Inspired by products with a true impact on customers? Join us at Checkatrade.
We have a fantastic newly created opportunity for an impact focused Product Director to join our top-notch product leadership team! You’ll own our Exchange Product Area focused on search features and matching, monetisation, payments and two-way communication to build a true two-way marketplace set up. Your background reflects this. You’ll be responsible for driving product strategy, overseeing the development roadmap, and executing initiatives throughout Checkatrade. You’ll manage a team of product managers and establish and empower a professional product management discipline. We are on an exciting mission to be the trusted foundation of every home. We are looking to growth ten-fold, and you’ll play a key role in preparing us for this growth through delivery of end-to-end experiences helping customer to get most value when using Checkatrade. Sound good? Get in touch!
Location: King's Cross, London or Portsmouth, Hampshire. Hybrid working applies with min 3 days in the office.
Where do you fit in?
You’ll report directly to the CPO, joining a high impact team of product leaders at Checkatrade. You’ll set, own and drive Growth Product vision and roadmap as well as OKRs together with Engineering, Design, Data and Commercial counterparts. You’ll be an inspirational leader skilled in building strong Product Management functions. You’ll train and invest in your team and wider PM function, establishing processes required to develop products efficiently. You’ll prioritise product decision and launch products in line with company goals and vision. You’ll be highly collaborative working together with your stakeholders to make cross functional, strategic trade-offs. You’ll empower product managers to think strategically, problem solve and work effectively to get things done. This is a growth product opportunity that requires experience across acquisition and engagement. Could that be you?
We are an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
What’s in it for you?
- An opportunity to own a newly created product area with a direct impact on customer experience and growth.
- This is a generational opportunity to change the face of home improvements forever. You’ll be making a direct impact. Let’s be bold and get it done!
- We are purpose and mission led. We’ll be the partner that makes every project seamless.
- A passionate business with a community of product, engineering, data and commercial talent around you.
- An excellent salary and benefits package including car allowance, up to 20% annual bonus, private medical, EV Salary sacrifice scheme plus much more.
What do you need to succeed?
- Previous experience in a similar Product Director opportunity with a track record of steering a complex product area, including direct management of Product Managers. Your background will be two-way marketplaces.
- You’ll have expertise in the following product areas: search in marketplace context, payments, two-way communication between two sides of a marketplace.
- You’ve built impactful products at scale as an IC prior to moving into a leadership role.
- You have strong people leadership principles and a passion for developing others.
- You show great attention to how customers interact with product, and you can identify what problems need to be solved and guide the teams to find solutions.
- You’ll be skilled in communication and presenting complex information in a clear way, create alignment and inspire the teams.
- We love data. So do you! You are enthusiastic about metrics, and objective about your product performance, continually striving for improvements.
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