Product Director - Adviser Technology

SimplyBiz PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SimplyBiz PLC seeks a Product Director for Adviser Technology to lead the strategy and commercial performance of a portfolio of SaaS products designed for financial advisers. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, you will define the vision, align roadmaps, and drive investment decisions in a fast-paced, customer-centric tech business.

This remote UK role requires a proven track record of delivering growth, owning P&L, and delivering outstanding digital experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head of Product, Product Director or Senior Product Manager in a small to medium sized firm.
• Proven success in developing and growing an outstanding SaaS product.
• Experience managing a portfolio of tech products.
• Proven track record delivering high-quality digital user experiences.
• Understanding of high-quality user-centric product design.
• Knowledge of marketing, sales, expansion, operation and support of digital products.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with CV evidence for selection.
• Experience owning P&L for a SaaS product with financial forecasts.
• Able to work strategically yet roll up sleeves in a small/medium business.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy, planning, investment, delivery and ongoing performance for a portfolio of Defaqto’s financial adviser SaaS products.
• Deliver a coherent portfolio proposition for the market.
• Maximise performance in terms of financial decisions influenced and revenue/profitability.
• Identify opportunities to extend or enhance the product range.
• Bring new products to market.
• Maintain end-to-end product performance measurement and improvement.

Skills

Head of Product experience

SaaS product development

Portfolio management

P&L ownership

Customer-centric UX

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Job description

Product Director - Adviser Technology

Department: Product

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote - UK

Reporting To: Chief Product Officer

Description

Lead the product strategy for a market-leading portfolio of adviser technology solutions that help financial professionals make smarter decisions every day.

Role Overview: Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, the Product Director will define and deliver the vision, strategy, and commercial performance of Defaqto's Adviser Technology product portfolio. You will bring together multiple SaaS products into a compelling market proposition, ensuring exceptional customer outcomes and sustainable business growth.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, including the Executive Committee, you will drive investment decisions, roadmap prioritisation, and product innovation. This is a highly strategic role for a commercially minded product leader who thrives in fast-paced, customer-centric technology businesses.

What you'll do

As Product Director, you will own the product strategy, planning, investment, delivery and ongoing performance for a portfolio of Defaqto’s financial adviser SaaS products. Once you've got to grips with the product range, your initial primary focus will be to deliver a coherent portfolio proposition for the market.

You will have responsibility for maximising the overall performance of the products in terms of numbers of financial decisions influenced and revenue / product profitability, as well as identifying opportunities to extend or enhance the product range and bring new products to market.

• Ownership of the product and portfolio vision and strategy including roadmap prioritisation
• Delivery of market and customer intelligence
• Driving customer centricity and user experience
• Ownership of the portfolio P&L along with product investment cases
• End-to-end product performance measurement and improvement

What you'll need to succeed:

Essential requirements:

• Experience as a Head of Product, Product Director or Senior Product Manager in a small to medium sized firm is essential.
• Demonstrable success in the development and growth of an outstanding SaaS product.
• Experience managing a portfolio of tech products.
• Proven success in the delivery of high-quality digital user experiences that have delighted end users and performed ahead of the competition.
• Appreciation and understanding of high-quality user-centric product design.
• Detailed knowledge of the marketing, sale, expansion, operation, and support of digital products.
• Entrepreneurial mind-set - we'll be looking out for examples of this on your CV and during the selection process.
• Experience owning the P&L for a SaaS product and for creating financial forecasts and investment cases to govern the allocation of resources within the business.
• While you will have a small team working closely with you and your emphasis will be at the strategic level, you will also need to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in, which is why it is essential you have experience in a small to medium-sized business.

Your approach to work:

• Relationship building, networking and influencing – your key stakeholders will include the ExCo.
• Happy working at pace
• Collaboratively

Important to know:

Location: This is a UK-based remote working role with a requirement to be in the London or Haddenham offices at least a couple of times per month.

Right to Work:

Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.