Vice President of Product - Digital Platform

Role Description

We’re looking for a Vice President of Product to lead our digital platform product teams, ensuring they consistently deliver high-quality, measurable outcomes for our customers and the business.

Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, you will be responsible for the performance of 10 product teams, leading a group of Product Managers across levels, and working closely with Product Directors, Design, Engineering, and business stakeholders.

This role is focused on execution, outcomes, and team performance — translating strategy into clear priorities, ensuring delivery is on track, and holding teams accountable for impact.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop a team of Product Managers, creating a high-performing environment built on autonomy, accountability, and coaching.
• Own delivery and outcomes across 10 product teams, from discovery through to value realisation.
• Translate product strategy into clear priorities, plans, and measurable outcomes for your area.
• Make and guide prioritisation decisions, ensuring teams focus on the highest-impact work.
• Partner with Product Directors to align priorities, manage trade-offs, and maintain a coherent experience across domains.
• Establish clear ways of working, governance, and planning processes that enable teams to deliver effectively.
• Monitor progress closely, stepping in where needed to keep delivery on track without becoming a bottleneck.
• Work with Design and Engineering to ensure solutions balance customer experience, technical constraints, and speed to value.
• Optimise delivery across teams by managing dependencies, sequencing work, and driving consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement in how teams operate, including the adoption of AI and tooling.

What success looks like

• On-time, predictable delivery: The majority of committed work is delivered within agreed timelines and acceptable variance.
• Achievement of business outcomes: Product initiatives meet defined objectives and deliver measurable value.
• High-quality execution: Work delivered is accurate, well-defined, and aligned to customer and business needs.
• Strong team performance: Product teams are engaged, effective, and continuously improving.
• Increased efficiency: Ongoing improvements in speed, quality, and productivity across teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple product teams in a complex environment.
• Strong product judgement, with the ability to prioritise effectively and make clear trade-offs.
• Experience translating strategy into execution and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence across teams and leadership levels.
• A leadership style that balances autonomy and accountability, with a focus on coaching and development.
• Commercial awareness, with a focus on delivering measurable business impact.
• Solid understanding of how product, design, and engineering come together to deliver high-quality experiences.

Benefits

• ‍ Autonomy & Flexibility (Work in Any Way): Remote first, with the flexibility to include school runs and gym breaks in your schedule all while maintaining a high standard of work.
• ‍ Bonding Leave: Enjoy paid leave to bond with your new family member.
• 2 Charitable Days: Contribute to causes you believe in.
• Reward & Recognition Program: Be rewarded for your success and championing our values.
• Corporate bonus/SIP: All Guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.
• Coworking Space: Need to meet with a client, utilize admin services or just get out of the house? We’ve got you covered with flexible workspace options based on location.

Company Description

Safeguard Global is…Global! We help 1500+ companies hire, manage, and pay employees in 170+ countries. Join us to meet diverse talent, explore new cultures, and connect with amazing folks from around the globe.

We are committed to pay transparency and equal pay for equal work at Safeguard Global. Compensation decisions are based on objective criteria including skills, experience, scope of responsibility, and market benchmarking, in line with internal salary structures.