As the Head of Products – Tagetik, you’ll lead our Tagetik Product Management team and set the strategic direction for our enterprise planning and financial solutions. You’ll drive the long‑term roadmap, champion user‑centred design, promote a test‑and‑learn culture, and deliver products that support our wider Security of Supply strategy.
This is a senior leadership role where you’ll draw on deep domain knowledge, strong stakeholder influence, and a passion for solving complex challenges with scalable, value‑led solutions.
Lead product vision and strategy
* Shape and evolve the long‑term vision for our Tagetik product suite.
* Align product plans with our Security of Supply strategy and wider business priorities.
* Translate customer, market, and business insights into actionable product roadmaps.
Deliver measurable value
* Champion a value‑first mindset across the portfolio.
* Define and track OKRs and KPIs to measure success.
* Continuously evaluate product performance and outcomes.
Put users at the heart of decisions
* Develop a deep understanding of user needs, journeys, and pain points.
* Use insight to validate ideas, prioritise work, and guide product decisions.
Foster innovation and rapid experimentation
* Lead a fail‑fast, learn‑fast culture.
* Encourage teams to test hypotheses, validate assumptions early, and iterate quickly.
Stay ahead of the market
* Keep up with market trends and competitive insights.
* Use research to guide product direction and future bets.
Drive execution and delivery
* Turn strategy into structured backlogs and clear delivery plans.
* Lead sprint planning, backlog prioritisation, and cross‑functional collaboration.
Balance trade‑offs and resolve issues
* Make informed prioritisation decisions.
* Oversee live issues to ensure product stability, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Collaborate and influence
* Work closely with engineering, IT, finance, and senior leadership to create shared ownership.
* Influence without authority and build strong, trusting partnerships.
Build and scale great teams
* Recruit, develop, and inspire a high‑performing team of Product Managers.
* Ensure the team has the right capabilities and capacity for future needs.
Coach and support talent
* Provide continuous feedback, carry out performance reviews, and invest in career development.
* Create an environment where colleagues feel empowered and able to grow.
Essential experience
* Proven leadership across the full product lifecycle for Tagetik or similar EPM/Planning tools.
* Strong Planning & Budgeting domain expertise, ideally with CA/CMA/MBA (Finance).
* Experience, including deep hands‑on work with EPM platforms (Tagetik strongly preferred).
* Experience running requirement‑gathering workshops and translating insights into product requirements.
* Strong background in Agile ways of working.
* Ability to influence senior stakeholders across finance, tax, IT, engineering, and business teams.
* Confident leadership and clear, inclusive communication.
* Understanding of retail business drivers, commercial metrics, and performance indicators.
Nice to have
* Experience applying discovery frameworks like Triple Diamond.
* Strong customer‑insight interpretation skills.
* Hands‑on experience with tools such as Aha!
* Experience partnering with data science and engineering teams.
* Knowledge of UX/UI principles and enterprise tech stacks.
* Familiarity with Agile methodologies, OKRs, and data‑led prioritisation.
* Capacity planning and resource forecasting experience.
* Strong decision‑making capabilities, including balancing innovation with technical debt.
* Understanding of large‑scale systems, performance engineering, and data platforms.
* Demonstrated success in building and growing high‑performing teams.
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