Director Product Management

IXICO plc (AIM: IXI), is a global leader in neuroscience imaging and biomarker analytics, using its proprietary AI‑driven platform to help advance the treatment of neurological disorders and reduce the uncertainties associated with drug discovery, development and monitoring. As a key part of the global neurological disease research community, the Company has built a global reputation and 20‑year track record as an end‑to‑end Imaging Contract Research Organisation (iCRO) working with leading pharma companies, innovative biotech’s, disease consortia and non‑profit organisations.

IXICO has supported hundreds of neurological clinical trials, analysed hundreds of thousands scans and built an expansive network of expert imaging centres around the world.

The IXICO Platform is tailor‑made for neurological disease, reliably processing data from global trials, precisely measuring key imaging biomarkers associated with the identification, progression and treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's. Image data is interrogated by the Platform and IXICO's expert scientists translating complex data into clinically meaningful insights while minimizing data variability and increasing reproducibility.

Our people are empowered to enable us to achieve our company goals and their own personal development through the “4A” values at the heart of our culture:
Aspiration, Ability, Agility and Accountability.

To help us deliver our medical image analysis solutions to large clinical trials we are hiring an experienced and passionate Director Product Management to join our dynamic team on a permanent full‑time capacity.

This senior leadership role is responsible for shaping and leading the strategy, roadmap, planning, market analysis and product management of IXICO’s advanced imaging platform (IXI™) and associated products.

The role bridges Commercial, Science and Technical teams, turning market opportunities, customer needs, clinical and regulatory requirements, user feedback and technical feasibility into clear priorities, investment decisions and measurable outcomes.

The postholder will lead product direction across the full lifecycle, from roadmap definition to product marketing, ensuring products are valuable to customers, differentiated in the market, scalable in delivery and aligned with IXICO’s strategic growth priorities.

The successful candidate will be excited by the opportunity to stand up the product function in a business moving from established services into productised software offerings. They will bring an entrepreneurial mindset, comfort with ambiguity and the ability to create structure, momentum and clarity in a fast‑evolving environment.

• Product Strategy and Roadmap
  • Define and maintain the product vision and strategy, informed by ongoing market analysis, customer insight, competitor activity and emerging industry trends.
  • Own and evolve the product roadmap across the platform and product lines, balancing scientific, technical, commercial, customer, regulatory and pricing inputs to align product direction with customer demand, delivery capability and long‑term platform strategy.
  • Set clear governance for roadmap inputs, including decision rights, required inputs and a RACI across Product, Commercial, Science and Technology team.
  • Communicate roadmap choices, trade‑offs, progress and product rationale clearly to senior leaders and cross‑functional teams, building alignment and accountability.
• Product Management and Delivery
  • Lead product management across the full lifecycle, from concept and business case through development, launch, adoption, optimisation and retirement where needed.
  • Establish a strong Product Management and UX framework, with scope to shape how delivery is planned and executed.
  • Assess where interim external support may be needed to accelerate maturity, close capability gaps and increase delivery pace.
  • Set and manage product planning rhythms, objectives and key results, linking roadmap delivery to measurable business and product outcomes.
  • Build product management capability across the business, working closely with Business Analysts, Product Owners and…