Head of Product (Maternity Cover)

Do you have experience working with a technical consumer product?

Do you have experience managing supplier relationships in China?

Do you enjoy operating in lean or high-growth environments where collaboration and flexibility are important?

Macgregor Black is currently partnering with a High Growth Consumer Goods Business on the search for a new Head of Product. This is a hybrid role, based in Leeds.

As the Head of Product, you will lead the product strategy for a high-growth consumer brand, owning the roadmap from concept to launch and ensuring products are safe, compliant, and built to last. You will champion the end-to-end customer journey, use insight and data to ensure strong product-market fit, and work cross-functionally to drive commercial performance, cost efficiency, and premium quality. You will also identify emerging trends, support range and stock planning, and lead a high-performing product team focused on delivering outstanding customer and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities :

• Define and execute a product roadmap aligned with business goals and customer needs.
• Maintain a safe and compliant product range.
• Ensure products stand the test of time through fault elimination processes.
• Lead new product development, from concept to market launch, ensuring seamless user experiences.
• Ensure product-market fit through deep customer insights, reviews, and data analysis.
• Champion the entire customer usage journey—from unboxing and first impressions to daily use and aftercare.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and Customer Care to optimize product success.
• Drive product cost efficiency while maintaining premium quality and experience.
• Identify emerging trends to build and maintain competitive advantage.
• Participate in the product ordering process to ensure product range updates are appropriately considered within overall stock management plans.
• Lead a high performing product team, with clarity and purpose.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure product initiatives align with delivering outstanding customer satisfaction and commercial results.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in product management and leadership.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and project management skills.
• Expertise in customer-driven product innovation, with a focus on user experience and aftercare.

For more information, please contact Abbie Ward.