About this role
Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements: Significant experience in product leadership as Head of Product, Product Manager, Senior Product Manager, Product Director or equivalentExperience leading multiple product teams in fast-moving digital environmentsStrong track record of improving product quality and outcome focusCommercial awareness: understanding how product decisions drive growth, retention and long-term valueExcellent communication skills to align senior stakeholders while empowering teamsA calm, pragmatic leadership style with high ownership and no egoInterest or experience in health technology is a bonus, but not essentialPermanent eligibility to work in the UK Responsibilities: Lead and develop a team of Product Owners across multiple squadsDrive quality and turn strategy into meaningful, measurable impactEnsure squads are focused on the highest-value challenges with clear customer outcomesEnsure each squad has clear problem ownership and measurable outcomesHold Product Owners accountable for defining high-value opportunities grounded in user insight and commercial impactMaintain clarity of priorities so teams can focus on what matters mostSurface trade-offs and misalignment early to support strong decisionsPush teams to focus on outcomes, not just shipping featuresRaise the bar on product thinking, problem framing and decision qualityCoach the team to think in terms of impact, experimentation and learning, not just feature outputSupport progression from strong execution to stronger strategic product capabilityTranslate CPO-level strategy into clear quarterly objectives and problem spacesEnsure roadmaps reflect both business priorities and real user valueMaintain alignment as priorities evolve in a fast-moving environmentProvide clear visibility of progress, risks and impact to senior leadershipEmbed and strengthen the company Product Operating Model as it continues to scaleClarify decision rights and ownership across squadsImprove consistency in discovery, prioritisation and measurementPartner closely with Engineering, Delivery, Design, Data, QA, Marketing and Customer Experience to ensure strong cross-functional collaborationPartner with Technical Director and Principal Engineer colleagues where product priorities intersect with technical strategy or complex build decisions Technologies: SupportMarketingProduct Manager More:
We are a successful tech scale-up and cash-generative SME currently at around £12m turnover with around 80 staff, and we are looking to double in size over the next five years under the guidance of our experienced, highly charismatic and driven owner, supported by a first-class senior leadership team. Following a promotion, we are strengthening our growing Product team by appointing a new Head of Product to work closely with the Chief Product Officer. This is a full-time, permanent, office-based role in Gateshead with a salary of £80,000 to £90,000 plus benefits including pension, health and wellbeing programme, free parking, on-site health facilities, staff events and discounts, training and development, casual dress and a pet-friendly workplace. We review applications on receipt and aim to respond to shortlisted candidates within five working days.
last updated 39 week of 2026