Head of Product Development & Operations
WRK digital is the exclusive recruitment partner for a growing B2B software business looking to appoint a Head of Product Development & Operations.
This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can bring structure, clarity and predictability to software product development.
Working closely with the senior leadership team, you’ll translate product ideas and technical direction into clear priorities, well-defined backlogs and reliable releases. You’ll help talented engineering teams deliver effectively, without adding unnecessary process or bureaucracy.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading and improving the software product development and delivery framework
- Turning product concepts into clear, developer-ready priorities
- Establishing effective planning, estimation and prioritisation practices
- Creating greater visibility around capacity, progress and release commitments
- Coordinating delivery across Product, Engineering, QA and the wider business
- Strengthening testing, peer review, security and release standards
- Introducing meaningful delivery and engineering effectiveness measures
- Improving collaboration across internal, distributed and third-party teams
- Supporting customer onboarding and commercial delivery commitments
- Building an accountable, pragmatic and high-performing delivery culture
What we’re looking for
You’ll be a technically credible leader with experience improving software development and delivery within a B2B SaaS or technology-led business.
You may currently be a Head of Development, Head of Engineering, Head of Software Delivery, Engineering Manager or Technical Delivery Lead.
You’ll bring
- Strong knowledge of modern software engineering and product development
- Experience introducing or improving an SDLC, PDLC or delivery operating model
- The credibility to challenge estimates and technical assumptions constructively
- Experience improving release, deployment and delivery practices
- Knowledge of Agile, Scrum or Kanban
- Experience structuring, scaling or coordinating engineering teams
- Strong stakeholder management across Product, Technology and senior leadership
- A practical, low-ego approach focused on outcomes
Experience within regulated environments such as FinTech, healthcare, insurance, cyber security or another regulated environment would be advantageous.
The opportunity
This is a genuine opportunity to shape how a scaling software business develops and delivers its products.
You’ll have the autonomy to establish the standards, structure and operating rhythm needed to turn ideas into reliable software, combining strategic influence with practical ownership.
Package and location
- Hybrid working: Two days per week in the Manchester office
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