Overview

Head of Product Governance at Coventry Building Society. The role requires strategic influence and high-level decision-making to shape critical initiatives across the combined Group.

Responsibilities

• Chair the product change committee and collaborate with Heads of to align planning, governance and change initiatives.
• Regulatory reporting and insight (e.g., Consumer Duty reporting) and first line product risk monitoring.
• Chair the product prioritisation forum—ensure teams work on the right initiatives with solid business cases and clear dependencies and trade-offs.
• Manage the 5-year roadmap of product change contributing to the long-term strategic plan (3–5 years), OKRs, team goals, and target operating model.

Qualifications

Essential

• Proven leadership experience in a senior-level governance or planning role in financial services
• Expertise in first line risk management, and regulatory reporting including Consumer Duty
• Adept at producing high-level outputs and coordinating stakeholder engagement across multiple teams
• Strong analytical, organisational, and communication skills, translating complex challenges into actionable insights
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal abilities with a track record of cross-functional collaboration and influencing
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, changing environment with multiple high-priority demands
• Adept at managing relationships, securing stakeholder buy-in, and driving alignment across diverse teams

Desirable

• Leadership experience in a product, finance or strategy role
• Evidence of leading through an integration
• Experience navigating shifting priorities and evolving market conditions in a dual organisational setting

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Finance
• Financial Services and Banking

Location

This role can operate from either the Head Office campus in Binley, Coventry or the Manchester office; travel to both locations will be required. A team-led hybrid working arrangement is in place.

Benefits

• Private medical and health screenings
• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

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Additional notes

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.