Senior Director of Product - Spotted Zebra

About Spotted Zebra

At Spotted Zebra, we're building an AI-native end-to-end hiring platform that helps the world's leading organisations find the right people, faster and fairer than ever before. We're a multi-award-winning Series A company giving talent leaders the solution they've always needed—skills science native, AI-amplified, and built by people who have lived and breathed talent acquisition.

What We Do

Spotted Zebra brings Interview Intelligence, Skills Assessments, and an AI Interview Agent together in one platform designed for intelligence and action. Our agent, Spot, works alongside talent teams while ensuring humans remain in control.

Our client roster includes FTSE100 and Fortune500 companies such as British Airways, NIQ, Domino's, Lidl, Merlin Entertainments, AWE, United Utilities, and Paramount. We've been named Personnel Today's Talent Acquisition Supplier of the Year 2025 and featured on the UK Top 100 Startups List.

What You'll Be Doing

As Senior Director of Product, you will work closely with the CEO to set the direction across Product and Design, shape the priorities of the wider build organisation, and translate advances in AI, customer insight, and commercial opportunity into a winning product strategy. You will lead a high-performing Product and Design organisation, influence Engineering strategy, and help expand our product into new global markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Product & Design Organisation Leadership: Own and lead both Product and Design functions, setting strategic direction, managing headcount/budget, and directly coaching high-performing team members.
• Engineering Influence & Collaboration: Serve as a senior cross-functional partner to Engineering leadership, shaping technical roadmap prioritisation, delivery trade-offs, and cross-team alignment.
• AI-Augmented Delivery (AAD): Set the standard for AI-augmented workflows across strategy, discovery, research, prototyping, and design across existing product crews.
• Talent Attraction Through Personal Brand: Leverage your professional profile, writing, speaking engagements, and thought leadership to establish Spotted Zebra as a top destination for product talent.
• Global Product Strategy: Define the long-term product vision across international markets, specifically leading expansion efforts into the US enterprise market.
• Executive Leadership & CEO Partnership: Partner with the CEO during fundraising rounds, board engagements, investor conversations, and enterprise customer meetings.
• Cross-Functional Ownership: Oversee boundary functions between product and GTM, including Solutions Architecture.
• Scaling Through Growth Stages: Build operating foundations, processes, and team structures to support doubling team headcount over the next 6–12 months without sacrificing speed or quality.

Requirements

• Product & Design Leadership at Scale: Proven track record leading multi-team Product and Design organisations, managing individual contributors, and maintaining hands-on involvement.
• Engineering Partnership: Senior-level experience partnering with Engineering leadership to influence technical direction and alignment.
• AI-Native Delivery & Tooling Fluency: Hands-on experience embedding AI tools into discovery, design, and delivery workflows, alongside a deep understanding of AI's impact on B2B product strategy.
• IC Coaching & Direct Management: Proven capability to directly manage and mentor team members across Product and Design (up to Head level).
• Hands-on Capability: Readiness to roll up your sleeves on strategy, discovery, or delivery when critical context demands it.
• Scaling & Fundraising Experience: Experience guiding high-growth startups through funding rounds, organizational scaling, and process maturation.
• Global Product Experience: Proven execution of international product strategies, with a emphasis on US enterprise expansion.
• Executive Presence: Strong communication skills for board meetings, investor discussions, and enterprise client presentations.
• Cross-Functional Scope: Experience owning GTM boundary functions such as Solutions Architecture or Technical Pre-Sales.
• B2B SaaS Expertise: Background in enterprise B2B SaaS environments.