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TripAdvisor provides a unique, global work environment that captures the speed, innovation and excitement of a startup, at a thriving, growing and well-established industry brand. At TripAdvisor, you will be part of a dynamic, fun, and energetic team where you can immediately make meaningful contributions.
The TripAdvisor Experiences team is seeking an enthusiastic, passionate Product Director to help us accelerate our growth by helping us define an implement a revenue optimization and merchandising strategy across our many distribution touch points including TripAdvisor Things to Do, Viator.com and our many partner sites.
This product owner will apply a deep knowledge of revenue optimization, merchandising, machine learning and model optimization in creating a strategy and approach to maximizing the financial results of our Experiences marketplace,

In the Experiences business unit, you will have the opportunity to work in one of the fastest growing areas at TripAdvisor, where you will have a lot of ownership and will be contributing directly to TripAdvisor’s growth and success.

What You Will Do

• Make a sizable impact on the top line by helping us implement smarter merchandising and pricing strategies across Desktop, Mobile Web and Native apps.
• Define and implement measurement strategy for thematic success and ensure transparency and alignment on progress at all levels
• Establish shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution.
• Recruit and develop a small team of data-centric product managers that can dig into marketplace dynamics and use data to inform the overall marketplace strategy
• Understand TripAdvisor’s Experiences evolving strategic and competitive position and deliver products that are recognized best in the industry
• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm

What You Will Bring to the Team

• 5+ years of experience in e-commerce optimization
• 5+ years of experience managing teams focused on driving results through algorithm development, model optimization and machine learning
• 10+ years of data-driven product optimization using analytical skills such as SQL, Tableau, or similar Business Intelligence tools. Able to interpret data and trends, diagnose problems, and formulate action plans to support decisions
• Passion for making decisions quickly in order to seize opportunities that lead to team success
• A self-starter who demonstrates initiative and tenacity while working independently. Thrives on challenges and is not deterred by difficult situations. Works proactively rather than reactively
• Comfortable with and adaptable to change. We work in an innovative fast growth environment where products and processes evolve rapidly

Location: London
Open Date: 6th August 2019
Closing Date: 5th September 2019

The Role:

We are looking for someone who lives, breathes design, and is ready to lead a team of curious and talented Product Designers across teams, locations and cultures. This is an opportunity to join a global product design team who are changing the luxury fashion industry, defining what luxury means in a digital world.

We are looking for an experienced design-leader who is able to use evidence and knowledge of user behaviours and needs to help shape and develop multi-year product strategy for broad areas of Farfetch’s experience which will create impact right around the world.

This role needs someone with deep understanding of the value and the role that designers can play within multi-disciplinary teams and is able to bring that experience with them to help scale our global design team and ensure that the quality of work we do is impeccable.

As the Head of Product Design you will be responsible for ensuring the overall fit and finish of the experience our customers have; making sure it meets the high standards we set for ourselves, and that designers within the team are motivated and inspired within a psychologically safe environment.

The role requires someone who is able to help teams break down complexity and provide clear context for their work. You are able to draw connections between teams and their work and to preempt where collaboration is necessary. You have deep knowledge of how to ensure the needs and behaviours of people are integrated into product development to drive excellence and are an eloquent advocate for the customer.

You have demonstrable experience in forming, shaping and leading high-performing teams, and can show how you have mentored and managed others to similar levels of achievement. You will directly line-manage leads and managers who work within the Farfetch design function: we want to make sure management is designed to meet the needs of everyone involved, so these designers won’t necessarily be part of your area or located in the same office as you so experience managing international teams is important.

As a line manager, you are responsible for their personal and professional development of design leaders in your reporting line. You’ll look after the people you manage and enrich the wider Consumer Product team’s capabilities, culture, and social activities.

