Head of Product

Could you lead and manage British Heart Foundation's (BHF) range of products and services to deliver our vision of a world without the fear of heart and circulatory disease?

We're recruiting for a Head of Product to join us and support our Medical directorate and set the direction and delivery of key product across several disciplines.

Working with key business stakeholders and responsible for the execution of our customer-led, agile approach to product delivery, you'll manage the overall prioritisation, customer value, communication, scheduling, resourcing, and financial management of product delivery.

Part of our Technology Senior Management Team, you'll work collaboratively with other senior leaders within Technology to progress the overall objectives as set by your Director of Technology and the Chief Technology Officer.

The Technology department is an integral internal partner for BHF to help deliver our overall organisational strategy, which is to support research and innovation, help people affected by heart and circulatory disease, and drive income growth across our commercial, retail, and fundraising offerings.

About Technology Medical

The role of technology within health and research is rapidly changing. For patients, digital health is continuing to transform their healthcare experience, from self-management through to how they interact with GP and hospital services.

Some of our most successful public facing products to date include the Circuit and RevivR. We're also leading on developing new products for data insight and analysis for our Medical teams, and continuously improving our grant management processes.

Technology is also changing research, from the utilisation of artificial intelligence, to monitoring and maximising our investments. As such, we've established a number of product teams to provide Medical with clear and consistent access to Technology expertise and services to better support our mission goal.

Working arrangements

Please note this is a 12-month contract covering family leave.

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

With a high level of technical understanding of a range of technologies, you'll either have a formal qualification or experience of one or more of the following.
Scrum
Agile
Product Owner/Product Manager

Through your relevant experience as a product owner, or a comparable role, you'll have the leadership skills necessary to manage multi-disciplinary teams. You'll have a strong understanding of customer needs and market trends and will have excellent communication and collaboration skills, to easily develop strong working relationships with stakeholders, creating and maintaining a product roadmap.

You'll have proficiency in prioritising features and requirements based on business objectives and user feedback and will be skilled in translating user insights into actionable requirements and user stories.

About us

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Interview process

First stage interviews will be held w/c 27th January via MS Teams. Second stage interviews will be held in person, at our London offices, and include a chance for you to meet with some key stakeholders this role will work closely with.

How to apply

It's quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click through to our careers site to apply. All you'll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role's criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.