The Opportunity
The business is a market-leading AI intelligence platform disrupting one of the world’s largest and most complex asset classes. While other financial sectors modernised years ago, this specific market remains fragmented and legacy-driven. They are transforming the landscape by providing global financial institutions and Tier-1 professional services firms with real-time, AI-driven data and insights.
Following a period of hyper-growth and reaching major valuation milestones, the company is at a strategic inflection point. They are moving from a founder-led setup into a sophisticated, multi-vertical scale-up. As the VP of Product, you will act as the Lead Operator, reporting directly to the CPO. You will own the day-to-day execution across multiple functional squads, allowing the CPO to focus on long-term strategy and AI-native futures.
This is a senior operator role for a leader who lives for the craft of product execution. This isn't just about setting vision; it’s about building and optimising the engine that delivers it at scale.
Responsibilities
* Operational Execution: Own near-term delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes and consistent velocity across several vertical product squads.
* Management of Managers: Build and lead the leadership layer, mentoring current managers and scaling the organisation beyond individual contributor management.
* Optimising Delivery: Implement robust success metrics and data-driven frameworks to transition the team toward a proactive, disciplined delivery model.
* Strategic Partnership: Partner with the C-suite to bridge the multi-year vision with the roadmap, rituals, and commercial impact of today.
* Commercial Leadership: Connect product outcomes to ambitious growth targets, ensuring every release has a clear business case and measurable ROI.
Requirements
* Scale-up DNA: Extensive experience in high-growth B2B SaaS environments during major expansion phases.
* Senior Leadership: Proven experience as a VP or seasoned Director, ready for a pure management-of-managers mandate.
* The Operator Archetype: A builder and optimiser who finds joy in fixing the machine of product delivery.
* Data-Driven Judgement: A track record of implementing success metrics and using data for high-stakes prioritisation trade-offs.
* Engineering Fluency: Significant experience working as a peer to senior Engineering leads to drive technical and product alignment.
Compensation and Benefits
* Competitive Base: Salary range of £190,000 to £210,000.
* Equity Upside: Significant executive equity stake.
* Location: Central London (Hybrid).
Why Join?
This is a rare opportunity to take a high-leverage leadership seat at a pivotal stage of the company's journey. You’ll be a key architect of the organisation’s scaling phase, moving the business from a successful startup to a global market leader.
We believe great product leaders come from all walks of life. We are looking for passion, curiosity, and the ability to learn - not just a checklist of past industries. If you’re excited about this mission but don’t feel you meet every single point listed, we’d still love to have a conversation with you.