What You’ll Do:

• You will motivate and inspire your team to build brilliant, user-centered products that people love
• You will lead by example, upholding our values and contributing to the Product Design community
• You will help build an ambitious vision and strategy for consumer products, working with peers in Product Design, Product Management, and Engineering
• You will champion the vision across the business and in your team, supporting them to make it a reality
• You will line manage a team of designers, developing and mentoring them to maximise potential and facilitate growth
• You will grow the team to best meet business and product needs and create an environment which nurtures and retains design talent
• You will create a platform for your team to operate as world-class product designers, removing barriers and opening new doors
• You will create a psychologically safe, creative culture and environment
• You will connect the Product Design experience across multiple product teams and channels

Who you are:

• You are a passionate Product Design leader with strong experience leading teams and working on high-profile consumer-facing software and digital systems
• You are able to coordinate, facilitate, and communicate with individuals in several areas and levels, internally and externally to the company, in order to contribute to the attainment of corporate goals.
• You are a progressive thinker obsessed with design, tech, current trends
• You are able to maximise an individual's potential and motivation by mentoring and facilitating growth
• You are great at building relationships and able to influence
• You are someone who excels in fast-paced and demanding environments
• You are Experienced and have expertise in high-level product strategy
• An expert in implementing a lean, evidence-based approach to the product design process
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

Requirements

Head of Product

About the Role

This really is a unique opportunity to play a key role - both strategically and in the execution of the product vision at fast growing SaaS business, Encompass. Encompass has emerged as the market leader in KYC data automation and aggregation, with globally recognised customers and partners. At this critical inflection point for our business, we seek an experienced Head of Product to lead the product organisation through our next stage of growth. As an established leader with product management know-how and deep domain knowledge of the financial crime compliance sector, you will be equipped and empowered to build a high performance team of Product Managers, Product Owners and UX specialists. At Encompass Product are the hub of knowledge, set the direction and face the business, customers and partners, acting as a critical leverage point for maximising the inputs and outputs of the 5 squad engineering team. Take the lead and make an impact on the organisation and the industry with this career defining opportunity to shape and deliver the product vision.

Global reports include Product Managers, Product Owners and UX, based in London, Glasgow and Sydney, working within a squads and tribes model.

About encompass

encompass is the creator of Know Your Customer (KYC) automation for major financial and professional service firms globally. We provide simultaneous, real-time access to multiple sources of global company and person data. By using robotic search to discover everything the banks KYC policy demands, encompass delivers more efficient processes and faster, safer regulatory compliance, resulting in lower costs and superior risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and build a high performance, scalable product team, with an understanding and appreciation for the different roles and skill sets from product management to user experience and proposition.
• Define and execute the product strategy.
• Devise, maintain and communicate the short and long term roadmap aligned to the overall company vision.
• Define the Encompass way for product - including tools, methods, standards, artefacts, practice and approaches, consistently employed across the product team.
• Equip product as an authority and hub of knowledge for all things AML/KYC regulation and the ways our product meets market demand.
• Oversee delivery of the roadmap and product deliverables for client and partner projects, ensuring quality, functionality and timeliness.
• Regularly present and speak internally and externally as the Product Leader for the organisation, representing our expertise in KYC and leadership position in the market.
• In partnership with engineering devise the product approach to technology including which aspects of the product roadmap we should build, re-build, buy or partner to deliver.

Skills & Experience needed

• Extensive product leadership experience
• An interest and preference for developing and leading others, including inclination to delegate and empower whilst providing regular guidance and support
• Deep financial crime compliance domain knowledge and understanding of the KYC vendor landscape
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise software at scale, with quality and maturity

Purpose of the Role
ESI Media – Publishers of The Independent’s suite of digital products, The London Evening Standard and Broadcasters of London Live TV – are looking to recruit a Head of Product to lead the Digital Product & Design team.

As Head of Product, you will lead the development of the next generation of digital experiences for all newspaper titles. You will report to the Consumer MD and form part of the senior management team.

You will manage, motivate and mentor a team of Product Managers, UX Designers, Product/Digital designers, ensuring that the team continues to grow as an essential part of the business and that product and design thinking is valued within the company.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established national news media group with a fast-growing digital business. You will be working on products that are at the heart of news consumption and a massive driver of growth for the group.

