Product Development Project Leader

Cranleigh STEM
Croydon, Greater London

We’re supporting an innovative product-led technology business developing high-performance products enabled by advanced materials technologies across multiple sectors.

As part of continued innovation investment, we’re looking for a Product Development Project Manager to drive development programmes from concept through to commercialisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a technical product development, innovation or project leadership background who enjoys taking products from idea through to launch.

Location : South London / Surrey border (On-site with some flexibility)

The Role

You’ll lead technical product development projects through planning, coordination and delivery, working across R&D, suppliers, manufacturing and commercial teams.

This is a delivery-focused role combining technical understanding with genuine project ownership across multiple innovation programmes.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Leading product development projects from concept through to launch.

  • Coordinating cross-functional teams across development, testing, manufacturing and commercial functions.

  • Managing project plans, milestones, risks and technical deliverables.

  • Working with suppliers and manufacturing partners to support scale-up, implementation and product readiness.

  • Reviewing technical data, troubleshooting issues and supporting decision-making.

  • Supporting innovation across high-performance product applications.

  • Collaborating with international teams, including occasional overseas travel.

About You

You may come from a background in:

  • Product Development

  • Technical Project Management

  • Innovation / NPI

  • Product Engineering

  • Materials / Polymer Product Development

We’d like to see experience in some of the following:

  • Leading technical or product development projects

  • Product development in a manufacturing or technical environment

  • Cross-functional stakeholder management across engineering, suppliers and manufacturing

  • NPI, scale-up or implementation experience

  • Working with external suppliers or manufacturing partners

  • Commercial awareness around performance, cost, timelines and delivery

Why consider it?

  • Opportunity to take ownership of innovative development programmes

  • Product-led environment with real-world applications

  • Broad role with strong visibility and influence

  • Small, collaborative technical team

  • International exposure and varied development projects

If interested, apply or contact me directly [email protected]

Posted 2026-05-16

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