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About the Role
Lead Alfa's Product function and set the vision for Alfa Systems, a platform central to major asset, auto, and equipment finance businesses. Shape product strategy balancing customer value, market opportunity, platform quality, and commercial goals, translating it into an investment roadmap. Own the product investment backlog, manage Product Owners, and evolve product management practices across the business. Engage with customers and the industry to share the product roadmap and represent Alfa's product direction.
Responsibilities
- Lead Alfa's Product function and set the vision for Alfa Systems.
- Shape a product strategy that balances customer value, market opportunity, platform quality and commercial ambition.
- Translate product strategy into a clear, prioritised investment roadmap.
- Own the product investment backlog, championing the right balance between strategic growth, new market opportunities, client-led enhancements, regulatory needs and platform quality.
- Lead and develop Product Owners.
- Help shape the next generation of product leaders.
- Evolve how product management works across the business.
- Engage with customers and the industry to build product collateral, share the roadmap, and represent Alfa's product direction.
- Build a close, collaborative partnership with the Director of Markets.
- Work hand in hand with Engineering, Delivery, Strategy and Revenue.
- Build strong feedback loops with Sales, Delivery and Client Account Management.
- Manage Product's budget and resourcing.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, evidence-based decision-making and constructive challenge across the team.
- Be the guardian of Alfa Systems.
- Help shape where AI, automation and data-driven capabilities take the product next.
- Help evolve how the whole organisation does product.
Requirements
- Significant experience in senior product leadership roles within enterprise software organisations.
- A track record of defining and executing product strategy for complex B2B software platforms.
- Confidence balancing strategic investment, customer requirements and technical considerations across a product portfolio.
- Experience leading, developing and growing product management teams and senior professionals.
- A strong grasp of software development processes and modern product management practice.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels of seniority.
- Comfort working closely with commercial and customer-facing teams.
- An understanding of AI, automation and where modern enterprise technology is heading.
- Experience within asset, automotive or equipment finance.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience with platform products, modular architectures or ecosystem strategy (preferred).
- Contribution to industry thought leadership or customer-facing events (preferred).
- Background in product engineering, solution architecture, consulting or strategy (preferred).
- Experience in another regulated financial services market (preferred).
Skills
- Product Strategy
- Product Roadmapping
- Product Investment Backlog Management
- Team Leadership
- Product Management Evolution
- Customer Engagement
- Industry Representation
- Stakeholder Management
- AI
- Automation
- Data-Driven Capabilities
- Buy-versus-build Decisions
- Partnerships
- Integrations
- Modern Product Management Tooling
- Modern Product Management Practice
- Communication Skills
- Influencing Skills
- Commercial Acumen
- Customer-Facing Collaboration
- Asset Finance
- Automotive Finance
- Equipment Finance
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Office
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Director
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid or remote working
- 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and flexible cultural days
- Pension contribution match up to 6%
- Choice of a Windows or Mac laptop
- Private health insurance
- Access to a private GP
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with family-friendly policies
- Income protection
- Life, disability and worldwide travel insurance
- Interest-free loans of up to £10,000 after probation
- Wellhub access to gyms, classes and wellbeing apps
- Support pursuing membership of professional bodies
- 5 days per year for conferences or training
- 3 paid days of volunteering per year
About the Company
- Alfa is a leading provider of software and services to the global auto and equipment finance industries with over 500 employees worldwide.
- Alfa Systems, our technology platform, is at the heart of some of the world's largest asset finance companies.
- The platform consolidates multiple client systems onto a single platform, supporting retail and corporate business for auto, equipment, wholesale and dealer finance across jurisdictions.
- It features integrated workflow and automated processing.
- Alfa has over 30 current clients across 26 countries and has delivered successful projects since 1990.
- The company is expanding rapidly across Europe, North America and beyond.
- Alfa listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2017.
Equal Opportunity
- Inclusion is the beating heart of Alfa so whoever you are, you can show up as your best self everyday.