Head of Product

Head of Product Up to £130,000 + Benefits Leeds (3 days onsite) | Occasional London travel Shape the Future of Digital Product Experience We're looking for an exceptional Head of Product to lead the evolution of a major UK digital platform within a nationally recognised media organisation. This is a high-impact leadership role with real strategic influence - combining product vision, innovation, commercial thinking, and delivery leadership at scale. You'll work closely with senior and C-level stakeholders to define long-term product direction, drive customer engagement, and help shape the organisation's wider digital transformation journey. We're looking for someone who brings both deep product expertise and a strong external perspective, using market insight, emerging technology, and customer behaviour to influence decision-making and create competitive advantage. What You'll Be Driving Strategic Product Leadership Define and evolve the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap across key digital platforms Align product direction with customer needs, commercial objectives, brand ambitions, and organisational priorities Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, influencing strategic decisions through insight, data, and market perspective Innovation & Market Insight Bring an external lens to product strategy through competitor analysis, industry trends, and emerging technologies Identify new opportunities for growth, engagement, and differentiation Champion modern product thinking and customer-centric ways of working across the organisation Delivery & Product Excellence Own an outcome-focused roadmap with clear measurable impact Establish robust prioritisation frameworks grounded in experimentation, analytics, and user insight Partner with third-party vendors and technology partners to influence roadmaps and deliver strategic objectives Embed best-in-class product practices, helping elevate product capability across teams What We're Looking For You're a strategic and commercially minded product leader who combines vision with execution and can confidently operate at executive level. You'll likely bring: Significant experience leading product strategy and delivery within digital, media, technology, or consumer-facing environments Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance customer value and business performance A highly data-driven approach with deep understanding of product metrics, experimentation, and optimisation Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience influencing senior leadership and C-suite audiences Experience working with and managing third-party technology or platform partners A forward-thinking mindset with a passion for innovation and evolving digital customer experiences