Head of Product in London, Greater London

Head of Product

• Location: Fully remote
• Rate: £600 per day, Outside IR35
• Duration: Until June 2027, with likely renewal
• NHS experience essential

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Head of Product to provide executive product leadership across the Antenatal and Newborn roadmap. You'll drive real operational change, bring in modern product management practices and move teams away from legacy 4-month release cycles towards faster, agile delivery. This role suits a resilient leader with a strong bias for action who can bring people with them.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive product leadership across the Antenatal and Newborn roadmap
• Drive new agile ways of working and higher release frequency, building directly on recent Discovery findings
• Establish modern product management practices across the team
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders to push product initiatives forward
• Manage complex stakeholder dynamics and keep teams aligned, even when there's resistance
• Apply strong professional rigour, regulatory compliance and safe governance to product delivery
• Work with key leads on team alignment, stakeholder navigation and cross-project integration

Key Requirements

• Proven NHS experience (essential)
• Senior product leadership experience at Head of Product level or above
• Track record of leading agile transformation and increasing release frequency
• Strong stakeholder management with senior and challenging stakeholders
• Experience delivering products in regulated environments with safe governance
• Resilient, action-focused and comfortable driving change

Desirable

• Experience with screening programmes, maternity or antenatal services
• Experience working with national NHS bodies
• Knowledge of clinical safety standards (DCB0129 / DCB0160)
• Experience turning Discovery outputs into delivery roadmaps

Apply now or email for more information