Head of Product - Group Growth in Suffolk

If you're looking for product leadership with genuine breadth, this is it. You'll own the product strategy across our streetwear group, our outdoors group and JD Sports APAC, three businesses that are all growing fast and all distinct.

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms, with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996, has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019, and continues to grow in the UK and internationally. We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To help us get there, you'll share our ambition to be a people‑led, innovative and customer‑focused business that delivers operational excellence while always looking for new areas of growth.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Head of Product to lead our Group Growth tribe at JD Group, with accountability across our multi-brand businesses and JD Sports APAC. Your portfolio spans three distinct brand domains: our streetwear group, our outdoors group, and JD Sports APAC all on Shopify‑led technology stacks. This is a broad, high‑impact role that demands both commercial sharpness and a genuine passion for customer experience. You will join at a pivotal moment as JD Group accelerates its international, multi‑brand and digital ambitions, with significant scope to shape your domain and make your mark.

Your key responsibilities:

• Set the product vision and strategy across your full portfolio, ensuring each area has a clear roadmap tied to commercial and customer outcomes.
• Lead multiple product squads through their respective Product Managers, driving accountability, pace and quality of delivery across a diverse portfolio.
• Own the omnichannel experience strategy, ensuring customers enjoy a seamless and compelling journey across digital and physical touchpoints.
• Champion the distinct identity and growth of each of the groups, ensuring product decisions reflect and strengthen their position in the market, while leveraging group‑level platforms and capabilities.
• Act as the key product decision‑maker for your tribe, balancing brand specificity with group‑wide standards, cohesion and efficiency.
• Build and strengthen the capabilities of your Product Managers, creating a high‑performing team culture that spans brands, geographies and product contexts.
• Collaborate closely with the wider leadership team to ensure alignment across the full customer experience.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience leading product across multiple brands or business units, ideally within retail, fashion, sport or a comparable consumer environment.
• Demonstrable experience delivering omnichannel or cross‑platform product strategy on Shopify‑led stacks.
• A track record of driving growth through digital products, whether through conversion, retention, internationalisation or audience development.
• Experience working across international or APAC markets, with an understanding of localisation and regional product strategy.
• Deep empathy for distinct brand audiences. You understand what makes a streetwear customer different from an outdoor enthusiast, and you build products that reflect that.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to connect product investment to revenue, brand health and market expansion.
• A strong leader and coach, with a track record of developing Product Managers across complex, multi‑workstream environments.
• Collaborative and comfortable navigating ambiguity, with the drive to forge your own path in a fast‑moving, ambitious organisation.