Head of Products - Tagetik

As the Head of Products – Tagetik
, you’ll lead our Tagetik Product Management team and set the strategic direction for our enterprise planning and financial solutions. You’ll drive the long‑term roadmap, champion user‑centred design, promote a test‑and‑learn culture, and deliver products that support our wider Security of Supply strategy.

This is a senior leadership role where you’ll draw on deep domain knowledge, strong stakeholder influence, and a passion for solving complex challenges with scalable, value‑led solutions.

• Shape and evolve the long‑term vision for our Tagetik product suite.
• Align product plans with our Security of Supply strategy and wider business priorities.
• Translate customer, market, and business insights into actionable product roadmaps.

• Champion a value‑first mindset across the portfolio.
• Define and track OKRs and KPIs to measure success.
• Continuously evaluate product performance and outcomes.

• Develop a deep understanding of user needs, journeys, and pain points.
• Use insight to validate ideas, prioritise work, and guide product decisions.

• Lead a fail‑fast, learn‑fast culture.
• Encourage teams to test hypotheses, validate assumptions early, and iterate quickly.

• Keep up with market trends and competitive insights.
• Use research to guide product direction and future bets.

• Turn strategy into structured backlogs and clear delivery plans.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog prioritisation, and cross‑functional collaboration.

• Make informed prioritisation decisions.
• Oversee live issues to ensure product stability, quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Work closely with engineering, IT, finance, and senior leadership to create shared ownership.
• Influence without authority and build strong, trusting partnerships.

• Recruit, develop, and inspire a high‑performing team of Product Managers.
• Ensure the team has the right capabilities and capacity for future needs.

• Provide continuous feedback, carry out performance reviews, and invest in career development.
• Create an environment where colleagues feel empowered and able to grow.

• Proven leadership across the full product lifecycle for Tagetik or similar EPM/Planning tools.
• Strong Planning & Budgeting domain expertise, ideally with CA/CMA/MBA (Finance).
• Experience, including deep hands‑on work with EPM platforms (Tagetik strongly preferred).
• Experience running requirement‑gathering workshops and translating insights into product requirements.
• Strong background in Agile ways of working.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across finance, tax, IT, engineering, and business teams.
• Confident leadership and clear, inclusive communication.
• Understanding of retail business drivers, commercial metrics, and performance indicators.

• Experience applying discovery frameworks like Triple Diamond.
• Strong customer‑insight interpretation skills.
• Hands‑on experience with tools such as Aha!
• Experience partnering with data science and engineering teams.
• Knowledge of UX/UI principles and enterprise tech stacks.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, OKRs, and data‑led prioritisation.
• Capacity planning and resource forecasting experience.
• Strong decision‑making capabilities, including balancing innovation with technical debt.
• Understanding of large‑scale systems, performance engineering, and data platforms.
• Demonstrated success in building and growing high‑performing teams.