Director of Product

Molten Ventures plc; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Product to lead their product management function. This role offers the opportunity to shape product strategy and drive innovation in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for building a high-performing team, ensuring customer-centric product development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. With an exciting roadmap ahead, including new features and leveraging AI, this position is perfect for someone passionate about creating impactful solutions. Join a company dedicated to transforming the investment landscape and making investing accessible for everyone.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

Enhanced Pension

Private Health Insurance

Learning & Development Funding

Cycle to Work Scheme

Paid Sick Leave

Flexible Working Hours

Group Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience, including leadership roles.
• Proven track record in delivering innovative digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product vision and strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Build and lead a team of high-performing product managers.

Skills

Product Management

Leadership

Customer Empathy

Data Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or Advanced Degree

Job description

Director of Product

Department: Product

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Shahid Naveed

Compensation: £150,000 - £170,000 / year

Description

Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings.

We’re changing that.

We’re building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in.

2025 is a big year for us. In January, we announced a game changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We’ll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space.

This year, we’re accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We’re building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We’re also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers.

We are looking for a Director of Product who is entrepreneurial, deeply curious, and passionate about building world-class products that drive real outcomes. You will lead our product management function across multiple domains, scaling our team and evolving our practices to match the pace and ambition of our growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy: Define and drive product vision and strategy aligned to Freetrade's mission and business objectives.
• Leadership: Build, lead, and coach a team of high-performing product managers. Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and high standards.
• Execution: Translate strategic goals into operational plans, ensuring we ship high-quality, impactful products quickly and iteratively.
• Customer Obsession: Instil a deep focus on understanding customer problems, market dynamics, and industry trends. Drive discovery practices that create a pipeline of validated product opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, operations, and senior leadership to deliver great outcomes.
• Hiring & Development: Recruit, mentor, and develop product talent. Raise the bar for what great product management looks like.
• Process Excellence: Implement lightweight processes to drive visibility, predictability, and quality without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Compliance: Ensure products meet regulatory requirements while delivering excellent user experiences.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Analyse product performance, customer feedback, and market data to inform product decisions.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 8+ years of product management experience, including at least 4 years in leadership roles, ideally within a fast-paced tech or fintech environment.
• Proven track record of delivering innovative digital solutions and ideally managing complex, regulated financial products.
• Strong leadership skills with experience building and scaling high-performing product teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build products that achieve both commercial and mission-driven goals.
• Exceptional product craft: strategic thinking, customer empathy, and the ability to translate user and business needs into impactful solutions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: proactively spots commercial opportunities and drives initiatives from concept to execution.
• Highly inquisitive: passionate about understanding markets, users, emerging trends, and competitor landscapes.
• Excellent analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, able to build strong cross-functional relationships and lead through persuasion and vision.
• Outcome-focused, measuring success by business impact, customer value, and speed of learning.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or a relevant advanced degree is a plus.

Benefits & Logistics

Benefits

Freetrade is the place to accelerate your career. Our benefits package and ways of working are designed to attract and retain the most talented people who are dedicated to making an impact at Freetrade.

Here’s what’s on offer in 2025:

Office first culture - we have beautiful office spaces in central London and Budapest where four days a week you collaborate with colleagues in person, one of our core behaviours is that we’re a team that works better together.

Values - at Freetrade we live and breathe our values: Honesty, Focus and Grit. Expect to be asked about these in your interview!

Benefits In London:

• Competitive salary – carefully benchmarked.
• Holidays – 25 days plus UK public holidays. Your birthday off, plus one extra day for every year at Freetrade.
• Enhanced pension – We’ll match your contributions up to 5%.
• Group Life Insurance – Protect your loved ones with coverage at 5x your salary, ensuring financial security in any circumstance.
• Private Health Insurance - Which includes access to high quality medical care, mental health support, dental and vision plans, Wellness programs and preventative care initiatives are also provided to ensure the wellbeing of your entire family.
• Income Protection Cover – Safeguard your income with comprehensive coverage, ensuring financial stability in the event of illness or injury.
• Enhanced parental leave – Time off when it matters most.
• Flexibility for those who need it – We’re office-first, but life happens. Whether you’re a parent or have care responsibilities, we focus on output and trust you to manage your time.
• Learning & Development – We fund industry qualifications so you can grow as a financial services professional.
• Cycle to Work scheme – Get a high quality bike and gear through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost with tax free monthly installments.
• Paid Sick Leave – Receive 10 days of fully paid sick leave each calendar year.

Following the close of the deal to become part of IG Group, you can expect that our benefits package will further improve to align with the benefits on offer.

Interview Process
We keep things simple and transparent. Our process typically includes:


Interview Process
We keep things simple and transparent. Our process typically includes:

1. Initial interview – A chat with one of our Talent Specialists.
2. Hiring Manager interview – A deep dive into your skills and experience.
3. Task Presentation – Show us how you think and solve problems.
4. Executive interview – A conversation with our stakeholders, where we also assess cultural fit.

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