Senior Product Manager-Connectivity- Altnets

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Location Birmingham, London, Manchester, Reading Job Family B2B Job Type Full Time Posted Date 07-May-2026 Ref # 73573

 Join us as a Senior Product Manager on an initial 9 month FTC and lead the strategy, development, and lifecycle of a high-impact connectivity portfolio across the UK B2B2C and B2B2B wholesale market. You’ll define and drive a clear product vision for our Connectivity Wholesale Altnet portfolio, ensuring it meets partner and ISP needs while aligning with business goals.Using strong market insight, you’ll shape compelling, customer-focused propositions by defining requirements, success factors, and experiences that enable our products to compete and succeed. You’ll own the end-to-end product lifecycle—from market research and capability development through to requirements, specifications, pricing, go-to-market strategy, and structured product launches—while also optimising and managing in-life products.

This role calls for deep telecommunications expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to lead and influence across cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful outcomes

Who we are

At Virgin Media O₂, we connect people to the moments that matter most. Virgin Media leads the UK for broadband reliability, speed and overall performance, while O₂ keeps people connected on the move with award-winning coverage.

We’re also proud to be named one of the Financial Times Top 500 Best Employers for 2026, based on one of the UK’s largest employee satisfaction surveys.

Join us and you’ll be part of a team that stays curious, positive and focused on making life easier for our customers and each other. We’re investing in the future of connectivity, from expanding next-generation 5G to exploring satellite-supported solutions that help reach rural communities and hard-to-connect places. 

You’ll work with people who back good ideas and give you plenty of room to grow. So if you’re looking for a place where you can feel supported, trusted and genuinely valued, you’ll feel right at home here.

Our ways of working

We’re a flexible-first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days a month connecting with each other in person.

That doesn’t just mean time in the office – it could be team meetings, offsites, volunteering days, cross-functional projects, or away days. What matters is making those moments count – so when we come together, it benefits everyone.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all 

We believe a better tomorrow starts with the choices we make today. That means moving the dial on diversity, building equity into everything we do and putting inclusion at the heart of our business.

Virgin Media O₂ is an equal opportunities employer and we work hard to remove bias and barriers. We want every person who joins us – and everyone thinking about joining us – to feel seen, heard and supported.

When you work with us, you’ll have access to our award-winning employee network groups. These communities bring people together, champion allyship and create uplifting spaces where you can learn, share and feel part of something bigger. They play a big role in helping people feel connected from day one.

The must haves

To be considered for this role you must have:

• Extensive product management experience within the Telecommunications industry with a focus on connectivity products including FTTP and Ethernet. The successful candidate should have a good understanding of key market trends, Altnet market, the UK regulatory environment and emerging new technologies in the area. The candidate should be able to articulate how they impact and influence our product strategy/ product roadmap.
• Proven experience in building connectivity products driving differentiated partner value whilst adopting a structured approach with solid experience of following Project and Product Development methodologies as well as forecasting and managing budgets.  
• An outstanding communicator with proven success gaining cross business buy in at a senior level.
• Proven ability to interpret complex technology issues into business and customer impacts for appropriate decision making can cope with ambiguity to meet/ exceed demanding targets.
• Previous experience in a role requiring commercial acumen to manage the products you are responsible for to ensure Virgin Media 02 Fixed Wholesale remains profitable and competitive in the market. Solid experience in building business cases with quantified benefits and the ability to provide a well-articulated view of the opportunities and risks.
• Experience of leveraging partners to provide agility and flexibility to strengthen our portfolio as well as confidence. Previous experience in working effectively with sales, partners and suppliers.

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love it if you could bring:

• A growth mind-set and ability to challenge the norm.

What's in it for you

We know life isn’t just about work, so our benefits are built to support you in the moments that matter. You’ll get Bupa healthcare, wellbeing support, life cover, a pension and generous holiday –plus your birthday off.

And there’s more. Enjoy some extra perks on us, with optional electric vehicle lease and Cycle2Work schemes, dental insurance, neurodiversity assessments, and brilliant discounts on broadband, TV and mobile. You’ll even get access to the Virgin Family platform and the O₂ Priority app, with exclusive rewards, experiences and chances to attend events at The O₂ and beyond.

Next steps

If this feels like a place where you can belong, we’d love to see what you can do. Once you apply, the next steps will include a competency interview with the Hiring Manager. 

We’ll also ask about any adjustments you might need, and we’ll do our best to make them happen.

We review applications and interview throughout the advert window, so it’s worth applying sooner rather than later. If you’re offered the role, the offer will be subject to background checks, including a criminal record check and, for some roles, a financial background check.

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