Product Lead

Adthena is an award-winning search intelligence platform with the unique combination of patented, AI-driven technology, and a supportive team of paid search experts, to help brands, marketers, and agencies dominate their competitive landscapes.

We provide customers around the world with a clear view of the competitive landscape, helping them optimize their paid search spend to increase ROI, inform cross-channel strategies, and save time.

Our Whole Market View technology creates a full market map of a client’s entire search landscape; Smart Monitor automatically detects threats and opportunities every day; and our exclusive Local View solution provides the location-based strategic insights that brands, marketers, and agencies need to optimize their spend at local level.

Adthena offers four industry-exclusive solutions that give our customers an unrivaled view of the competitive landscape: Market Entry, Campaign Optimization, Strategic Advantage, and Brand Protection.

Backed by Updata Partners, Adthena was founded in 2012 and now works with 300+ clients across a wide range of industries including finance, retail, gaming, automotive, and technology. Brand customers include Avanti West Coast, Legal & General, Sage, M&S, Volkswagen, and Vodafone. Agency customers include Dentsu, Greenlight, and PHD.

In 2023 alone, Adthena won 8 major search industry awards, including Best US PPC Campaign with L'Oreal at the Global Search Awards, Search Software at the Drum Search Awards, and Best Search Software Tool at the US Search Awards.

What you will do at Adthena

As a Product Lead at Adthena, you will be a key driver in ensuring excellence in our product department. From strategy and process to prioritisation, to what we build and how we deliver it.

The role will combine hands-on product management with leading and managing a team of (5) Product Managers & (1) UX Designer with plans to grow the team in the near future.

As a product lead, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales, to define and execute product strategies that deliver our product to some of the largest businesses in the world. 

The team members all share a passion for user-centric design and harnessing the power of data to find innovative solutions to customer problems.

Reporting to: Chief Product & Technology Officer

More about your role at Adthena...

• Work with the executive team to drive the overall product portfolio strategy, vision, and roadmaps for our offerings. 

• Align the product portfolio roadmap with the company's vision and business objectives.

• Lead and mentor a team of product managers, providing guidance, support, and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer insights to identify market trends, user needs, and opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather and define detailed product requirements, user stories, and use cases for the entire product portfolio.

• Oversee the end-to-end product development process, ensuring that product releases are delivered on time, within budget, and meet high-quality standards.

• User Experience: Champion an exceptional user experience by working closely with design and engineering teams to deliver intuitive and user-friendly product features.

• Collaborate with marketing teams to develop effective go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and messaging for the product portfolio.

• Utilize data and analytics to monitor product performance, measure KPIs, and make informed decisions to drive product enhancements and portfolio growth.

• Act as a strong advocate for customers, ensuring that their needs and feedback are integrated into the product development process.

• Foster effective communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless and coordinated approach to product development and launches.

• Develop and deliver product training programs for internal teams, customers, and partners to ensure a deep understanding of the entire product portfolio.

Required Experience for the Role:

• Demonstrated success in leading and managing product teams, driving product strategy, and delivering successful products to market.

• Strong proficiency in data analysis and the ability to use data to make informed decisions and recommendations.

• A visionary mindset with the ability to think strategically and anticipate future market needs.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically to overcome challenges.

• Experience working with products with large amounts of data

Desired Experience for the Role:

• Experience developing MarTech/AdTech products

• Understanding of the Search landscape

Education

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical field

Why join us?

• Work on a multi-award-winning product in a position where you are being valued and feel you can make your mark

• Remote Friendly

• Trust-based annual leave

• Flexible working environment

• Receive stock options. Our employees do incredible work, so as we grow everyone shares the rewards.

• Family care package (Up to 6 months fully paid maternity & 2 months paternity cover)

• Private Medical Insurance (Vitality Health)

• Home Office Stipend (Up to £200)

• Training & career development pathway

• Great culture - helping all employees to learn, grow and develop their skillset

• Join a company with an extremely fast growth trajectory. (We’ve now got three offices globally and we don’t plan to stop there!)

• $70 credit to purchase Adthena swag when you join (Items range from Apparel, Office Items and Drinkware)

• Birthday or a day off during your birthday month to celebrate in style. 🎂 Whether you want to relax, spend time with loved ones, or treat yourself, this policy is about honouring your special day.

• Company Socials - Summer and Christmas Parties, Quarterly company offsites & monthly get-togethers

• Volunteer Days - We encourage employees to engage in volunteer activities

• Strong culture values: Deliver Remarkable Quality, Smart and Always Improving, Freedom with Responsibility, and Get Shit Done!