Overview
Benifex, Southampton, United Kingdom. We are a fast-moving technology company and a leading provider of online reward and benefits solutions. Our mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love and to develop workplace technology that enhances everyday work life. We are seeking a Director of Product to lead one of our most critical product pillars and drive multi-product penetration across our customers’ employee base through unified, AI-enhanced and scalable experiences.
This is a leadership role for someone who can set bold direction, grow a team, and balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution to empower product managers.
Notes: we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require candidates to be based in the UK, Germany or Ireland for this position.
Responsibilities
* Drive adoption and depth: create product experiences that increase penetration across the employee base and encourage multi-product usage.
* Lead the product vision and strategy for your area, ensuring alignment with Benifex goals and an exceptional customer experience.
* Develop and coach a product team to obsess over customers, innovate, move quickly, and enjoy their work.
* Unify the experience: champion a seamless, integrated experience across the product suite, balancing usability, performance, and scalability.
* Communicate effectively: inspire with the product vision and share context with the right people at the right time.
* Embed AI thinking: identify and deliver opportunities where AI and automation add real value to users.
What we’re looking for
Experience
* Experience in best-in-class product organizations, including scale-ups or high-growth startups (e.g., Google, Booking.com, Uber, Deliveroo, Just Eat) and experience building a global suite of products from concept to scale.
* Extensive global B2B SaaS product management experience, leading multiple products across markets/regions.
* Proven ability to build and lead high-calibre product organizations (leading 5+ squads/product managers).
* Experience embedding AI across products and delivering AI-enhanced features.
Skills
* Capable of building multi-market products and balancing priorities across geographies.
* Strong judgment and decision-making in complex situations without a single right answer.
* Focus on engagement, retention, and long-term value creation; able to define and own KPIs across multiple squads.
* Excellent storytelling to motivate and align teams around a common goal.
* Willing to get hands-on when needed to fill gaps and lead by example.
* Ability to build a clear product vision and strategy aligned with Benifex’s goals and to coach teams to deliver.
Even if you don\'t meet all requirements, we encourage you to apply. We welcome talented, passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow and invite you to explore other roles on our careers page.
Interview process
We aim for a fast and efficient process:
* Initial informal call with the Talent team
* 60-minute session with CTO and Product Director
* 45-minute interview with VP of Engineering
* Final interview with a Board member
Benefits
UK benefits include: 25 days holiday plus local bank holidays, your birthday off, two half-day wellbeing days, healthcare cash plan, 24/7 Employee Assistance Plan, income protection, life assurance, referral bonuses, enhanced parental leave, and Work from Anywhere policy for 90 days. Germany benefits include 30 days total (20 statutory + 10 non-statutory), volunteering days, wellness budget, occupational health support, referral bonuses, parental/maternity leave, and Workation policy. Details of full UK and German benefits are available on the careers page.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom.
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