Chief Product Officer (CPO) - SaaS Platform Modernization

Are you a customer obsessed product leader who thrives on turning complexity into clarity? Do you enjoy rolling up your sleeves in high-growth, resource-lean environments while still setting the long-term vision for a world-class platform?

We are supporting a high-growth global SaaS scaleup in their search for an exceptional Chief Product Officer to lead a full product modernisation and shape the next generation of its global platform. This is a rare opportunity to elevate a widely deployed enterprise product into something truly category-defining.

The Opportunity

Ideal for someone who has:

• Led B2B SaaS products used in manufacturing / industrial environments.
• Delivered major re-platforming or product modernisation, especially across legacy-to-modern transitions and UX/UI transformation.
• A strong instinct for design and usability, with an obsession for simplifying complex workflows.
• A deeply customer-centred mindset - comfortable spending time with users, running discovery, and making insight-led decisions.
• A track record of partnering closely with Engineering and Commercial teams to drive fast, aligned delivery.
• A leadership style that blends strategy with hands-on execution: improving product processes, defining operating rhythms, and raising product quality.
• Experience working with lean teams and constrained resources, making smart trade-offs and scaling product capability thoughtfully.
• Proven ability to build, coach, and develop product and design teams in a scaleup environment.
• Comfort operating in high-growth, entrepreneurial settings, where clarity, focus, and adaptability matter more than hierarchy.

What You’ll Lead

• A multi-year platform evolution and complete UX/UI modernisation.
• Developing of a clear, unified product vision across multiple products.
• Establishing a stronger customer-driven discovery engine and feedback loop.
• Designing and embedding the product operating model - processes, rituals, frameworks, and quality standards.
• Driving cross-functional alignment with Engineering and GTM leadership.
• Growing a focused, high-performing product team through clear leadership, coaching, and smart hiring.
• Creating a culture of product excellence as the company continues to scale globally.

About You

• You’ve built and scaled complex manufacturing/industrial SaaS enterprise products for technical, industrial, or operational users.
• You’ve led re-platforming, unification, or transformation of enterprise-grade systems.
• You care deeply about simplicity, clarity, design, and customer value.
• You combine vision with hands-on pragmatism - high on execution, low on ego.
• You’re collaborative, globally minded, and thrive in fast-moving environments.

• Location - US East Coast or Europe (Fully remote).
• Compensation - Up to $170k–275k base ++ package (£135k-£215k base)

If you’re excited by the unique opportunity to take a proven SaaS platform and elevate it into a world-class industry leader, I’d love to have a confidential conversation. Please drop me a DM or apply via the link - kelly@jdand.co.uk

Finally…

As a targeted search, please only apply for this role if you meet the essential criteria we have outlined. We are expecting an exceptionally high volume of applications; sadly, we're unlikely to be able to respond to everyone individually. Thanks for being patient and we'll be sure to get in touch if we're keen to take your application further.

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