Product Strategist

Futureheads; Islington; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in London is seeking a Contract Product Strategist to drive product innovation and market strategies. The ideal candidate has significant experience in product positioning and launching to new markets, influencing senior stakeholders. This role emphasizes the ability to challenge norms and bring original solutions to life in innovative environments. The agency encourages diverse applicants and offers a supportive recruitment process.

Qualifications

• End-to-end product innovation experience, from ideation to go-to-market.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and pioneer new approaches.
• Experience influencing C-suite and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Shape product market approach and innovate solutions.
• Use methods for innovation, validation, and market-entry.

Skills

Product innovation

Strategic mindset

Market approach shaping

Evidence-led product direction

Job description

Contract Product Strategist

Start: ASAP

Futureheads is representing a venture partner and is seeking a genuine product innovator, not just a traditional product deliverer. We are looking for a Contract Product Strategist who has been deeply involved in positioning, inventing, and launching products to new markets, potentially as a founder in the past.

What will set you apart:

1. You think beyond delivery: You’ve gone beyond executing roadmaps and deliverables. You’ve directly shaped a product’s market approach and challenged established directions, not just worked on feature sets.
2. You’ve often found yourself having a broad remit: Your track record matters more than your job title, but you have sought to expand your scope of work.
3. Innovation at its core: You’ve brought original solutions to life, whether at corporate venture arms, design innovation consultancies, or environments where you had true freedom to drive product strategy and invent.
4. Method-driven: You use proven methods for innovation, validation, and market-entry, not just standard delivery processes.

This is not a conventional role; however, the experience likely suited for:

1. End-to-end product innovation experience, from ideation to go-to-market.
2. The ability to challenge assumptions and pioneer new approaches.
3. Experience influencing C-suite and senior stakeholders with evidence-led product direction.
4. A strategic mindset, with the expertise to map out market opportunities and create winning value propositions.

If your background is purely in digital agency delivery or classic product management, we’ll be looking for evidence that you had both the freedom and methods to innovate beyond the norm.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to improve our recruitment process or to help you showcase your best self, please let us know. We understand that some candidates require extra time for assessments, alternative application methods, or pre-interview questions. We are open to suggestions and committed to your safety and security when working with us. Futureheads is a B Corp accredited digital recruitment agency based in London, specializing in recruiting digital and tech professionals across various disciplines.