• 23/07/26
• London, Hillingdon
• £700 - 800 per day + (equivalent £180k - £205k a year)
• Contract
• Product, Project Delivery & Transformation
• Full time

Senior Product Area Manager

Location: West London | Working Pattern: 3 Days a week on-site | Rate: £700-800 per day

We're looking for a Senior Product Area Manager to lead a strategic portfolio of products focused on transforming operational decision-making through data, optimisation and AI. This is a high-impact leadership role, combining product strategy, business transformation and people leadership to deliver measurable operational, customer and commercial outcomes.

You'll take ownership of a product domain, defining its long-term vision and ensuring investment is focused on the highest-value opportunities. Working across business, product, engineering and data teams, you'll help shape how complex operational challenges are solved through scalable digital solutions.

About the Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a large-scale transformation programme where technology, data and operational excellence come together. You'll operate at the intersection of business strategy and product delivery, influencing senior stakeholders while leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver meaningful business change.

Why Join?

• Lead a strategically important portfolio with executive visibility
• Shape the future of operational decision-making through data and AI
• Work across product, technology, operational and transformation teams
• Deliver measurable business, customer and operational outcomes
• Lead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams
• Influence investment decisions and long-term product strategy
• Responsibilities
• Define and evolve the strategic vision, roadmap and priorities for a portfolio of products
• Lead portfolio planning, investment decisions, governance, risk management and value tracking
• Develop business cases and secure support for new product initiatives and scaling opportunities
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation
• Translate complex operational challenges into innovative digital solutions
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across product, change, business analysis, engineering and data functions
• Drive adoption of products and ensure solutions are embedded into operational processes
• Establish performance metrics and track value creation to inform future investment decisions

Requirements

• Proven experience leading portfolios of products, programmes or transformation initiatives with measurable business impact
• Strong background delivering strategy through to implementation and continuous improvement
• Experience operating in complex, fast-paced environments where decisions impact customers, operations or commercial performance
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams of 10+ people
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leadership audiences
• Commercially minded with the ability to prioritise based on value, evidence and strategic outcomes
• Strong communication, problem-solving and influencing skills

Desirable Experience

• Background within operationally intensive industries such as aviation, transport, logistics, retail, utilities or supply chain
• Experience working alongside software engineering, data science or AI teams
• Knowledge of optimisation, automation or operational decision-support technologies
• Exposure to large-scale business transformation or digital change programmes

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our client is an equal opportunities employer.

At Xpertise, we keep things human. Your application will always be reviewed by a real person. We do not rely on AI or automated screening tools. Every candidate receives fair, considered attention from our team.

Right to work in the UK is required for this role.