Product Director

Benifex Nordics

Southampton

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus local holidays

Healthcare plan

Work from Anywhere policy for 90 days

Income protection

Life assurance

Job summary

A leading technology company in Southampton is looking for a Product Director to shape and execute strategies for their benefits platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in global product management, particularly in the B2B SaaS sector, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams. This role offers a full-time employment with generous UK benefits including flexible holiday policies and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

Experience in best-in-class product organizations, including scale-ups or high-growth startups.
Extensive experience in global product management in the B2B SaaS sector.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-calibre product organizations.

Responsibilities

Drive product adoption and multi-product usage across the employee base.
Build a product vision and strategy aligned with company goals.
Develop and coach a product team to foster innovation and customer obsession.

Skills

Product strategy development

Team leadership

AI integration

Global product management

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Overview

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Who are Benifex? We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We build workplace technology that creates exceptional experiences at work. Benifex’s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love. Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. We need brilliant people on board to help us be the best.

Role overview

At Benifex, we redefine employee experiences through a world-class benefits platform that puts people first. We are building smart, intuitive, and impactful tools that help companies engage, support, and retain their teams. We’re looking for a Director of Product to lead one of our most critical product pillars. This person will shape and execute a strategy that drives deep multi-product penetration across our customer’s employee base through unified, AI-enhanced, and scalable experiences. This is a leadership role for someone who can set a bold direction and also dive into details when needed, grow a team, lead through influence, and create the structure and momentum for product managers to thrive.

Responsibilities

Drive adoption and depth: create product experiences that increase penetration across the employee base and encourage multi-product usage.
Lead the charge: build a product vision and strategy for your area, ensuring alignment with Benifex goals and an exceptional customer experience.
Develop a team: build 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 stakeholders with the product vision and share the right context with the right people at the right time.
Embed AI thinking: identify and deliver opportunities where AI and automation add real, differentiated value to users.

What are we 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).
Experience building a global suite of products, with responsibility for product strategy and taking products from 1 to 10.
Extensive experience in global product management in the B2B SaaS sector (leading multiple products across markets/regions).
Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-calibre product organizations (leading 5+ squads/product managers).
Experience embedding AI across products and building AI-enhanced features.

Skills

Building a multi-market product with the ability to balance priorities across geographies.
Good judgement to make decisions in complex situations with no single right answer.
Obsesses over engagement, retention, and long-term value creation—not just output.
Strong storytelling to motivate and inspire teams towards a common goal.
Willing to be hands-on to fill gaps and set an example of what great looks like.
Build a product vision and strategy aligned with Benifex’s goals and exceptional customer experience.
Build and coach a product team to obsess over customers, innovate, move quickly, and enjoy their work.

Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we encourage you to apply. We’re looking for talented, passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We offer a variety of roles, so please check our careers page for other opportunities.

Interview process

We aim for a fast and efficient process, with the following steps: initial informal call with Talent team; 60-minute session with CTO and Product Director; 45-minute interview with VP of Engineering; final interview with a Board member.

Benefits and eligibility

UK Benefits: 25 days holiday plus local holidays, Your birthday off, wellbeing days, healthcare plan, 24/7 support, income protection, life assurance, referral bonuses, parental leave, Work from Anywhere policy for 90 days, holiday buy/sell, monthly Benifex card allowance.

German Benefits: 30 days total (20 statutory and 10 non-statutory holidays), volunteering days, wellness budget, occupational health support, referral bonuses, parental leave, Workation policy.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.

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