Key Responsibilities
Work with stakeholders to define the Product strategy and direction for the business
Own the overall Product roadmap for the business and drive delivery of strategic projects
Work closely with the CTO to manage delivery of the agreed product development roadmap
Manage, mentor and support the Product & Design team to achieve their goals and career development
Evaluate and understand market trends and client and customer needs to drive product development.
Develop and nurture relationships with other publishers and technology partners
Manage third-party providers and agencies to ensure we are getting value from relationships
Essential Skills & Experience Required
At least 10 years experience in Digital Product Management or Development for a consumer focused business
At least 5 years experience of team management
Excellent organisational and project management skills.
Excellent analytical skills & experienced in using analytics to drive Product decisions.
Motivated self starter; problem solver, enjoys creating something new. Action orientated with a clear focus on delivery.
Proven ability in dealing with and presenting to senior management teams
Experience of working within a fast-paced and deadline-focused environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must be eligible to work in the UK
Required Competencies
Customer focus - dedicated to finding new ways to delight the customer and drive sales, committed to increasing customer satisfaction, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.
Results focus - targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability
Creativity/innovation - generates new ideas, lateral thinking, challenges the status quo, supports change, solves problems creatively
Problem solving/judgment - recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, can make difficult decisions, communicates decisions to others.
Planning - develops realistic plans, sets goals, aligns plans with company goals, plans for and manages resources, creates contingency plans, coordinates/cooperates with others
Initiative - tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development.
Organisational effectiveness - operates within the organisation's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives, can sell projects and get things done in a complex multi-level organization.
Key Relationships
Product, Design and UX teams

MD Consumer

Managing Director, Digital

Editor(s)

Chief Digital Revenue Officer

Chief Data Officer

Chief Technology Officer

To apply, please send an up to date CV along with a full covering letter with salary expectations.
Due to the high volume of applications we will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted and progressed through to the next stage.

Location: You will be based at our Head office in Kensington, London, W8.

ESI Media is an equal opportunities employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.

All of our employees are entitled to benefits including great pension, private healthcare and life insurance schemes. We also offer cycle to work and season ticket loan initiatives to make our employees’ journeys to work easier. We want our employees to enjoy working for us and we invest in training and development to support and develop rewarding careers.

Novoda is a Digital Product Agency formed of 50+ thinkers, builders and creators, putting our curiosity to work for clients of all shapes and sizes from our offices dotted around Europe. Right now we focus on developing digital products for mobile, though we're investing in the skills needed to do great work on the platforms of the future too.

As our clients needs get broader and more sophisticated, we’re looking for a Product Director to join our Leadership team and put their passion, skills and experience to work on all things product related at novoda. From product strategy, to early-stage idea validation, to the nuts and bolts of building great products fast. You’ll help us to up our game across the board.

Here’s how you can help us:

• Developing our proposition
  You’ll help us to develop a consistent and current practice for all things Product- related. You’ll be our domain expert in your field for the business and play a key role in developing our core proposition when it comes to product. Starting by helping us grow in the areas of strategy and early-stage idea validation.
• Supporting our clients
  You’ll work with our Client Services team to provide the best experience possible for lead members of our client teams. From helping them improve their strategy, to upskilling on new practices and tools, to finding new ways for us to help them do more and go further.
• Working with our project teams
  You’ll work with Design, Engineering and Coaching Heads to ensure all project teams are set up for success, and the teams delivering on those projects feel supported and equipped to deliver with confidence and impact.
• Growing the product team
  Right now our Product team is pretty small relative to our Engineering and Design teams and we plan to change that. You'll help us to grow a diverse and engaged team, building the crew that’ll take our Product team confidently into the future.
• Helping us to win great clients
  You’ll play a central part in helping us to convince great brands to bring their most fascinating projects to novoda.
• Representing novoda
  You’ll take the lead in telling novoda’s story to the outside world, acting as a public speaker in ways that builds novoda’s profile in the product community. You’ll network actively in our key areas of interest and expertise too.

