Hardware Product Manager

Sector Alarm Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety solutions provider is looking for a Hardware Product Manager in London. This hybrid role involves driving the hardware product strategy and managing relationships with vendors to expand the premium hardware offering. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in product management, particularly in hardware, and a strong technical background. The company is undergoing a digital transformation, and the successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future of their product offerings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management.
• Experience with hardware product management.
• Deep understanding of hardware lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Identify hardware needs in alignment with consumer goals.
• Drive hardware product strategy and vendor management.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders for product launches.

Skills

Product management

Technical fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor relationship management

Project management

Strategic analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or Business

Job description

Overview

Join Sector Alarm as a Hardware Product Manager!

Location: London (England) - hybrid role

Department: Tech

Sector Alarm is one of Europe’s leading safety providers, offering smart alarm solutions to over 680,000 households and small businesses across eight countries. Renowned for our premium products and high customer satisfaction, we are rapidly growing and evolving. Since our investment by private equity firm KKR in 2019, we have been undergoing a digital transformation—placing technology and data at the heart of our strategy. This role is a crucial part of that journey, where innovation and customer experience drive our success. To learn more about our Tech organization click here.

Role Overview: Your Day-to-Day

As a Hardware Product Manager, you will take end-to-end ownership of our home security hardware portfolio. As the company continues to grow, we aim to expand our hardware offering, particularly in the premium segment of video and smart home devices. In this critical new role, you will be responsible for driving our hardware product strategy, managing vendor relationships, conducting competitive analysis and ensuring successful go-to-market execution to help shape the future of Sector Alarm’s hardware offerings.

Additionally, you will collaborate closely with senior members of Sector Alarm’s tech team to coordinate technical initiatives. You will report to the Head of Consumer-facing products and UX.

Key Responsibilities

• Hardware Strategy: Identify hardware needs in alignment with consumer and business goals
• Revamp and develop our premium hardware offering (currently mainly related to video cameras and smart locks) including deciding on vendors, components and 3rd party integration strategies
• Stay informed of relevant developments in the vendor ecosystem, identify potential partners, conduct competitive analysis and decide the best way to integrate with them
• Conduct build vs. buy analysis on hardware and make strategic recommendations
• Define user stories related to hardware components and translate them into technical requirements for device behavior (embedded logic) and how it integrates with the cloud and in-app experience

• Go-To-Market (GTM): Own business case development for new hardware initiatives
• Prepare best-practices material and ensure app readiness in collaboration with software teams
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure seamless product launches

• Vendor Management: Lead test and integration efforts with third-party hardware providers and internal teams
• Manage stock levels in collaboration with operations and logistics
• Drive price negotiations to ensure optimal hardware margins in collaboration with the procurement director
• Align external vendor roadmaps with internal product strategy

• Project management: Act as the glue across various Tech and Commercial teams to ensure flawless execution

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product management or a related role
• Technical fluency to work closely with engineering and test teams
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or a related field
• Experience with hardware product management
• Deep understanding of hardware lifecycle, from concept through production and sunset
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, UX, marketing, and external partners
• English fluency
• Valid work permit within the EU

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience launching successful hardware products with the IoT, home security or smart home space
• Background in a tech-driven or product-led company
• MBA or equivalent

About The Recruitment Process

We will recruit on a rolling basis, so please do not hesitate to apply with a CV in English. A criminal record check will be requested for the successful candidate.

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