VP Product

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• At Checkatrade, our north star is Powering Great Work — transforming the landscape for trades, consumers, and the next generation of skilled workers. As our next VP Product , you’ll have the mandate to shape what that mission looks like in practice. This is a rare chance to own product strategy and execution at one of the UK’s most recognised home services brands — reporting directly to the CEO, working at the intersection of consumer experience, trade-side tooling, marketplace dynamics, and AI. The foundations are strong. The opportunity ahead is enormous.
• Setting and owning the multi-year product vision and roadmap — translating Checkatrade’s growth ambitions into a clear, prioritised strategy that the whole business can get behind.
• Leading, coaching and growing all Product Managers across the business — building a culture of ownership, curiosity, and pace, and creating the conditions for PMs to do their best work.
• Driving rigorous prioritisation and planning — balancing short-term commercial impact with long-term platform investment, and keeping the organisation moving at pace.
• Leading the integration of AI and machine learning across the product — from search and matching to personalisation and automation — identifying where these tools can genuinely unlock step-change improvements in experience and efficiency.
• Partnering closely with Marketing, Engineering, Design, Data, and Commercial teams to make sure product decisions are grounded in real user needs and real business outcomes.
• Representing the product function in board and investor conversations — communicating roadmap, progress, and trade-offs with clarity and confidence.
• It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring:
• A solid background in senior product leadership — you’ve owned product direction end-to-end and built high-performing PM teams from the ground up.
• Proven experience in a two-sided marketplace or platform business — you understand supply and demand dynamics, network effects, and what it actually takes to grow a marketplace.
• Demonstrable experience building and shipping AI-powered product features — from concept through to production, with a clear view on where the technology adds genuine value versus noise.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to connect product decisions to revenue, retention, and growth — combined with exceptional communication skills that work equally well with a cross-functional team or a board room.
• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Employee Share Programme
• Health, well-being and learning support
• Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme
• Birthday/Special day leave
• Buy & sell holiday scheme
• 1 week’s paid charity leave and much more!
• Screening call with Laura Scott, Talent Acquisition
• 30-minute interview with Mathieu Proust, Chief Operating Officer
• Final stage interview with Jambu Palaniappan (CEO), Ashley Bartley (Chief People Officer), Mathieu Proust (Chief Operating Officer), and Gorden Pretorius (Chief Technology Officer)
• Need sponsorship to work in the UK? We can support Skilled Worker visa applications for this role.
• If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box.
• Want to join our Talent Community and be one of the first to know about our vacancies? Register your interest on our Registration Form
• About us We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.
• We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.