About the role
Morgan McKinley are recruiting on behalf of a leading financial services provider for an Interim Head of Product to lead their Product Function through a period of continued maturity and growth.
This role sits at the intersection of product, operations, technology, risk, compliance, sales and digital ensuring products meet customer needs while supporting the strategic and commercial objectives of the business.
The Role
- Lead the Product Function, providing oversight of product governance, product management and product strategy
- Chair and manage product governance forums, including the Product Monthly Business Review process
- Own the product lifecycle framework, ensuring effective governance from design through to retirement
- Drive product performance across commercial outcomes, customer outcomes, profitability and compliance
- Lead strategic and tactical product proposition development, identifying opportunities for growth, innovation, cross-selling and upselling
- Contribute to annual business planning, budgeting and business case development
- Develop MI, reporting and performance indicators to support decision-making
- Coach and develop Product Managers, building succession capacity and cross-functional product knowledge
- Drive standardisation of product management processes across the portfolio
- Partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Digital and Sales to deliver product enhancements and business change
- Sponsor key strategic initiatives, including customer communications governance, customer data ownership, product blueprinting and regulatory change programmes
What You'll Bring
- Significant experience in product management, product governance and/or commercial leadership within financial services
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering product or business change initiatives
- Strong understanding of consumer finance, automotive finance, banking, insurance or other regulated financial services environments
- Experience working within regulatory frameworks and governance structures
- A track record of developing and launching new products into a regulated market
- Strong commercial mindset, balancing customer, regulatory and business objectives
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Relevant professional qualifications in business, financial services, product management or insurance are desirable
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