Deputy Head of Product - #1780319

What You Will Do As Deputy Head Of Product

As the Deputy Head of Product, you will support the Head of Product in leading our product teams and driving the development and execution of our product vision. This role is a key member of our local operational leadership team, working cross-functionally with project management, development, marketing and customer experience.

You will help shape product strategy, manage product managers, oversee day-to-day operations of the product team, and serve as a key decision-maker in the product development lifecycle.

As Deputy Head Of Product, You'll

• Support the Head of Product in defining and executing the product strategy and roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee product development from ideation through launch and post-launch iteration, ensuring timely delivery and high quality.
• Lead and mentor a talented team of local Product Managers, Product Owners, CRO Specialists, and Agile Team Coaches.
• Act as a cross-functional liaison, ensuring strong collaboration between product, project management, development, and other departments.
• Collaborate on the roadmap for the local product and tech teams and coordinate with Heads of Product to align with global goals and transformation program.
• Mentoring and growing Product craft across the business.
• Contribute to budgeting, resource planning and objective setting for the product teams.
• Analyse product performance metrics and user feedback to inform ongoing improvement and innovation.
• Facilitate hackathons and lab days to drive innovation where feasible, while also implementing a refined, product-led roadmap and planning process to enhance strategic direction.
• Participate in various forums, including architecture and design sprints.
• Work with colleagues across the business to align product strategy with business objectives.
  
  

About You

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable experience in product management, including leading multifunctional teams and delivering successful products at scale in a similar role.
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments, especially with marketing, to drive consumer acquisition and retention.
• Deep understanding of the product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration, with a track record of execution in complex, international matrix organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align diverse perspectives and build consensus.
• A coaching and inspiring leader who nurtures talent, encourages experimentation, and fosters a data-driven innovation culture within the organization.
• Passionate about taking on technological challenges that create meaningful social impact.
• Flexible to travel and work across our international offices as needed.
  
  

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We offer

A Rewarding salary

A Competitive Salary, a variable year-end bonus, 36 days' holiday a year based on a 37.5 hour week, and flexible working hours.

Development

The opportunity to develop your career. All team members have the option of applying for funding for a chosen training topic of their choice.

Work And Travel Benefits

You'll get an Ridacard, which offers unlimited travel across the Lothian Bus Network, even outside working hours!

Pension

Our pension is with Scottish Widows Personal Pension Scheme, we contribute 10%, on top of your contribution of 4%.

Fit & Healthy together

Free private healthcare including dental for all team members and covered from your first day.

Your wellbeing is important to us, so we have 24 hour access to support services such as mental health support, physiotherapy and remote GPs.

Family Time

Maternity Pay: 16 weeks at 100% of average weekly earnings followed by 23 weeks at 50%.

Paternity Pay: 4 weeks at 100%.

Shared Parental Pay: 14 weeks at 100% of average weekly earnings followed by 23 weeks at 50% of average weekly earnings.

Meet the team

Postcode Lottery Group is a private company, fully owned by a non-profit foundation. Our international team works across Europe in our welcoming offices in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Edinburgh, Dusseldorf, and London, and are joining forces every day to further grow the Postcode Lottery’s impact.

People's Postcode Lottery has been helping support charities and good causes throughout Britain and beyond since 2005. Our mission is to help raise funds for charities and good causes and increase awareness of their work. Players have raised more than £1.5 billion for thousands of charities and local good causes.

About Us

A marketing-driven charity organisation

The Postcode Lottery Group is a marketing-driven international non-profit organisation. We operate lotteries to raise funds for a fairer, greener and healthier world. Our players win with their neighbours and generate money for charities together – it’s a win-win!

Our purpose: a better world, for everyone

Since our start in 1989, we have raised over €14.5 billion for thousands of charities. Together with our players and 1,500 fellow team members in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Norway, you'll be helping to create a better world every day.

Inclusion and equal opportunities

People are at the heart of what we do. Whether it’s our team, our players, or the thousands of good causes supported, our aim is to play our part in creating a fairer, more equal world. We are open to ideas and are committed to creating a culture that is inclusive, representative and celebrates diversity in everyone. But we are not perfect. We will always strive to do better – that’s just who we are.