Plenti
Head of Product
Plenti is on a mission to be Australia’s best lender
Product
Full-time
Hybrid | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.
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Why Plenti
Plenti is a fast-growing fintech, helping its customers achieve their life goals by delivering fast and fair automotive, renewable energy and personal loans. We come from a diverse range of backgrounds, both professionally and personally. We are always open to new ideas and believe success comes through collaboration and challenging ideas. We are passionate about what we do but believe that for one to truly foster this passion you have to look after yourself as well. We've come a long way in a few years… achieving things like: winning over 30 awards for positively changing how people access finance; helping over 15,000 households install solar on their roofs; increasing our lending by over 100% over the last year; and adding >50 new staff to the team over the past year. Our ambitions are huge and we've only just begun...
About the role
Job Summary The Head of Product leads strategic initiatives to deliver Plenti’s strategic roadmap and operational goals. This role requires strategic vision, operational excellence, and the ability to inspire and grow a high-performing product team. You will oversee product development, resolve bottlenecks, and ensure alignment across the organisation to achieve Plenti’s objectives. Key Responsibilities: ** ** 1. Product Strategy and Vision • Develop and clearly communicate a forward-thinking product strategy that supports Plenti’s growth and profitability. • Stay ahead of market trends and customer needs, and introduce innovative solutions in technology, operations, and customer experiences. • Introduce and evaluate strategic initiatives by exploring scope, effort and measurable impact towards Plenti’s strategic goals.
2. Product Team Leadership • Coach, mentor, and grow a high-performing product management team. • Own and continuously improve Plenti’s product management processes. • Encourage a data-driven culture within the product team, using analytics to guide innovation and improvement. • Cultivate a culture of action, innovation, ownership, and collaboration
3. Cross-Functional Leadership • Collaborate with engineering, operations, customer experience, and commercial teams to execute product initiatives seamlessly. • Work with commercial, sales, marketing, and credit risk teams to develop compelling product offerings. • Lead impactful change across all departments, supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
4. Delivery • Maintain a comprehensive view of our product suite to ensure each initiative delivers significant impact across all channels. • Identify and resolve obstacles that hinder progress on key product initiatives. • Serve as a problem-solver for cross-functional teams, keeping projects on track.
5. Decision-Making and Prioritisation • Own the product roadmap, making informed trade-offs to balance short-term needs with long-term goals. • Regularly evaluate initiatives to ensure their prioritisation aligns with their intended measures of success. • Ensure teams are properly structured and resourced to deliver the product roadmap and support daily operations.
6. Alignment and Communication • Represent the product team as part of Plenti’s leadership group. • Act as the central communication hub for product strategy and initiatives. • Utilise data to communicate the success and progress of product initiatives to stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency. • Ensure departmental and stakeholder alignment to foster clarity and cohesion. Key Qualifications • Extensive experience in product management with team leadership and strategic planning. • Proven success in developing and executing long-term product roadmaps. • Strong ability to lead, hire, inspire, and mentor high-performing teams. • Excellent decision-making skills in high-growth environments. • Proven track record of fostering effective cross-functional collaboration. • Expertise in managing complex, multi-channel products across diverse platforms.
What you'll be responsible for
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Problem Identification
Identify the problems and needs of key stakeholders to guide data analysis
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Hypothesis Development
Conduct research and analysis to identify opportunities and develop hypotheses for product growth
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Execution and Project Management
Plan and deliver project plans by managing people, resources, budget, and timelines, to support the organization’s goals
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
Meet the team
Your voice will be crucial in the continued evolution of our product vision and strategy as we maintain our position as Australia's most loved consumer lender.