# Hardware Product Manager - Hybrid

**Company:** [Paxton Access](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/neUAz5SCj2KEsxP5caCttD.md)
**Location:** Brighton, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Product Management

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## Description

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

**So, what are the benefits?**

-   We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties, monthly internal events and more. It’s rare you won’t see something going on!
-   Hybrid working, work from home on Tuesday and Thursdays alongside our flexible working hours scheme.  
-   Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
-   Join a Carbon Neutral company – Paxton is Carbon Neutral in the UK, France, Germany & South Africa!
-   Modern offices, collaboration spaces, onsite mini-gym, and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
-   Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
-   Collaborative internal group initiatives like the Green Team, EDI Team, or the Charity Team.
-   Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.
-   25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.
-   Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies™.

**About the role**

Join our Product Design team in Brighton where you’ll take ownership of Paxton’s hardware products, managing their success from early concept through to launch, optimisation, and end-of-life.

-   Own the end-to-end lifecycle of one or more hardware product lines, including strategy, roadmap, delivery, optimisation, and obsolescence planning.
-   Define clear product vision and requirements, translating customer needs and business goals into hardware, firmware, and software outcomes.
-   Take accountability for commercial performance, including pricing, margins, cost control, and overall lifecycle profitability.
-   Lead hardware product development through design reviews, prototyping, validation, release, and ongoing improvement.
-   Ensure products meet quality, safety, security, and regulatory standards, managing risk and change in a controlled way.
-   Work closely with engineering teams to balance customer needs, technical constraints, scalability, and time-to-market.
-   Use customer insight, market analysis, and competitor intelligence to shape product positioning and future opportunities.
-   Support go-to-market activity and internal enablement through clear documentation, guidance, and cross-functional collaboration.

**What are we looking for?**

-   Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner managing hardware products, with exposure to firmware and/or software.
-   Strong understanding of hardware product lifecycles, with the ability to work confidently with engineering and technical teams.
-   Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to make and own decisions.
-   A collaborative, customer-focused mindset with a genuine passion for technology and innovation.

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you’re excited about a role but your existing experience doesn’t match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply _anyway_.

We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us. Take a look at what our team thinks of working here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WH7Pi3--zc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WH7Pi3--zc)