Product Manager - Subsea

Job Title\: Product Manager - Subsea

Location\: Any DI site – travel to Frimley is required. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Grade\: GG13

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only.

While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

Core Duties\:

• Market opportunities\: Deciding which opportunities to pursue, when to pivot, and when to stop
• Customer engagement\: Extracting business requirements from potential customers and translating this into technical requirements
• MMP features\: Selecting features for the Minimum Marketable Product that deliver maximum value with minimal effort
• Product backlog\: Refining the product backlog and reprioritising where needed
• Product roadmap\: Developing the roadmap to accelerate growth and maximise market potential
• Business case\: Demonstrating how the strategy provides business value to secure investment
• Product pricing\: Ensuring pricing is competitive and reflects market value
• Business model\: Defining how the solution will be delivered to the market

Essential Skills\:

• You will have Product Management or equivalent experience
• You will have experience with rapid digital delivery
• You will have strong commercial awareness to shape USPs and drive the Counter-UXS business case
• You will have experience balancing technical feasibility, commercial viability, and customer desirability
• You will have the ability to translate customer and market insights into clearly prioritised requirements
• Undersea battlespace domain knowledge is desirable

The team\:

As a Product Manager you will own the why and what of the product. You will define the product vision, roadmap, and backlog, ensuring alignment with business strategy and customer needs, while working closely with engineering and business development to deliver a competitive Counter Uncrewed Systems product.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive\:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date\: 17th September 2026