Requirements

Who we're looking for

If you think you’ve got something valuable to offer novoda, then please get in touch and tell us in your own words how you could make an impact as part of our team. In the meantime, here are some things we think could be useful for you to demonstrate when you get in touch:

• Are you a product veteran?
  You’ve got at least 5 years experience in a product-related role, with some of that time spent within an agency or consultancy environment. Ideally you’ll have been through the mill of defining, launching and scaling a well-loved and in demand mobile-first product.
• Are you all about your team?
  You can demonstrate your experience in building and leading teams of highly-skilled, capable people without reliance on formal authority. You know that supporting a team requires active listening and a coaching mindset. Spending time with people gives you energy.
• Can you help us win great work?
  You can share examples of when you’ve helped to win significant new business for your employer and the strategies that drove those wins. You’re willing to put in the work to get the projects we can be proud to work on.
• Are you curious and creative?
  You never stop learning, asking questions and sharing your insights and experiences, both good and bad.

This role can be based in either London or Berlin.

German language skills would be a definite bonus, if you choose to work from within our Berlin team.

We’re an equal opportunity employer

We believe a diverse company builds a healthier culture, stronger teams, and better products for our clients. We actively hire for diversity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, ages, and circumstances. If the idea of working with us excites you, then you are strongly encouraged to apply.

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The Product team here at eunetworks is highly valued and they bring significant amounts of skill and knowledge in each of their specialist areas. If you’d like to be part of it, an opening has come up for a Product Director who will own the product strategy, development, profitability, marketing and overall performance for our Metro Wave and Private Connect products.

In particular you will lead the business’s investment strategy on the metro-wave platform; guiding the company through the market’s transition from 10G to 100G services; and driving sales of our Private Connect product.

Responsibilities

What will you be doing?

Product Strategy

The short, medium and long-term planning for the Metro Wave and Private Connect products, positioning them to achieve revenue and profit growth which outperforms the market, now and in the years ahead.
Product Development

Working with our sales and operational teams to develop the Metro Wave and Private Connect products to create unique, compelling and disruptive solutions for customers.
Working with Architecture & Engineering and Vendor Relations to drive our platform strategy.
Working with DC Connect product manager to drive proactive investment strategy per metro, getting under the skin of each market to understand performance, opportunity, risks, geography etc.
Commercial performance

The budgeting for the Metro Wave product portfolio in the cyclical 5-year planning process for the company. And subsequently, the performance of the products against budget each year.
The first-level approvals of all sales and definition of auto-approval criteria.
Direct creation of investment business cases, and supporting sales with the development of opportunities. In-life performance management of investments vs business case.
Go to market

The practicalities of taking the product to the front-line: PR, collateral, sales-training, pricing etc.
Sales execution: working closely with sales throughout our European footprint, to maximise win rate and influence key bids; meeting with key customers as a thought-leader.
Qualifications

We’d like you to bring to us.

Technical knowledge

Technical understanding of photonic and transponder layers
Good understanding of business and financial KPIs and being comfortable in applying these to decision making
Experience in business modelling and business-case development, taking proposals through all stages from feasibility to financial approval and market launch
Ability to develop product marketing material, and training to support the Sales team
Familiarity with the Telecom infrastructure market, key players and trends to help guide the competitive positioning of our propositions
Qualifications/Experience

Higher Telecom / IT degree from a known university
5 + years technical product management and commercial experience at telecom, hosting or outsource IT
Experience in working directly with sales teams – providing commercial leadership and market support
Experience in working directly with operations and engineering teams as an internal customer – providing clear product requirements and prioritisation to the organisation
An MBA is an advantage
Skills

Ability to prioritise own workload and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision
Excellent inter-personal communication skills – ability to manage under pressure while creating a positive, collaborative working environment
Excellent and persuasive oral and written communication skills
Fluent in English (written and spoken)

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate across disciplines to set and deliver a clear, cohesive product strategy for our business, and balance it with room to source and test exciting new opportunities
• Lead and coach Product Managers to run effective teams that ship stuff which customers really value
• You can apply an uncompromising focus on user-centric design, intellect, data, research, and well-honed judgment to ensure you’re focused on making the biggest difference to our users
• You'll empower the team to make informed decisions and inspire high execution standards
• You'll be working with designers, developers & analysts
• You'll use your analytical & technical skills and your ability to challenge and be challenged on a numerical basis to ensure your decisions are well-founded

What’s in it for you:

• Flexibility: We want you to be your own leader and encourage an autonomous and flexible work style right across the business
• Socials: We like to bring everyone together for a weekly team lunch, regular social events and get-togethers in a fully stocked kitchen with snacks, fruits and drinks (and you’d get to lead on organising them!)
• Holiday: 25 days’ holiday a year (plus UK public holidays), and we encourage you to use them all up!
• Learning and training: We’ll contribute towards training courses and conferences that help you learn and grow professionally and personally
• Personal development: Following a motivating career path, we value growth from within and encourage people to step up.

