Head of Product

Job description

Foundation Partners are partnered with sAInaptics to find their next Head of Product. Head of Product We’re hiring our first Head of Product to help us move from a customer-specified solutions model to a scalable AI-first e-assessment platform. You’ll join at a pivotal stage in our journey, reporting directly to the CEO and working in close collaboration with the founding team, to shape the future of assessment technology. About sAInaptic sAInaptic is building an AI-powered multi-modal assessment platform. We’re transforming how assessments are designed, delivered, marked and quality assured through an AI-enabled platform and API for awarding organisations, training providers, employers and educational institutions. Our AI has already marked millions of free-text responses, saved thousands of marking hours, and delivered savings of more than £150,000per organisation for existing customers. sAInaptic was founded by a team of educators and data scientists. We’ve grown from five to nine people in the last 12 months and following our seed round, are investing in the scalable platform that will support our next of growth. The Opportunity & What You’ll Own As Head of Product & Design, you'll work closely with the founders and Head of AI & Engineering to define and execute sAInaptic's product & design strategy. You'll transform successful customer solutions into a scalable, cohesive product platform that delivers a consistent user experience and long-term value. Working across customers, commercial teams and engineering, you'll shape product & design direction while building and evolving these capabilities as the company grows. AI product experience: Bring experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate your own workflow to ship faster, test & iterate quickly, whilst maintaining client trust and product quality. Platform unification: Work with our AI and engineering teams to turn our existing and growing portfolio of products into one cohesive platform experience. Delivery: Stay close to product delivery by leading product planning, defining requirements, and owning the product backlog working with engineers to plan & deliver. Hands-on Product Design: Personally lead the design of user journeys, workflows and interfaces, from early concepts and wireframes through to detailed prototypes. Establish and evolve a coherent design language and reusable interaction patterns across the platform. Discovery: Develop deep customer relationships to understand assessment workflows and behaviour, then validate ideas, prioritise investment and continuously iterate the platform. Commercial Product Leadership: Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success and the founders to identify market opportunities, shape product positioning and ensure the roadmap delivers measurable commercial value. This is a unique opportunity to shape not only what we build, but how customers experience the future of digital assessment. What We’re Looking For Essential Experience leading product management for a B2B SaaS platform in a hands-on role, with responsibility for product discovery, delivery and roadmap execution Experience building or shipping AI-native products and using AI tools to speed up your own workflow and how a team operates Strong hands-on product design experience, including user flows, wireframing, prototyping and interaction design for complex, workflow-based software Comfortable owning a product backlog and roadmap day-to-day, working directly with engineers Excellent product discovery and prioritisation skills Ability to simplify complex problems into intuitive user experiences Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, high-growth business Desirable Experience with API products Portfolio with demonstrable product design thinking Experience within EdTech, Learning Technologies or regulated software Understanding of assessment, qualifications or vocational education Success in Your First 12 Months You’ll have: Defined a clear long-term product vision for the sAInaptic platform Defined a coherent platform strategy and begun unifying our existing products around it Established a consistent design language and reusable interaction patterns across the platform Shifted our product approach from bespoke customer development towards configurable, scalable platform products Embedded product discovery and customer feedback into how we build software Established scalable product management processes Improve time to market of our product suite Helped position sAInaptic as the leading AI-powered assessment platform Compensation c.£90,000 depending on experience Remote-first within the UK, with in-person meetings in London as required Stock options Pension contributions with employer matching of up to 5% of salary Company laptop (MacBook Pro) 25 days annual leave Flexible working hours Learning budget (courses, books, tools) Conference attendance and speaking opportunities If you’re excited by creating exceptional products, solving complex customer problems and building a platform that can redefine a traditional industry, we’d love to hear from you.