Hotels and Restaurants - Technical Product Lead
Added 6 Oct · still live
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£54,900
Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 (61% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, and Whitbread is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2131 (IT project managers) or SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
Your salary route
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Most likely code | £38,400 Clears | £43,900 Clears | £49,400 Clears | £54,900 Clears |
2131 IT project managers Also possible | £40,700 Clears | £46,600 Clears | £52,400 Clears | £58,200 Clears |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 Clears | £41,800 Clears | £47,100 Clears | £52,300 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Job Title: Technical Product LeadContract Type: PermanentLocation: Whitbread Court | Hybrid WorkingSalary: £60-65,000 + Bonus and BenefitsAre you an experienced Product Owner or Product Lead who...
Job Title: Technical Product Lead
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Whitbread Court | Hybrid Working
Salary: £60-65,000 + Bonus and Benefits
Are you an experienced Product Owner or Product Lead who enjoys turning strategy into action and delivering technology that makes a real difference to guests and operational teams?
At Whitbread, we’re looking for a Technical Product Lead to join our Hotels & Restaurants Technology team. You’ll take hands-on product ownership across technology supporting our hotel operations and guest journeys, with a particular focus on areas such as self-service kiosks, keys and access solutions, security and other operationally critical hotel technology.
What You'll Be Doing
Job Title: Technical Product Lead
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Whitbread Court | Hybrid Working
Salary: £60-65,000 + Bonus and Benefits
Are you an experienced Product Owner or Product Lead who enjoys turning strategy into action and delivering technology that makes a real difference to guests and operational teams?
At Whitbread, we’re looking for a Technical Product Lead to join our Hotels & Restaurants Technology team. You’ll take hands-on product ownership across technology supporting our hotel operations and guest journeys, with a particular focus on areas such as self-service kiosks, keys and access solutions, security and other operationally critical hotel technology.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own and maintain prioritised product backlogs across assigned Hotels & Restaurants technology products.
- Support the delivery and continuous improvement of technology including self-service kiosks, key and access solutions and associated security technologies.
- Translate product strategy and roadmap objectives into clear epics, features, user stories and delivery priorities.
- Act as the day-to-day product lead across Engineering, QA & Release, Service, Operations and Delivery & Change teams.
- Lead product refinement, planning, acceptance and review activities throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Work with the Technical Product Manager to shape roadmap priorities, sequencing, dependencies and trade-offs.
- Ensure access, security, resilience, service and operational requirements are considered from the outset when delivering guest and hotel technology.
- Collaborate with other Product Leads and Tech Leads to manage dependencies between digital products, physical technology and wider hotel systems.
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- Experience working as a Product Lead, Product Owner, Business Analyst, Delivery Lead or similar within a technology or digital environment.
- Experience working with kiosks, self-service technology, keys, physical/digital access solutions, security technology or similar customer-facing operational systems.
- A good understanding of access control, security, authentication and the operational considerations associated with guest-facing technology.
- Experience delivering technology into live, operationally critical environments, where reliability, resilience, security and usability are essential.
- Strong experience managing and prioritising product backlogs and translating business outcomes into actionable delivery requirements.
- Experience breaking roadmap objectives into epics, features, stories and acceptance criteria.
- Experience working closely with Engineering, QA, Release, Service and Change teams.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge, influence and align different teams and priorities.
- The ability to balance customer value, operational impact, security, risk, cost and technical complexity when making product decisions.
- Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies.
- A data-led approach, using product performance, adoption and user insight to inform decisions and improvements.
It Would Be Great If You Also Have
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 217415-4492
Advertised: 06 Oct 2026
- Experience within hotels, hospitality, restaurants, retail, travel or another multi-site customer-facing environment.
- Experience delivering kiosk, key/access, security or other technology that combines physical hardware with digital platforms and services.
- Experience supporting large-scale technology transformation or multi-year product roadmaps.
- Experience working across complex environments with multiple platforms, integrations and operational dependencies.
- Experience working with third-party technology suppliers, hardware providers, partners or system integrators.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 217415-4492
Advertised: 06 Oct 2026
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Where this offer sits in the market
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (SOC 2133) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~187k in sampleSOC 2133
- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Whitbread holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.