?  

If so, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to hire high energy, motivated and curious talent to join Koodoo, one of our Fintech businesses within the portfolio at Blenheim Chalcot, the UK’s most successful venture builder. 

You will have a unique opportunity to be part of Koodoo offering the energy and excitement of start-up life, the intellectual challenge and variety of consulting and the influence and opportunities of a large business. Blenheim Chalcot has businesses with offices across the globe in London, Cape Town, Tampa and Mumbai to name a few, offering a diverse and multicultural landscape for all employees to learn and grow within.

At Koodoo, we’re reshaping the future of mortgages. Our market-leading mortgage platform provides a critical bridge, connecting aspiring homeowners to their ideal mortgage. Our products are designed to simplify and accelerate the mortgage process, catering to a wide range of consumers, from people looking to buy their first home to seasoned remortgagers.

A bit about Blenheim Chalcot and our portfolio:

Blenheim Chalcot is the UK’s leading digital venture builder. We build tech businesses that disrupt and transform sectors. We invest more than just funds, we invest our knowledge and experience, our ideas and our infrastructure.

Our ventures are at the forefront of a multitude of industries covering FinTech, EdTech, GovTech, Media, Sport, Charity and more. You may have heard of some of our growing businesses such as Modulr, Hive Learning, Avado and the Rajasthan Royals.

Our portfolio represents sales of over £500 million, £1.8bn of assets under management, more than 4,000 employees and a successful track record of over 40 companies. We currently have a portfolio of over 26 companies varying in stage from seed to venture to growth.

Impact beyond profit:

Building profitable digital businesses isn’t our sole focus. We are also involved in a range of charitable activities – with colleagues engaged in mental health initiatives, the education of girls in the developing world, building 21st-century youth facilities in deprived areas, and supporting charities with the use of digital technologies.

Please visit https://www.blenheimchalcot.com/charities for more information.

Our culture:

Our culture across the portfolio is inclusive, modern, friendly, smart and innovative – we seek to employ bright, positive thinking individuals with a can-do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do – if that sounds like you, you’ll fit right in!

The Pioneer Programme

This role is part of the BC Pioneer Programme; a portfolio-wide community and learning & development programme built exclusively for the future leaders of our ventures and scale-ups.

When embarking on a Pioneer role within our portfolio, you will be exposed to an environment unlike any other and will have the opportunity have a tangible impact on a business going through a continuously evolving period of growth. Alongside your role, you will undertake an 18-month Red Team L&D programme, giving you access to learning materials, training and experts to help you to set up your own career adventure.

The concept of ‘career adventuring’ is founded on developing your skills and providing you with the necessary tools, coupled with your own personal resilience and attitude to work. This approach is at the heart of the Pioneer programme vision, and both your venture and the Red Team are committed to working with you to help you excel.

The RoleKoodoo is looking for a Product Manager to lead on helping us explore innovative AI applications for the business and support us in taking our existing mortgage comparison platform to the next level. Successful candidates will find their time split between leading in exploring future utilisation of AI within the wider business, as well as working with the wider team to help us supercharge our market-leading mortgage comparison platform.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Proven proficiency in data-driven product development;
• Solid foundational knowledge of UX best practices;
• A strong curiosity to understand users and an interest in thinking creatively about how we can use insight to continue to build a market-leading product;
• A good understanding of AI technologies and their applications;
• 3+ years of experience in product management or a related role;
• Experience building 0 to 1 products;
• Proven track record developing products for B2B markets;
• A solid understanding of monetisation strategies for SaaS products;
• Experience working with cross-functional teams of engineers and designers;
• Experience working with Marketing to successfully launch products and features;
• Strong proficiency in conducting A/B testing and presenting insights and outcomes to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• User-centric thinking: Create and maintain user data-driven user personas;
• Data and metrics driven: Own, define and report against key product success metrics. Monitor the performance of Koodoo's current product offerings and identify opportunities for improvement;
• Strategic insight: Use data analytics to identify opportunities for product optimisation and growth;
• Roadmap ownership: Lead cross-functional teams of engineers and product designers, whilst maintaining a clear roadmap of work streams and releases;
• Prioritisation: Prioritise work applicable to the product, evaluate the value and effort involved in delivering new functionality;
• Feature specification: Work with members of Engineering teams to create clear, actionable and user-centric specifications;
• Market research and competitor insights: Conduct market research and analysis to identify AI-based applications that can enhance Koodoo's products and services. Stay up-to-date with the latest AI technologies, trends, and best practices. Understand competitors’ product features and help Koodoo develop its competitive advantage.

What we can offer you:

• An exciting and meaningful challenge with the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the next phase of our growth;
• The chance to grow with us - there are no limits to how far this role could take you;
• A supportive and inclusive environment in a forward-thinking and energetic team;
• A structured learning and development programme tailored to start-ups, led by the EdTech companies within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio;
• A competitive salary;
• 25 days annual leave;
• Your birthday off;
• Life assurance;
• Pension scheme;
• Up to £800 flexible benefits package – you pick a combination from a list including medical insurance, dental cover, gym membership and much more;
• Company-wide hackathons where you can work closely with colleagues and develop your skill set outside of your normal role;
• Be part of the broader Blenheim Chalcot family - connect and be mentored by some of the incredible people who work in the 30+ other start-ups in our ecosystem.

The process:

We have a rigorous recruitment process which we use for all our roles to ensure we attract the very best and diverse talent. 

This will involve an initial telephone conversation, followed by a panel interview and a case study where you will meet with key stakeholders. The final interview will take place onsite with the CEO of the Venture you are applying for. We aspire for every person invited into an interview to find the process as interesting and engaging as we no doubt will.

Blenheim Chalcot is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values, thus making it core to our business. We strive to maximise the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from everyone. We encourage diversity through perspective, background, identity, and thought whilst also fostering an environment where everyone can express themselves regardless of your race, religion, sex, gender, colour, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are committed to continuing to nurture an inclusive environment and building a diverse workforce.

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