Product Director

SEA Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

25 days annual leave

Up to 16 days flexi leave

Half day Fridays

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing Centre

Life assurance policy

Learning & development

Job summary

SEA Ltd is seeking a Product Director to establish Product Management as a core function across the business. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will connect customer needs and market opportunities to a clear product strategy, roadmaps and lifecycle management.

The role is based at one of SEA's three sites (Barnstaple, Bristol or Beckington) with a mix of on-site and home working, and offers a salary up to £130k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Significant senior product leadership experience in tech, engineering, software, manufacturing or related environments.
• Proven track record of managing complex product portfolios and developing business cases.
• Ability to influence executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Strong strategic, commercial and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive SEA's product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and lifecycle decisions from introduction through retirement.
• Shape concepts, positioning, go-to-market plans, and business cases using customer insight and market research.
• Lead prioritisation, investments, performance measurement, and portfolio reviews to support growth and profitability.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, sales, and operations to ensure aligned execution and clear product communication.
• Develop and manage the product team, promoting high performance and SEA values.

Skills

Senior product leadership

Portfolio governance

Strategic product leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

As Product Director, you will establish Product Management as a core business function across SEA. This critical role, reporting to the Managing Director and a member of the SLT, will help ensure that customer needs, market opportunities and business priorities are connected through a clear product strategy, robust product roadmaps and effective product lifecycle management.

The introduction of this function represents an exciting step in SEA's growth. The introduction of a Product Management function will support the strengthening of SEA's ability to deliver the right products, at the right time, for the right markets, while creating long-term value for our customers.

The Product Director can be based at any of our three sites, Barnstaple, Bristol or Beckington. with a mix of on-site and home working.

The salary for this role is up to £130k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll own and drive SEA’s product vision, strategy, roadmaps, portfolio governance, and lifecycle decisions from introduction through to retirement
• You’ll use customer insight, market research, competitor analysis, and stakeholder input to shape product concepts, positioning, go-to-market plans, and business cases
• You’ll lead product prioritisation, investment decisions, performance measurement, and portfolio reviews to support growth, profitability, and competitive advantage
• You’ll work closely with engineering, design, business development, sales, marketing, operations, finance, and external stakeholders to ensure aligned execution and clear product communication
• You’ll lead, develop, and manage the product team, promoting high performance, professional development, safety awareness, quality standards, and SEA’s values

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.

We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Cash Plan
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

• You’ll bring significant senior product leadership experience in a technology, engineering, software, manufacturing or related environment, ideally with strong defence, or other comparable industry, exposure
• You will have a proven track record of managing complex product portfolios, developing business cases, assessing investments and applying strong portfolio governance
• You will combine strategic leadership, commercial acumen and financial understanding with the ability to influence senior, executive and board-level stakeholders
• You will help deliver success through aligned product strategy, commercial growth, customer satisfaction, effective lifecycle management, innovation, employee engagement and strong confidence from the Managing Director and senior leadership team

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.