Head of Product (FTC)
New Today
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Wed all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then youll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. Please note - This is a 12 month FTC
Reimagine what it means to buy from Britains most trusted brands.
From the iconic catalogue to game-changing click-and-collect, weve shaped how the UK shops for decades. Today, our mission is even bolder: to make every buying experience, whether at Argos, Tu or Habitat, not just seamless, but remarkable.
Were looking for a Head of Product for Buy, Order & Fulfil across our General Merchandise digital channels - a visionary product leader to drive the future of our online checkout, order and fulfilment experiences and technology, the transactional core that underpins Argos, Tu and Habitat, all from a single, unified code base.
Multi-brand checkout supporting 3 of the UKs most recognised retailers
Home delivery, store collection, and new flexible fulfilment journeys
Youll be key to building the product experiences and systems that make that work: surfacing new inventory, integrating third-party fulfilment, and managing new complexities in order management and returns, all while keeping the experience clean and seamless.
Checkout and Account: Smart orchestration of inventory and orders across every channel
Fulfilment: Blending Sainsburys logistical scale with new models to deliver faster, more flexible fulfilment Youll thrive here if you:
Are a systems thinker with empathy for customers and sharp commercial instincts
Know when to sweat the detail and when to ship and learn
Have experience with multi-channel fulfilment, stocked/stockless, home delivery, click and collect (bonus points!) Youll be solving real customer problems, building for massive scale, and creating new capabilities that will define how our brands grow in the next decade.
Help us build the future of shopping. Ownership for the roadmap and backlog which balances the development of new features, with activity to improve service stability, reduce tactical solutions and technical debt and decommission legacy tech
Aligning product visions to end to end propositions/brands
Accountable for nurturing talent in the team and foster a learning culture and high trust
Be the champion for product area, determining the right level or type of material to communicate the experience, benefits and long-term vision across a variety of audiences including development teams, stakeholders at all levels, partners and external parties
Ensure that the team maintains a realistic 90-day roadmap, as well as a prioritised and estimated full year backlog, regularly communicating progress and proactively managing risks/issues to remove blockers. Support the team in understanding future risks to mitigate.
Collaborate with the Director of Product, and other Heads of Product across the business to ensure consistency, drive overall strategic business outcomes/shared objectives, and continuously improve product management across the division
Develop a strong team of product managers, building the competency and enhancing the craft within the community. Contribute and lead within the the Product Community of practice
Understanding of Agile delivery and modern engineering team practices
Knowledge of technical product development principles and methodologies What I need to show:
Commercial acumen, including understanding of the commercial drivers that determine the viability and longevity of a product, the ability to determine return on investment and use this insight to inform prioritisation, taking market context into consideration
Data driven, including a drive for the use of product metrics to prioritise a roadmap effectively and the ability to use data and insight appropriately to make informed decisions whilst mitigating for any possible limitations and/or risks of misinterpretation
Strategic vision, including the ability to create, drive and champion a long-term product vision in line with a business strategy, the capability to anticipate the implications of how a product vision could interplay with a wide range of teams and the ability to drive collaboration with others to deliver effectively
Creative problem solving, enthusiasm for delivering change through peopl]]
- Location:
- London
- Job Type:
- FullTime