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Note to agencies and third parties: we have a team who owns all of our talent processes at the moment and are happy with how we’re growing. We love your enthusiasm to work with us, but we’re not looking for new partners currently so please hold off on cold-calling us for now

Cytora transforms underwriting for commercial insurance. Using our API platform, insurers can underwrite more accurately and efficiently, and deliver fairer prices to their customers.

We are looking for an experienced Product Leader to own and develop a Portfolio of API products insurers use today to better select and price risk.

You will report to Cytora’s Chief Product Officer.

What you will be working on:

You will own the Portfolio of the core API products our largest customers rely on to make better risk and pricing decisions in real-time. These APIs have already been used in production by our customers for a few years and are embedded in their mission-critical underwriting processes. This Product Team is a unique combination of engineers, data scientists and actuaries that build and extend the underlying models and their APIs.

This Product Team also works closely with our Data team that provides us with unparalleled access to both traditional and proprietary datasets around the world and also with other Product teams whose APIs rely on the Risk and Pricing APIs to power higher-level Use Cases APIs. You will also collaborate with our Customer Experience team (esp. to provide the best developers’ experience).

Key focus of this team is to expand the scope of the current APIs in terms of supported geographies and insurance product lines whilst enhancing the performance of the current models in place.

Role (Day to day):

• Identify problems and pain points to generate new ideas and product improvements
• Meet with customers, prospects and end-users to validate hypotheses
• Integrate developers feedback into the design of your APIs
• Collaborate with our Marketing teams to produce Sales Enablement tools
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and actuaries to define and evolve our Models performance
• Develop a Product Strategy that supports the overall Company Strategy
• Provide clear guidance to your team regarding priorities and tradeoffs to be made
• Provide regular insights and updates on your entire product portfolio to the company
• Develop and keep track of your Portfolio OKRs along with necessary BI Dashboards
• Collaborate with Marketing to define and execute on the right Go-to-market for your products
• Champion of Agile & Lean best practices and mindset across the organisation
• Evangelise our Product vision and collaborate with others to integrate it into our Value Prop

Requirements

• Experience at least using API products and ideally building API products
• You have been a developer, architect or a data scientist at some point in your career
• Minimum 10 years experience in Product and/or Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of Product Management experience
• Experience running Early Adopter Programs for New Products
• Track record achieving Product-Market Fit for New Products and/or scaling Products / Portfolios across verticals / geos
• You have experience delivering software products using Agile / Lean
• You bring a collaborative approach to working
• You have a keen eye for detail and are passionate about analysing data
• You are not afraid to raise issues and drive change to remove impediments
• You are passionate about creating a learning environment
• You have experience using both physical and digital tools to support visualisation of the work

Bonus points:

• You have line management experience
• Certified by Lean Kanban Foundation eg TKP, KMP or KCP
• Experience working with distributed teams (we have engineers in London and Ljubljana)
• Examples of thought leadership e.g. blog, publications, conferences

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Training & Development
• Stock Options

About Cytora

Cytora is a trusted partner to global insurers, backed by leading venture capital, and supported by builders of some of the world's most successful technology companies. With a team of experts in machine learning, risk modelling and API platforms, Cytora is building the future of commercial insurance.

At Cytora, you’ll have access to a network of world-class business minds and academics from leading global institutions. We celebrate originality and independent thinking, and work in decentralised teams, giving people the authority to own and solve problems creatively. You’ll be offered a competitive salary and share options, augmented by our private health insurance. To learn more about our culture and benefits visit our careers page:

http://www.cytora.com/careers

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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