Head of Product Management
2 days ago
City of London
About DDRE Global DDRE Global delivers the ultimate property experience for ultra-high net worth individuals. We have built our reputation on quality, integrity and exceptional service in the luxury real estate market. Our business combines high-touch advisory with a strong digital platform, content, media and technology-led operations. Founded by Daniel Daggers, DDRE has grown into one of the most recognised brands in luxury property. We are ambitious, fast-moving and building for scale. • We operate with the pace and ambiguity of a start-up., • Priorities move quickly. Standards are high. We work hard and support each other., • We want people who take ownership, think clearly and care about building something meaningful. The role • We are hiring a Head of Product and Technology to lead product, design and engineering across DDRE Global., • This is a senior role reporting to the COO and CEO. You will lead the function, set direction and drive delivery across multiple work streams, ensuring the roadmap stays aligned to business priorities., • Your primary focus will be the delivery of our core platform initiative. You will own the path to launch, including scope, sequencing, resourcing, risk and stakeholder alignment., • Alongside this, you will oversee a smaller portfolio of internal products and systems, including dashboarding, reporting, automation and operational improvements. These remain important, but are secondary to the core platform initiative., • This role needs a strong department leader who can contribute at senior level while driving high-quality execution through product, design and engineering day to day., • Strong judgement in platform security, data protection and AI product development is essential, particularly in the practical application of LLMs., • What you will be responsible for, • Own the product and technology strategy across DDRE Global., • Lead delivery of the core platform initiative as the company’s highest-priority technology project., • Manage a multidisciplinary team across product, engineering and design, based in London, New Zealand and the Philippines., • Set priorities across concurrent initiatives, making clear decisions on sequencing, resourcing and trade-offs., • Maintain a clear roadmap, strong delivery discipline, clear ownership and regular reporting., • Work closely with the COO, CEO and wider leadership team to turn business priorities into execution plans., • Ensure the team has the right structure, standards and ways of working to deliver at pace., • Oversee secondary systems and side projects, including dashboarding, reporting, CRM improvement and automation, without losing focus on the core priority., • Make clear decisions on what should be built in-house, integrated or deferred., • Raise the standard of product thinking, delivery management, stakeholder communication and accountability across the function., • Maintain high standards in platform security, access control, data governance and risk management., • Ensure security is built into product design, technical architecture and delivery processes., • Identify where LLMs and AI can create practical value across the business, and turn those opportunities into clear product direction and prioritised use cases., • Guide the responsible use of AI, balancing pace, reliability, data sensitivity and commercial value., • Present strategy, roadmap updates and key recommendations clearly to senior leadership and other stakeholders. What success looks like • The core platform initiative is delivered at pace, with clear ownership and sound decision-making., • Product, design and engineering operate as one aligned department., • Multiple work streams are managed well, with the core platform initiative protected as the top priority., • Senior leadership has confidence in the roadmap, the team and the quality of delivery., • Secondary systems continue to improve in a structured and proportionate way., • Security is treated as a core leadership responsibility., • AI and LLM opportunities are turned into practical, high-value product decisions., • The department becomes more focused, accountable and effective. About you • You are an experienced functional leader who has run product and technology in a fast-moving business., • You have led multiple products or major initiatives at the same time and know how to prioritise, protect focus and keep teams moving., • You are comfortable managing through others and know how to get the best from product managers, engineers and designers., • You are credible with senior leadership. You communicate clearly, make sound recommendations and handle complexity with confidence., • You combine strategic judgement with execution discipline. You turn priorities into plans, and plans into results., • You are structured, commercially aware and calm under pressure., • You bring strong judgment on security, risk and data protection, and know how to embed these into product and technology leadership., • You have strong expertise in LLMs and AI, and know how to apply this in a practical business and product context., • You are confident in presenting to senior stakeholders and explaining complex decisions clearly., • You care about quality, pace and business impact. Skills and experience Essential • Significant experience in product leadership, technology leadership, or a combined product and technology role., • Strong experience leading end-to-end product delivery, from concept through to launch and iteration., • Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects, products or work streams., • Experience managing cross-functional teams across product, engineering and design., • Strong experience owning roadmap strategy, prioritisation and trade-off decisions., • Experience operating as part of a senior leadership team., • Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills., • Strong commercial judgement and the ability to connect product decisions to business outcomes., • Experience improving systems, workflows, automation and internal operational tooling., • A solid understanding of modern web products, integrations and scalable delivery environments., • Strong experience in product security, platform security, data protection and risk management., • Strong expertise in LLMs and AI, including identifying use cases, shaping product direction and working through implementation considerations., • Experience in presenting product strategy, delivery progress and recommendations to senior leadership and other stakeholders. Desirable • Engineering experience or a strong technical background., • Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment., • Experience with internal business systems, dashboarding, reporting and CRM improvement., • Experience working with distributed teams across multiple locations., • Knowledge of modern application architecture, cloud infrastructure and integration design.