Loans & Grants Product Manager

The role

At Energy Saving Trust, we’re supporting people, businesses and communities to accelerate the transition to net zero. We’re now looking for a Loans & Grants Product Manager to lead the development of digital funding products that make low-carbon solutions more accessible across the UK.

This is an opportunity to shape the digital platforms behind our loans and grants services, improving how funding is accessed, managed and delivered for applicants, partners and colleagues.

As Loans & Grants Product Manager, you’ll lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of digital products across our portfolio of funding schemes. Working with Digital, Data, Finance, Operations and external partners, you’ll deliver secure, compliant and user-centred services.

You’ll own products end-to-end, from discovery through to optimisation, ensuring they are scalable, accessible and aligned with organisational goals. This role suits someone who can balance user needs, operational delivery and compliance within a regulated environment.

The team

You’ll join our Product and Design team. We are a collaborative, mission-driven group focused on creating digital services that help people and organisations access funding for energy efficiency and low-carbon solutions.

The team works at the heart of Energy Saving Trust’s digital transformation, partnering closely with colleagues across Digital, Data, Operations, Finance and programme delivery. Together, we design and improve the systems that power our loans and grants services, ensuring they are user-friendly, compliant, scalable and impactful.

This is a supportive and forward-thinking environment where ideas are encouraged, experimentation is welcomed and continuous improvement is part of how we work. You’ll collaborate with experienced product managers, designers, analysts and technical specialists who are passionate about delivering meaningful digital products that contribute to tackling the climate emergency.

As our loans and grants portfolio continues to grow, this role offers the opportunity to shape new services, influence strategic technology decisions and play a key role in how funding programmes are delivered across the UK.

What you will do

• Define and deliver product strategies and roadmaps for loans and grants platforms

• Lead end-to-end digital product delivery across Agile and hybrid environments

• Work closely with UX, Business Analysis and operational teams to improve user journeys and service design

• Manage suppliers, stakeholders and delivery partners to ensure high-quality outcomes

• Drive continuous improvement using data, feedback, insights and regulatory requirements

• Ensure products remain secure, compliant, accessible and operationally effective

• Support new scheme launches, funding programmes and future digital transformation initiatives

What you will bring

• Extensive experience in digital Product Management across Agile and Waterfall delivery

• Strong experience developing product visions, strategies and roadmaps

• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and third-party technology suppliers

• Excellent stakeholder management and prioritisation skills

• Ability to translate operational and business requirements into successful digital products

• Experience working within regulated environments with strong governance and audit controls

• Understanding of CRM platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics and workflow automation tools

For more information, please see the job description

Please submit an anonymised CV and cover letter, removing your name, address, email address, and any other identifying details. Please note, applications submitted without a cover letter may be rejected.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Work where you thrive

At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.

We’ll support you with:

• Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)

• True flexibility in how and where you work

• Strong pension & life assurance

• Enhanced family leave

• Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)

• Professional development support

• Yearly wellbeing allowance

These are just some of the benefits we offer.

Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page

Reasonable adjustments: We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.

Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.

You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK