Director, Product

As Director, Product,  you’ll  own the strategy and roadmap for our  largest  and  fastest  growing  use   cases ,   and  product as a  whole .  You’ll  translate market, customer and competitor insight into a clear product vision and orchestrate  engineering , research, design,  marketing  and sales to  land it  at scale . ​ You’ll   provide   leadership  to  the company  as a  whole and a  growing team  of  product  managers  - set ting  the bar for product craft, and  play a   key  role   shaping company strategy alongside the VP,  Product  and the wider exec. In this company,  product has  huge sway about where we go, and this role is where that influence lives. ​ This is a senior, cross-functional role for someone ready to drive change  and  accelerate  growth   in  an  already  successful  company .   You’ll  be  playing  a defining part in how Voice AI is adopted worldwide.   What will you be doing:   Owning the strategy,  vision  and roadmap  -  from early discovery and definition through to  development and   GTM execution. ​ Leading cross - functional  teams   addressing the  key   challenges   with  finesse   while   moving  at pace . ​ Leading, hiring and growing a high-performing product management team  -  setting the bar for product craft and  driving  a  culture of  boundless  curiosity   and  rigorous   execution.  Scaling  our  adoption  through  Product -Led Growth, deepening developer experience, self-serve  activation  and expansion across our ideal customer profiles. Driving our Enterprise sales with frequent interactions  with our key customers and prospects. Championing  Speechmatics  externally,  be it  a   panel  discussion  at  a  key event ,   a  webinar  or  with   the C-suit of  some of the largest   and  most  game changing   companies   globally .  Partnering with the VP, Product and exec team to shape company strategy, influence investment decisions and represent product at leadership level. ​   Who  we’re  looking for:   Cross-functional leader  with a  proven  track record  of aligning engineering,  research, design , marketing and GTM behind a shared roadmap and shipping at  pace, ideally  in a tech scale-up environment. ​ Market insight to roadmap ,  can turn customer,  competitor  and market  signals into  a clear,  prioritised  roadmap with the credibility to give teams the  motivation and  direction to execute against it. ​ Relevant  domain experience ,  you’ll  have a s olid background in  building  proprietary  machine learning models  and /or   deep speech experience are highly desired .  H ands-on PLG experience scaling a developer-led or self-serve product  would   be a  strong  advantage .  Scaling experience in m id-stage  compan ies  is also   strongly preferred. ​   Results driven and execution focused , you will t hrives forging a path  through ambiguous , rapidly evolving environments without a large supporting  structure around  them. ​ Senior people leader ,  you’ll  have  built and grown product teams and can act as  a credible  partner to exec stakeholders, influencing at leadership level. ​   We encourage you to apply even if you do not feel you match all of the requirements exactly. The list of requirements is intended to show the kinds of experience and qualities we’re looking for, but it is not exhaustive. If you are interested in the role, the team, and our mission, we would love to consider your application. We are always open to conversations and look forward to hearing from you. Who we are: Speechmatics is the leading expert in Speech Intelligence, and uses AI and Machine Learning to unlock business value in human speech worldwide. We work with an amazing mix of global companies, and our technology can integrate into our customers stack irrespective of their industry or use case – making it the go-to solution to harness useful information from speech. Joining us means working with some of the smartest minds around the world, focused on cutting-edge projects and deploying the latest techniques to disrupt the market. We believe in putting people first; we’ll do all we can to help you develop your skills and give you the tools you need to thrive. Our Focus Fridays give you an undisturbed day of focus, offset with Together Tuesdays when we have our team meetings, so you've always got the right balance. We have structured a hybrid approach that includes 2-3 designated office days each week. This arrangement ensures that while we embrace the advantages of remote work, we also maintain the vital connection and synergy that only in-person interactions can foster. This is only the beginning; we’re looking for amazing people like you to continue our journey… What we can offer you: No m