Seeking a Lloyd's of London Market Product Leader to design and deliver complex, data-led products that align technical architecture with customer and commercial outcomes. The role requires deep market knowledge, strong financial acumen, and the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders across high-profile transformation programmes.

Client Details

A key player in the Lloyd's of London insurance market, delivering next-generation data and product solutions that drive competitive advantage. As they transform their offering, we seek Product Leaders & Managers with deep market knowledge, technical fluency, and commercial insight

Description

• Define and manage product roadmaps to meet market needs and business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely product delivery.
• Conduct market research to identify customer requirements and emerging trends.
• Create detailed product specifications and ensure alignment with stakeholders.
• Monitor product performance and suggest improvements based on data insights.
• Lead product launch activities, including marketing and sales enablement.
• Act as the primary point of contact for product-related queries and updates.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Define and own the product strategy, roadmap, and architectural direction in alignment with business goals and market dynamics.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of data-intensive products-driving design, build, test, deployment, and iteration.
• Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, data, and domain teams to ensure solution robustness and integration.
• Translate technical trade-offs into business decisions; align with customer expectations on performance, latency, scalability, and cost.
• Monitor and manage product financials: cost, ROI, pricing levers, and P&L impact.
• Influence and negotiate with senior technical stakeholders and C-suite customers to gain buy-in and resolve trade-offs.
• Lead turnaround or remediation efforts on underperforming or stalled transformation workstreams.
• Navigate ambiguity, deal with high-profile escalations, and maintain composure under pressure.
• Mentor and grow cross-functional product and delivery teams.
• Act as a subject matter expert in London Market processes, stakeholder dynamics and reinsurance/underwriting models.

Profile

• Proven track record designing and delivering complex data-led products in a financial services or insurance context.
• Strong knowledge of Lloyd's/London Market practices, underwriting flows, claims, broker/insurer interactions, and governance structures.
• Strong command of technical architecture (cloud, data platforms, APIs, microservices) and ability to reason about technical trade-offs.
• Deep product management discipline: backlog prioritisation, user stories, metrics, OKRs, roadmap management.
• Commercial acumen: ability to assess cost/benefit, pricing impact, customer value, and transformation ROI.
• Gravitas and influence: able to engage C-level clients, senior technical leads, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Resilience: demonstrated ability to succeed in ambiguous, high-stakes, turnaround or transformation environments.
• Emotional intelligence: ability to manage tension between business and technical stakeholders, read organisational dynamics, and adjust communication style.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal), presentation, and negotiation skills.

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary plus performance incentive.
• Flexible/hybrid work arrangements.
• Exposure to high-profile transformation in the London Market.
• Leadership role in a technology-driven, data-centric environment.
• Career progression and influence over strategic architecture and product direction.
• Collaborative culture, high visibility, and opportunity to make a tangible difference.