Founding Head of Product - Digital estate planning wealthtech

JR United Kingdom; York; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealthtech company is seeking a Founding Head of Product to define and lead product development. This strategic role includes building user experiences and owning the product roadmap while working in a remote-first setup with occasional meet-ups in London.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management with ownership of product roadmap.
• Experience in B2B SaaS, preferably in insurtech, legaltech, or wealthtech.
• Strong communication skills and familiarity with regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product strategy aligned with business goals.
• Lead MVP development and collaboration across teams.
• Use data and AI pragmatically to drive product decisions.

Skills

Product management

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

User experience design

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

Founding Engineer (Full Stack) - Digital estate planning wealthtech

Location: UK-based, remote-first (with occasional London meet-ups)

Compensation: Founding equity + pre-seed salary

Start: Immediate

About Inheritly:

Inheritly aims to simplify estate and legacy planning, building a global platform for digital legacy planning that integrates into financial advice journeys, helping families plan with clarity and unlocking value for advisers.

Starting with the UK IFA market, it provides a compliance-friendly, client-centric planning tool. The Alpha MVP is live, with strong design partner interest. Backed by ARK Venture Studio and Eagle Venture Fund, Inheritly seeks a CEO to scale into a category-defining company.

The Role:

Seeking a strategic and hands-on Head of Product to own product vision and delivery, translating vision into a roadmap, building user experiences, and leading product development from MVP to scale.

Mission & Culture Fit:

Obsessed with building trusted, loved products. Sees legacy planning as overdue for reinvention, excited to challenge the status quo with intuitive solutions, and skilled at translating complex problems into seamless experiences.

Skills & Experience Needed:

• 5+ years in product management, including owning a product roadmap end-to-end.
• Proven ability to achieve product-market fit and grow revenue, with data-driven decision making.
• Experience in B2B SaaS, preferably in insurtech, legaltech, or wealthtech.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with products in regulated industries (nice to have).

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the strategic product roadmap: Define, prioritize, and communicate product strategy aligned with business goals and customer needs, designing features for recurring revenue.
• Embed data and AI: Use data and AI pragmatically to drive the roadmap, ensuring absolute accuracy for users during sensitive moments.
• MVP development: Lead MVP development, iterating based on data and feedback to optimize impact.
• Transformational customer journey: Deliver greater value at lower cost, emphasizing user expertise.
• Cross-functional leadership: Collaborate across teams to bring features from concept to launch.

Success in first 12 months:

• Define and share a clear 12–24 month product vision and roadmap by Month 6.
• Launch MVP that addresses core pain points and achieve target NPS score after 12 months.
• Establish a scalable release process by Month 6.
• Embed monthly user research and insights into planning.
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