Rezzil
Head of Product - Special Projects
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Head of Product - Special Projects
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (London/ Manchester or remote)
About Rezzil
Rezzil creates innovative sports technology products across performance, gaming and broadcast. Our products serve professional teams, athletes, broadcasters and consumers, spanning VR, mobile, console and real-time 3D experiences.
Our exar.live platform provides the ingest and data transport infrastructure for live sports data, powering our own analysis tools, broadcast solutions, augmented reality graphics and virtual production experiences. Alongside continuing to develop our existing products, we are expanding into new areas, including computer vision and AI-led sports technology.
Rezzil is based in Manchester and London, with flexible and hybrid working options available depending on the role.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Head of Product - Special Projects to help shape and deliver one of Rezzil’s most exciting and strategically important areas of work.
Special Projects is Rezzil’s innovation and incubation vertical. It is where we explore new ideas, develop high-impact experiences, test new technologies and shape opportunities that may become future products, partnerships or business lines.
The team sits at the intersection of sport, technology, data, fan engagement, creative production and client-led innovation. Projects may include immersive experiences, interactive installations, partner-led innovation work, sports technology pilots, proof-of-concept builds, bespoke client projects and high-profile experiences for major clients and rights holders. Previous and upcoming examples include immersive experiences for Wembley and the Premier League.
Reporting to the Head of Special Projects, this role will be responsible for turning ambitious ideas, partner opportunities and early-stage concepts into clear product direction, scoped delivery plans and successful outcomes. You’ll work closely with internal teams, clients, partners and senior leadership to define what we are building, why it matters, how it should be delivered and what success looks like.
The right person may come from a product, production, agency, creative technology, sports entertainment, innovation, brand experience or similar environment where complex projects are shaped and delivered for major clients and partners.
What You’ll Do
- Own product planning and delivery across Special Projects, working closely with the Head of Special Projects to turn new opportunities into clear, structured work.
- Help position Special Projects as an innovation and incubation function, supporting Rezzil in exploring new ideas, technologies, client opportunities and product directions.
- Take early-stage concepts, client briefs and strategic opportunities and turn them into clear product requirements, scopes, delivery plans, budgets, milestones and team requirements.
- Work with the Head of Special Projects and senior leadership to assess new opportunities, define what success looks like and identify which ideas have the potential to become scalable products, services or long-term partnerships.
- Act as a key bridge between clients and the commercial, creative, design, production, engineering and art teams.
- Lead the product definition and delivery of high-profile, client-led projects across sport, technology, interactive experiences, content, data and emerging product opportunities.
- Support the development of proof-of-concept work, prototypes and pilots to validate new ideas before wider investment.
- Manage stakeholder expectations throughout each project, including scope, timelines, feedback, approvals and change requests.
- Ensure projects are commercially controlled, protecting quality while keeping budgets, timelines and delivery risks on track.
- Work with internal producers, designers, developers, artists and external partners to ensure delivery is clear, realistic and well managed.
- Bring creative, product and technical judgement to project discussions, helping teams make smart decisions around feasibility, impact, user experience, risk and quality.
- Build repeatable processes for how Special Projects are scoped, defined, delivered, reviewed, and, where appropriate, transitioned into wider product development.
- Translate client needs, user needs and business goals into clear decisions for the team.
- Represent the product direction of Special Projects internally and externally, helping Rezzil maintain a high standard across client-facing and innovation-led work.
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What We’re Looking For
- Senior experience shaping and delivering complex, creative, technical or innovation-led products or projects.
- A background in product, production, agency, creative technology, sports entertainment, innovation consultancy, brand experience or a similar environment.
- Strong experience managing complex work from concept through to launch, live delivery or proof of concept.
- Excellent client and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to lead senior-level conversations.
- A strong understanding of product and production delivery, including scope, budgets, timelines, resourcing, risk and delivery planning.
- The ability to work effectively with creative, technical and commercial teams, even where the work is new, ambiguous or still being shaped.
- Strong product judgement, with the ability to define what matters, what should be prioritised and what success looks like.
- Strong creative judgement and an understanding of what makes an experience feel polished, engaging and memorable.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across creative, technical, product, production and delivery disciplines.
- A commercially minded approach, with the ability to balance ambition, quality, budget and delivery risk.
- Comfort working with ambiguity, especially where the idea, brief or opportunity needs to be shaped from scratch.
- The ability to spot the difference between a one-off project, a strategic partnership opportunity and something that could become a repeatable product or service.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to turn complex ideas into clear plans, requirements and decisions.
- A calm, organised and pragmatic leadership style, especially when managing high-profile or fast-moving projects.
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Nice To Have
- Experience delivering products or projects in sport, entertainment, fan engagement, broadcast, gaming, immersive experiences or location-based experiences.
- Experience working with major brands, rights holders, venues, clubs, leagues or commercial partners.
- Knowledge of real-time 3D, Unity, Unreal, VR, AR, XR, interactive installations or emerging technology pipelines.
- Experience with pitch development, proposals, creative treatments, product discovery or commercial scoping.
- Experience developing prototypes, proof-of-concept work or innovation pilots.
- Experience helping to build or scale a new team, service line, department or innovation function.
- Previous experience as a Head of Product, Senior Product Manager, Executive Producer, Senior Producer, Head of Production, Head of Delivery, Head of Client Delivery, Creative Technology Lead, Innovation Lead, Head of Experiences or similar.
Who This Role Would Suit
This role would suit someone who has operated at a senior level across product, production, creative technology, experiential or innovation-led delivery and is ready to help shape a strategically important area of Rezzil.
You may currently be a Head of Product, Senior Product Manager, Executive Producer, Senior Producer, Head of Production, Head of Delivery, Head of Client Delivery, Creative Technology Lead, Innovation Lead or Head of Experiences. You’ll be used to taking ambitious ideas or client briefs, shaping them into deliverable work and leading teams through the messy middle between concept and execution.
You do not need to be a hands-on developer, artist or technologist, but you do need to understand how creative and technical teams work, how to manage complex delivery and how to protect both the client relationship and the quality of the final output.
Most importantly, you’ll be someone who can help Rezzil turn new ideas into real opportunities, whether that means a standout client experience, a successful proof of concept, a long-term partnership or the early foundations of a future product.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary + share options.
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays.
- Christmas closure
- Flexible working and hybrid options.
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