<p><strong>Head of Product</strong><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p>Are you looking to join a talented, diverse team focused on a life-changing mission at one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech scale-ups? If yes, then you are in the right place!</p><p>We’re one of the UK’s leading tech companies, and have joined FutureFifty 8.0 and been named as one of the Top 50 Startups to work for in 2020.</p><p>At Elder, our people aren’t just part of a team, they’re part of something bigger. We are a close-knit group on a mission to fundamentally change what it means to grow old.</p><p>That starts by helping people live a healthier and happier life in their own homes, with the support of a full-time live-in carer. Our unique matching technology pairs those in need with their ideal carer, based on individual requirements and personality.<strong><br></strong><strong><br></strong><strong>About the role</strong></p><p dir="ltr">As Elder’s Head of Product, your role is to be the hands-on leader for our Product capabilities, empowered to deliver the best care marketplace for our families and carers. Reporting to the CPTO you will ensure we have the strategy, defined outcomes, roadmaps and skills and experience to drive our products to be best in the market. You will do this by being the voice of our families’ and carers’ experience and the customer journeys should be central to everything you do day to day alongside a sharp commercial mind to ensure we’re delivering value on all axes.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">The visible leader of our Product approach. Lives and breathes shipping great solutions that drive to outcomes, and holds themselves and those around them accountable for meeting those outcomes. As part of this you’re the direct manager of our PMs, developing them to the best version of themselves</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Continuously develop and execute a comprehensive, viable and practical Product strategy that aligns with Elder's goals. This will be delivered across our cross functional squads that are aligned to our customer journeys of families and carers.</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Partner with the Head of Design & Research to ensure our product centres around customer research and gather feedback to inform product decisions driven by both qualitative and quantitative data</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Partner with the Head of Engineering to ensure the engineering feasibility of our product approach across the Elder marketplace</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Work with squad DRIs (directly responsible individuals) to ensure they’re able to plan and execute the squad’s roadmaps in terms of our ways of working and strategy</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Own the squad resourcing process to ensure we have the right people at the right time in the right roles and look at this holistically across all capabilities required to deliver our roadmaps</p></li></ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong><br></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Multi years of experience taking part in growing consumer-facing marketplaces from £10-30M to £50-150M+ in GTV or equivalent</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and manage a team and be able to get deep in the details as needed</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Experience of bringing new products and services to market</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams with an agile approach, you have the ability to promote a test, learn and iterate mindset with clear alignment to long-term strategic goals. The capacity to simplify complex ideas into impactful, straightforward messages is essential.</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Strong experience with iterative product development, A/B testing and a deep understanding of user behaviour and analytics to drive product innovation and unit economics </p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Strong problem-solving skills, data literacy and a bias to shipping software to learn. Also, know the importance of a data-driven approach in decision-making and the balance between qualitative and quantitative insights in shaping the product.</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">A demonstrated ability to keep up to date with the latest emerging technologies and approaches especially that will enable more effective execution of the product strategy</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">A proactive attitude towards understanding and contributing to Elder's broader objectives, taking pride in the impact of Product’s efforts on the company's success</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>We’re a service business, and we know that without the best people, we cannot build the best company, which is why we treat our team very well. We can offer:</p><ul><li>Competitive Salary + Bonus</li><li>Stock Options (We are post-series B & backed by some of the best VCs in Europe)</li><li>25 days holiday + bank holidays + (1 extra day of holiday per year worked for first 5 years) (pro rota)</li><li>6 weeks work from anywhere in the world</li><li>Dental and health insurance</li><li>Hybrid working (2 days per week in our London office)</li><li>E-learning platform (Udemy)</li><li>Sponsored quarterly team and company socials</li><li>Mentoring and coaching programmes to help you achieve your personal and career goals</li><li>Macbook + any particular extras you require</li><li>Cycle-to-work scheme</li><li>AND a genuine opportunity to be a very key part of a high-growth business</li></ul><p>Do something you genuinely care about. Join a diverse team of skilled, passionate, and progressive people who like to get on with each other. Work at one of Europe’s fastest-growing scale-ups. Apply today.</p><p>Elderly care represents one of society’s greatest challenges. Are you ready to be part of the solution? Apply today.</p><p><em>Elder recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status.</em></p></li></ul> •
Last updated on Mar 19, 2024