Head of Product

Head of Product

• Exciting times, recent acquisitions, brand is growing at pace, gaining industry accolade
• FTSE 100
• Responsible for managing global product suite
• Product suite includes software, hardware and services
• An innovative product market leader
• Opportunity for global travel
• A fun, flexible working environment, progression within Group

The Head of Product is responsible for managing the global product suite. 

The role covers both hardware, software and service-based products.

The company has a track record of growing year on year for several years.

Innovation Market insight is one of the key pillars for the business which makes this a pivotal role.

Main objectives of role…

Operations

• Measuring and publishing performance and payback of product variants
• Owning the Product launch process, including launch stock, collateral etc.
• Owning the End-of-Life (EOL) process, including sku rationalisation

Engineering

• Managing product lifecycle and roadmap to sustain innovation and competitive advantage
• Maintain and develop agile product development practices to ensure the correct product is delivered in a timely manner
• Act as the voice of the customer to the Engineering teams
• Ensure that hardware and software projects deliver the results needed by the business

Sales & Marketing

• Ensure there is a strategy to create, maintain and deliver all product training materials
• Co-ordinating product launches, including ensuring all marketing materials are in place, conducting training and communicating value proposition
• Working with the Marketing Communications Co-Ordinator to ensure all product information is up to date across all platforms 
• Ensuring we have the necessary sales tools to promote product ranges  (i.e. competitor guides, presentations) 
• Regularly communicating product updates to the sales team 
• Working with sales team to gain market feedback & provide assistance through the sales process

Person Profile…

• Disruptive thinker, with a track record of successfully introducing change
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced and demanding environment
• Self-starter with the ability to work with the minimum of supervision and direction
• Comfortable working and communicating at all levels of the organisation and across departmental boundaries
• Effective team player able to positively interact with all company employees
• Fiercely collaborative across diverse cultures
• Able to use own initiative, effectively manages own time and builds trust
• Solves problems creatively and demonstrates high integrity
• Flexible, hardworking and with a ‘can do’ attitude

To be considered for this role…

• Experience in a Product Marketing/Product Management role
• Proven record introducing KPIs to measure success of products.
• Background in software or solutions product management.
• Proven record developing talented staff.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Good problem solving and decision-making capabilities
• Ability and acceptance to travel as required globally
• Customer-centric approach with proven ability to conduct and aggregate customer insights to drive product management decision-making

Desirable

• Foreign language skills would be an advantage (Spanish, Chinese or Czech)

Next steps…

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