Product Manager

VenueScanner; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Team: Product & Engineering
Location: New York / London (Hybrid/Remote Considered)

Reporting to: Founder / CEO
Company: VenueScanner

About VenueScanner

VenueScanner is on a mission to become the world's leading marketplace for venue discovery and booking for event planners. We empower venue hosts to grow their businesses and event organizers to find the perfect space easily. With a strong foundation in the UK, we're now scaling globally, starting with the U.S. market.

About the Role

We are looking for a customer-centric Product Manager to lead the evolution of our marketplace platform. You will take full ownership of the product roadmap, drive improvements and optimization, and bring AI and automation opportunities through the roadmap. You will oversee and have resources across engineering, design, SEO, and product operations (~7 FTE). Your goal is to scale VenueScanner into a global leader in venue bookings, ensuring a seamless experience for both venues and event organizers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Product Roadmap: Prioritize, run, and execute the roadmap to make VenueScanner the leading venue marketplace globally.
• AI & Automation First Approach: Leverage AI and automation to enhance search, recommendations, customer service, and operational efficiency.
• Optimize User Experience: Improve conversion rates and user engagement through data-driven UX enhancements.
• Scalability & Marketplace Growth: Build scalable systems to support rapid international expansion.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use analytics and user research to drive continuous product improvements.
• Ownership of Data & Reporting: Define key product metrics, build reporting dashboards, and ensure data-driven insights inform product decisions.
• Manage SEO & LLM Integration: Oversee SEO strategies to enhance organic growth and leverage large language models (LLMs) to improve search, recommendations, and automated interactions.
• Drive Commercial Success: Align product initiatives with revenue and growth objectives.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, sales, and operations teams to ensure product success.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in product management, preferably within marketplace, SaaS, or e-commerce businesses.
• Marketplace Experience: At least 3 years of experience in a marketplace business is required.
• Startup Experience: Used to and love working in a small, agile team punching above their size, having daily impact!
• AI & Automation Enthusiasm: Strong understanding of AI applications in marketplaces and constantly upskilling.
• Technical Acumen: Ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical constraints.
• User-Centric Mindset: Passion for building intuitive, high-converting products.
• Data-Driven Approach: Proficiency in analytics tools (e.g., Mixpanel, Google Analytics, SQL) to measure and drive improvements.
• Growth Mentality: A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• Engineering experience is not required but a plus.

Why Join VenueScanner?

• Global Ambition: Be part of a company with a mission to become the leading venue marketplace worldwide.
• Impactful Role: Own the product and shape its future direction.
• Innovative Environment: Work at the intersection of AI, automation, marketplace technology, and SaaS.
• Collaborative Team: Join a passionate team dedicated to redefining the venue booking experience.
• Competitive Compensation: Salary + equity + bonus.

If you're excited about developing a global marketplace product powered by AI and automation, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now to be part of our journey to revolutionize venue discovery and event booking!

VenueScanner perks

Fast working environment: Small, agile team that likes to work at pace and have impact daily.

Hybrid working: Enjoy the benefits of flexible working.

Work from anywhere August: Escape to the country, work from the beach... in August you can work from anywhere in the world!

Socials: Company retreats & socials twice a year where the whole company gets together.

Personal development: Our progression framework gives every team member the toolkit to develop their skill sets so they can grow their careers as the business scales.

Venue perks: Regular invites to new venue openings and venue “fam” trips.

Our Values

Stand Together | Lead by Example | Make it Happen Today | Winning Mindset | Customer First | Embrace the Journey

We chose the values as a team to define the type of business we want to work in and how we like to work with each other. They are rooted in everything we do and guide us in our day-to-day activity.

Stand together: We support each other in everything we do and work together to solve our problems. We go beyond our remit to succeed as a team and help our colleagues. We are open, respectful, and candid with each other.

Lead by example: We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty! We aim to continuously educate, train and improve ourselves; we inspire each other and are inspiring the industry. We are always accountable and take responsibility for the success of the business. First and foremost, the customer always comes first.

Make it happen today: We turn up, engage and achieve as a team. We deliver at pace and take calculated risks. We push for today rather than put off to tomorrow and analyse, iterate, and improve for our customers.

Bring a winning mindset: We’re resourceful and never give up. We’re bold and daring and aren’t comfortable being comfortable. We approach our work and our problems positively - our problems help us learn!

Customer First: We’re nothing without our customers. We put them first in everything we do - from helping organisers to book their dream event, to driving value to venues. We build amazing products always with customers in mind.

Embrace the journey: We are excited not just by where we are going, but by the stage we’re at. We celebrate each small win along the way. We see failures as necessary learnings that drive improvement. Each day we work hard and enjoy ourselves.