Head of Product

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Director
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Product Strategy Product-Led Operating Model Portfolio Management B2B SaaS Team Leadership Technical Fluency AI Integration Supply Chain Transparency

FULL DESCRIPTION

Head of Product

Lead a global product vision at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], turning data into a platform that scales, delivering supply chain transparency and responsible sourcing at scale.

  • Location: London
  • Work Type: Hybrid
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Department: Product and Data

About the Role

The Head of Product is a senior leadership role accountable for turning product strategy into a coherent portfolio, operating model, and measurable business outcomes. Reporting to the Chief Product & Technology Officer, this role sits at the intersection of science, digital, data, design, and commercial teams.

This is a pivotal moment for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We are evolving from a testing service into a data, platform and ecosystem business and the Head of Product will lead that shift. You will own the product portfolio end-to-end, build a product-led operating model, and ensure our products create both commercial value and meaningful impact in areas such as supply chain transparency, responsible sourcing, and environmental risk.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set and lead the product strategy that supports [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s evolution to a platform and ecosystem business, owning priorities, trade-offs, sequencing and investment decisions across the full portfolio.
  • Build and mature a product-led operating model, with strong intake, prioritisation, discovery and roadmap governance.
  • Lead, coach and develop a team of Product Managers, raising the standard of product craft across discovery, delivery and outcome ownership.
  • Work closely with engineering, design, science, operations and commercial teams to create alignment, resolve dependencies and keep delivery focused on the right outcomes.
  • Own and communicate the roadmap clearly, establish portfolio KPIs covering adoption, retention, expansion and customer value.
  • Build product ways of working that support stronger decision quality and cross-functional execution.

Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience leading product in a B2B SaaS, platform, data, workflow or regulated environment.
  • Track record of building product operating models, not just managing roadmaps or backlogs.
  • Strong portfolio judgement and confidence to make trade-offs across competing priorities.
  • Experience developing Product Managers and raising the standard of product craft.
  • Comfortable working across technical, operational and commercial domains with enough technical fluency to work credibly with engineering.
  • Communicates clearly at senior leadership level with a strong bias for evidence and customer understanding.
  • Genuine insight into how AI can improve product practice, decision quality and operating effectiveness.
  • Experience in traceability, supply chain transparency, compliance, sustainability or responsible sourcing is an advantage.

Company Benefits

  • Hybrid working (minimum 3 days per week in our Farringdon office)
  • 35 days paid leave, inclusive of public holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Life insurance and critical illness cover
  • Choice of private medical insurance or annual health check
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension
  • Breakfast, snacks, Friday lunch and barista coffee in the office
  • Learning portal with over 100,000 assets for professional development

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global leader in forensic origin verification. Using cutting edge science, advanced technology, and specialized services, we independently verify where products and raw materials come from – protecting brand integrity, supporting compliance, and strengthening supply chain trust and transparency. Our method is highly resistant to tampering, court-admissible, and trusted by suppliers and manufacturers, brands and retailers, consumers, and regulators.

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