Senior Product Manager, Fisheries / IUUF
About the role
live fleet monitoring and catch and yield reporting
Key Responsibilities
- Own the
Fisheries product strategy, vision, and roadmap
, defining what gets built and in what order while balancing customer value, commercial opportunity, technical feasibility, and time to market.
- Lead the development and delivery of the
first Fisheries product release
, focused on live fleet monitoring and subsequently catch and yield reporting that procurement and compliance teams can rely on.
- Lead
market and customer discovery
with seafood buyers, retailers, processors, certification bodies, regulators, RFMO stakeholders, and NGOs to understand customer needs and translate insights into product direction.
- Define and refine the
product proposition and customer experience
, ensuring Kpler's data and intelligence are translated into clear, actionable outcomes for customers across the seafood supply chain.
- Establish the
vessel identity, dark-behaviour, and catch-estimation methodologies
underpinning the product, working with data and domain experts to ensure the outputs are credible, transparent, and trusted.
- Own
positioning and competitive strategy
, monitoring the existing commercial and NGO-adjacent landscape and clearly defining Kpler's differentiation.
- Lead the
go-to-market strategy
for the product, working with Sales and Product Marketing on positioning, messaging, packaging, pricing input, launch planning, and early customer adoption.
- Identify and develop
strategic partnerships
across the seafood supply chain, including data, certification, and distribution partnerships that can strengthen the product and accelerate adoption.
- Act as the key link between
Product, Engineering, Data, Sales, and Marketing
, creating alignment around product strategy, priorities, launch plans, and customer outcomes.
- Track product performance, customer feedback, delivery progress, and key risks, using evidence and market insight to continuously refine the roadmap and maximise product impact.
Skills and Responsibilities
5–7 years of Product Management or senior commercial experience
, ideally within maritime data, seafood supply chains, or a related B2B data/SaaS environment.
- Proven track record of
owning products end-to-end
, from strategy and customer discovery through to delivery, launch, and customer adoption.
- Strong track record of translating complex customer needs into
clear product strategy, roadmap priorities, and product requirements
, working closely with Product and Engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of the
fisheries data landscape
, including vessel tracking, IUU risk, catch documentation, and supply chain traceability.
- Experience operating in
ambiguous, early-stage environments
, with a pragmatic and iterative approach to building, launching, learning, and improving products.
- Strong
commercial and go-to-market experience
, including product positioning, packaging, pricing input, launch planning, and working closely with Sales and Marketing.
- Strong data and analytical literacy, with the ability to work effectively with data and engineering teams and understand maritime and trade data concepts such as
AIS, vessel identity, geospatial analysis, ownership, and flows
.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across
technical, commercial, regulatory, and NGO audiences
.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with senior external stakeholders.
- Strong ownership mindset and a
bias to action
Nice to have
- Direct experience within the
fisheries or seafood sector
, particularly procurement, traceability, or certification.
- Experience
building and launching a new product line
rather than managing an established product.
- An established network across
seafood buyers, certification bodies, regulators, or fisheries NGOs
.
- Understanding of relevant fisheries regulations, including
IUU regulations, US SIMP, or the EU carding system
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