Head of Product – Participant Recruitment

Our Future Health UK

. Own the product strategy for participant recruitment and onboarding .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomLead💰 £95,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading product strategy and managing high-performing product teams, with a strong focus on participant recruitment, onboarding, and optimizing product performance through data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders while setting and measuring OKRs to drive organizational success.

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Product Strategy OwnershipTeam Leadership and CoachingOKR Implementation and MeasurementProduct Performance OptimizationStakeholder Communication

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Hard Skills

Product ManagementData AnalysisUser-Centered DesignDigital Product DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementGrowth StrategyAcquisition OptimizationConversion Rate ImprovementPerformance MeasurementAgile Methodologies

Soft Skills

Collaborative LeadershipInfluencing StakeholdersConstructive ChallengeTrust BuildingDecision Making

Industry Keywords

Participant RecruitmentProduct TeamsOperational StrategyDigital ChannelsCustomer ValueEngagementRetentionFast-Paced EnvironmentAmbiguity ManagementCross-Functional Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the product strategy for participant recruitment and onboarding
Decide investment focus, priorities and success measures
Connect organisational ambition to practical product choices
Lead a portfolio of recruitment product squads and align roadmaps into a joined-up participant journey
Improve participant-funnel performance using research, analytics and experimentation
Increase acquisition, conversion and completion
Identify growth opportunities through product improvements, new capabilities, partnerships and digital and operational channels
Ensure significant investments have clear owners, success measures and expected impact
Lead, coach and develop Product Managers
Review and challenge product strategies, discovery, roadmaps and prioritisation
Build consistency in planning, discovery, delivery, estimation and stakeholder communication
Set and review portfolio and squad OKRs, track progress and address performance, delivery and dependency issues
Collaborate with Engineering, Delivery, Operational Recruitment Strategy and User-Centred Design
Communicate priorities, progress and risks to executives and senior stakeholders
Lead portfolio reviews, demonstrations and show-and-tells

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience leading multiple Product Managers in a digital product organisation
Experience owning and shaping a portfolio of products
Track record of developing high-performing product teams through coaching, clear expectations, constructive challenge and accountability
Experience scaling product teams, products or operating environments
Strong commercial judgement and experience connecting product choices to growth, customer value and organisational outcomes
Experience improving acquisition, conversion, engagement or retention through product-led optimisation
Confidence influencing senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and pushing back when priorities or proposals do not support the evidence or agreed outcomes
Collaborative leadership style with the ability to build trust and alignment while making clear decisions
Experience setting, implementing and measuring OKRs
Experience balancing discovery and delivery
Experience working closely with Engineering, Design, Delivery and operational teams
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and stay hands-on when needed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous Pension Scheme – employer contributions of up to 12%
30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
Flexible bank holiday usage
Enhanced Parental Leave
Cycle to Work Scheme with 25-39% savings on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice
Home & Tech Savings – up to 8% off IKEA and Currys products, with payment spread over 12 months through salary sacrifice
£1,000 Employee Referral Bonus
Wellbeing Support – Mental Health First Aiders, 24/7 online GP services and Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
Lovely Central London office in Holborn
Flexible and remote working arrangements