Checkatrade
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VP Product – Checkatrade
At Checkatrade, our north star is [Powering Great Work] — transforming the landscape for trades, consumers, and the next generation of skilled workers.
As our next VP Product, you’ll shape the mission with a mandate to:
- Own product strategy and execution
- Report directly to the CEO
- Lead at the intersection of consumer experience, trade-side tooling, marketplace dynamics, and AI
- Drive a significant opportunity with a strong foundation
In Practice
Your role isn’t defined by a tick-box list—it’s about making an impact. Here’s what you will focus on:
Strategic Leadership
- Set the multi-year product vision and roadmap, aligning with Checkatrade’s growth ambitions
- Translate growth into a clear, prioritised strategy that unifies the entire business
Team Development
- Lead, coach, and grow the Product Managers across the company
- Cultivate a culture of ownership, curiosity, and pace
- Empower Product Managers to deliver their best work
Pragmatic Execution
- Implement rigorous prioritisation and planning
- Balance short-term commercial impact with long-term platform investment to keep the organisation agile
AI Integration
- Drive the integration of AI and machine learning across the product portfolio
- Prioritise areas where AI delivers step-change improvements in experience and efficiency (e.g., search, matching, personalisation, automation)
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Collaboration & Influence
- Partner closely with Marketing, Engineering, Design, Data, and Commercial teams
- Ensure product decisions reflect user needs and business outcomes
- Represent the product function in board and investor conversations with clarity and authority
Requirements
Here’s what will set you apart:
- A proven track record in senior product leadership with end-to-end ownership
- Multi-year experience building high-performing Product Management teams
- Deep expertise in a two-sided marketplace or platform business
- Firsthand understanding of supply-demand dynamics, network effects, and marketplace growth strategies
- Demonstrable experience in building and shipping AI-powered product features
- From proof of concept to production
- Ability to assess real vs. superficial value
- Strong commercial acumen
- Connect product decisions directly to revenue, retention, and growth
- Exceptional communication skills, equally effective in cross-functional teams and boardrooms
Benefits
We believe in rewarding great work with great rewards. Here’s just a sample of what’s on offer:
- Competitive salary + annual bonus
- Employee Share Programme
- Support for health, well-being, and learning
- Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme, and Cycle Scheme
- Birthday/Special day leave
- Buy & sell holiday scheme
- 1 week’s paid charity leave (and more!)
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Visa Support
Need sponsorship to work in the UK? We offer support for Skilled Worker visa applications for this role.
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— [We’re Checkatrade] The UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson, empowering 50,000+ trades and more than 6 million reviews. We’re on a mission to become the go-to brand for home improvements. Join us if you care about great work, the details, and making an impact.
Next Steps
If this resonates as the place to do your best work, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box.
Interview Process:
- Screening call with Laura Scott (Talent Acquisition)
- 30-minute interview with Mathieu Proust (Chief Operating Officer)
- Final stage interview with:
- Jambu Palanippan (CEO)
- Ashley Bartley (Chief People Officer)
- Mathieu Proust (Chief Operating Officer)
- Gorden Pretorius (Chief Technology Officer)
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