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Senior Head of Product - Retail and In Store

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Sainsbury's

11d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Product
  • London
  • 2d left

AI generated summary

  • You need extensive product management knowledge, retail insight, strong stakeholder skills, a data-driven approach, strategic vision, technical curiosity, and experience leading teams.
  • You will develop and manage product strategies, ensure alignment with business goals, prioritize deliveries, lead teams, and evaluate product performance to maximize customer and business value.

Requirements

  • - Extensive knowledge of product/project/ technology programme management and relevant disciplines
  • - Knowledge and understanding of a retail business and the technology landscape, and how to maximise the value that products can and will add
  • - Solid knowledge of the commercial landscape
  • - Understanding of Agile and modern engineering team practices
  • - Creating a positive and consistent impact with internal and external audiences; excellent stakeholder management skills, ensuring senior stakeholder advocacy for your product families
  • - Customer focus, including a relentless focus on understanding, anticipating and exceeding their customers' needs and the ability to collaborate effectively with customers and stakeholders
  • - Commercial acumen, including understanding of the commercial drivers that determine the viability and longevity of a product, the ability to determine return on investment and use this insight to inform prioritisation, taking market context into consideration
  • - Data driven, including a drive for the use of product metrics to prioritise a roadmap effectively and the ability to use data and insight appropriately to make informed decisions whilst mitigating for any possible limitations and/or risks of misinterpretation
  • - Strategic vision, including the ability to create, drive and champion a long-term product vision in line with a business strategy, the capability to anticipate the implications of how a product vision could interplay with a wide range of teams and the ability to drive collaboration with others to deliver effectively
  • - Technical curiosity, including the ability to translate between customer requirements and technology delivery, the desire to engage in technical discussions and challenge teams, the ability to use of a variety of techniques to develop understanding of the tech landscape and customer expectations of technology as relevant to a product or industry
  • - Creative problem solving, enthusiasm for delivering change through people and technology
  • - Product processes, including the ability to adapt behaviour to all stages of the Product Lifecycle, a deep understanding of delivery approaches and when to use them, a focus on prioritisation of outcomes over outputs, the ability to motivate teams working within constraints and a drive to continually improve ways of working
  • - Ability to switch between strategic visioning and getting into the detail, being the authority in all aspects of the product area
  • - Demonstrable experience of leading and developing teams, directly and cross-functionally

Responsibilities

  • - Partner the senior leaders of the business to fuse business strategy and technology vision and strategy
  • - Develop the vision, strategy, roadmap and backlog for your family of products that make up an end to end customer journey; focusing on complete end to end customer experiences that deliver multiple strategic priorities, align to our technology strategy and respond to market changes. Bring together and present multiple product visions for product families into a single coherent overview, and assist the head of product to maintain the holistic view of product.
  • - Own the customer and business value, including secure funding, manage budgets and forecasts through the appropriate financial governance process and relevant technology teams for your family of products. Continuously making effective prioritisation choices to deliver the maximum value and return on capital. Spot opportunities across multiple industry verticals, building partnerships outside of the business.
  • - Insight, data, research, and your own hypothesis on what questions to ask to ensure your team are focused on making the biggest difference for customers and the business.
  • - Take accountability for end-to-end delivery, ensuring work is prioritised across multiple teams and is in line with the business strategy. Make appropriate trade-offs and prioritisation decisions to ensure the maximum value is achieved and delivered at pace.
  • - Lead the collaboration with digital designers, other product teams and 3rd parties to launch capabilities and services - maximising re-use across the division/business/brands
  • - Work with the Heads of Product to define outcomes whilst setting and defining metrics and the north star for the product family
  • - Manage and report post-launch evaluation to validate that products work for customers or colleagues as designed and value is delivered, measured by appropriate metrics and through post investment reviews as needed
  • - Build, lead, coach and motivate a team of Product Managers; support them with definition of long term priorities, guiding their focus as they build a vision and actionable backlog with associated benefit/investment cases

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Senior Head of Product - Retail and In Store.

What is the salary for this role?

The salary is competitive plus benefits.

Where is the position located?

The position is located at the Holborn Store Support Centre and at home, London, EC1N 2HT.

What type of contract is being offered?

This is a fixed-term assignment for 12 months.

When is the closing date for applications?

The closing date for applications is 19 September 2024.

What is the primary responsibility of the Senior Head of Product?

The primary responsibility is to lead the product vision and strategy in complex and strategically important domains, overseeing the development and management of the product roadmap.

Will the Senior Head of Product manage a team?

Yes, the Senior Head of Product will lead a large team of Product Managers, Senior Product Managers, and Group Product Managers.

What skills are required for this role?

Extensive knowledge of product/project management, understanding of retail business technology, solid commercial knowledge, and familiarity with Agile practices are required.

What type of work environment does Sainsbury’s Tech offer?

Sainsbury’s Tech offers a modern software engineering environment that embraces Agile, Scrum, and XP methodologies.

What benefits are included with this position?

Benefits include colleague discounts, a pensions scheme, life cover, performance-related bonuses, private healthcare, holiday allowances, and more.

Are there opportunities for career development?

Yes, Sainsbury's is committed to supporting development and offers a range of opportunities for employees to enhance their skills and advance their careers.

Is flexible working available?

Yes, flexible working is welcomed wherever possible, including the option for job sharing.

What is expected regarding stakeholder management for this role?

The Senior Head of Product is expected to maintain a strong collaborative relationship with business stakeholders and be a trusted advisor to them.

What should candidates know about the company culture?

Sainsbury’s is committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, fostering a diverse and engaged team culture where contributions are valued.

Sainsbury's

Lend a hand, lead an industry, break the mould. Become the best you that you can be, in a role you enjoy.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1869
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Sainsbury's is one of the UK's leading supermarket chains, offering a wide range of groceries, household essentials, clothing, and other products both in-store and online. With a focus on quality, affordability, and convenience, Sainsbury's serves millions of customers across the country through its network of stores, online shopping platform, and delivery services. Committed to sustainability and social responsibility, Sainsbury's strives to reduce its environmental impact, support local communities, and promote healthier living choices among its customers.

Benefits

  • Colleague discount card

    4 weeks into your role, you’re eligible for a handy 10% off your shop. That’s every time you spend with Sainsbury’s, Argos or Habitat, in store and online. And you can nominate a second user for your card, be that your mother, brother or significant other (as long as you live at the same address).

  • Annual bonus scheme

    While our bonus schemes vary across different sites and roles, they all share the same feel-good factor. Good to know.

  • Pensions

    Planning for your future? So are we. We’ll automatically enroll you onto our pension scheme. And we’ll give you free life cover, equating to a year’s pay. If you choose to pay more with Step Up contributions, then your pension and life cover increases.

  • Holidays

    Whilst holiday allowances vary across roles, we offer a paid holiday entitlement that grows as your career does.

  • Love it

    Enjoy group outings and fun activities? The you’ll love “love it!”. Love it is the home for hundreds of exclusive discounts and savings at over a thousand retailers, including restaurants, cinemas and retail stores. What’s not to love?

  • Awards for long service

    We owe so much to our long-serving colleagues. That’s why we’re all about rewarding their continuous service and celebrating their key milestones. Just the way it should be.