Product Director

4 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Connells Group Full time

Product Director

We are seeking a Product Director to lead our Business Analysis job family and ensure that business analysts operate effectively within the business-aligned team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the team of business and system analysts that sit within the business-aligned agile teams.
  • Recruit and develop business analysts as needed.
  • Ensure the processes of analysis are well documented, communicated, and trained.
  • Oversee and lead the lifecycle of product development – ensuring that analysts support the engineers through the build and test process.
  • Lead the day-to-day execution of product delivery and development.
  • Ensure product development priorities are driven by commercial and profitable outcomes.
  • Provide a framework for evaluating the product portfolio and investment decisions.
  • Ensure products are managed to requisite quality, capturing all necessary requirements from across the business and minimizing business operational disruption.
  • Continuously suggest enhanced ways of developing the team and their capabilities.

Experience and Qualifications

  • Demonstrated leadership skills and experience.
  • Strong talent management skills, including talent development, coaching, mentoring, and team motivation.
  • Experience leading geographically distributed teams.
  • Understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
  • Understanding of relevant tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.), with an eagerness to learn about new and unfamiliar technologies.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships at all levels of the organization.
  • Strong business acumen and ability to understand and drive business objectives.

Personal Attributes

  • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational skills, including an ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities with competing demands for resources.
  • Adaptability and ability to manage rapid change in business needs, processes, or technologies.
  • Able to take pragmatic decisions to move forward with an eye for short/medium/long-term outcomes.

Connells Group, one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK, founded in 1936, with a network of over 1,250 branches, combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of services including new homes, mortgage services, surveying, conveyancing, and more.

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.


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