Global Director of Product — Flex Platform

Kraken; Manchester; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Global Director of Product for Kraken Flex to lead the product strategy, direction, and organisation behind our global flexibility platform. You will own the product direction, roadmap, culture, and delivery effectiveness across shared Flex platform squads globally.

You will partner with VP of Engineering for Flex and Proposition Leaders to balance immediate business needs with long-term platform integrity, driving a scalable, differentiating platform that supports

Qualifications

• Executive leadership building and leading product organisations.
• Platform product experience serving multiple internal customers.
• Commercial acumen linking product decisions to business outcomes.
• Experience co-owning roadmaps with engineering leadership.
• Ability to operate across multiple business units and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and roadmap across Flex platform squads.
• Align with Liberalised and Regulated Markets propositions.
• Drive reusable, composable platform architecture.
• Build a high-performing product organisation and mentor PMs.
• Maintain competitive positioning and close capability gaps.
• Identify investments for long-term differentiation with GMs.

Skills

Executive Product Leadership

Platform Product Expertise

Commercial Acumen

Engineering Partnership

Organisational Complexity

Strategic Thinking

Job description

Kraken is seeking a Global Director of Product for Kraken Flex to lead the product strategy, direction, and organisation behind our global flexibility platform. You will own the product direction, roadmap, culture, and delivery effectiveness across shared Flex platform squads globally.

You will partner with VP of Engineering for Flex and Proposition Leaders to balance immediate business needs with long-term platform integrity, driving a scalable, differentiating platform that supports