Product Director

SEA LTDRemote

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Product Director

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Location: Radstock, Somerset, GB, BA3 3

Collection Date: T09:35:13.757

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

As Product Director, you will establish Product Management as a core business function across SEA. This critical role, reporting to the Managing Director and a member of the SLT, will help ensure that customer needs, market opportunities and business priorities are connected through a clear product strategy, robust product roadmaps and effective product lifecycle management. The introduction of this function represents an exciting step in SEA's growth. The introduction of a Product Management function will support the strengthening of SEA's ability to deliver the right products, at the right time, for the right markets, while creating long-term value for our customers.

The Product Director can be based at any of our three sites, Barnstaple, Bristol or Beckington, with a mix of on-site and home working.

The salary for this role is up to 130k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

You'll own and drive SEA's product vision, strategy, roadmaps, portfolio governance, and lifecycle decisions from introduction through to retirement
You'll use customer insight, market research, competitor analysis, and stakeholder input to shape product concepts, positioning, go-to-market plans, and business cases
You'll lead product prioritisation, investment decisions, performance measurement, and portfolio reviews to support growth, profitability, and competitive advantage
You'll work closely with engineering, design, business development, sales, marketing, operations, finance, and external stakeholders to ensure aligned execution and clear product communication
You'll lead, develop, and manage the product team, promoting high performance, professional development, safety awareness, and quality standards, and SEA's values

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance
Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
Half day Fridays
Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
Health Cash Plan
All Staff Bonus
Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing Centre
Sports & Social activities
Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
Life assurance policy
Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
Facilities & resources
Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
Private seated lunch areas
Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
Onsite showers and toiletries provision
Free onsite parking

The skills you need

You'll bring significant senior product leadership experience in a technology, engineering, software, manufacturing or related environment, ideally with strong defence, or other comparable industry, exposure. You will have a proven track record of managing complex product portfolios, developing business cases, assessing investments and applying strong portfolio governance.

You will combine strategic leadership, commercial acumen and financial understanding with the ability to influence senior, executive and board-level stakeholders.

You will help deliver success through aligned product strategy, commercial growth, customer satisfaction, effective lifecycle management, innovation, employee engagement and strong confidence from the Managing Director and senior leadership team.

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you'd like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on . Or reach out to us on #####