poloworks

Head of Digital Product Management

London, England, United Kingdom (city only)

Hybrid · Permanent

First seen by offpeak October 22, 2026

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Responsible for managing, overseeing and leading Product Ownership within Polo Digital, establishing product and service development best practices and management cadences and routines. This role is vital in the development of Polo’s Digital capability, the ability to develop, manage, release and improve digitised services in the market. As Appian product owner, accountable for the development of Appian as a platform across Polo Digital’s services and products; to oversee the implementation of Appian as applied to the IRC product, to define best practice deployment and customisation methods, management of the change portfolio. Accountable for the definition and maintenance of Appian product standards and optionality.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership Leadership
Lead and oversee the Product Management and Product Ownership function, including networks of product and service champions across the Digital Vertical.
Act as a role model for strong product ownership practices and behaviours. Champion Polo Digital’s foundational principles, behavioural standards, and delivery mindset. Appian Product Vision, Strategy, and Roadmap Define, own, and communicate the Appian product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Own and maintain the technical specification and product definition of Appian for all Polo Digitised Services. Manage and prioritise the Appian product backlog to coordinate development, enhancements, and continuous improvement.
Appian Product Development
Accountable for the development of new Appian functionality to support Polo’s Digitised Service portfolio. Extend Appian capabilities to new Lines of Business, including Declarations and Endorsements. Govern the product development roadmap, overseeing the product change lifecycle from qualification through build, test, and release. Prioritise new developments based on business value, risk, and operational impact Standardisation of Product Collateral & IP:
Own all supporting intellectual property for the Appian platform, including:

Access to test environments and Appian test instances
Workflow solutions and prototypes
General and client-specific data schemas
Transformation rules
Testing standards and best practices
Technical and solution design documentation

Ensure consistency, scalability, and reusability across all digitised services.

Service Deployment and Client Support Partner with the Digital Delivery Lead to support deployment of Appian-based services to new and existing clients. Oversee and support product customisation to meet client requirements. Work closely with implementation partners to ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery. Product Performance and Continuous Improvement Monitor the performance of digitised services hosted on Appian using KPIs and analytics. Work with Operational and Technology teams to identify root causes of underperformance. Define and drive solutions to improve service quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Significant experience in product management or product ownership roles within digital, technology, or platform-led environments. Proven experience owning and scaling enterprise digital platforms, preferably low-code or workflow-based platforms such as Appian. Strong background in delivering complex digital products and services within regulated or enterprise-scale organisations. Experience managing product portfolios, roadmaps, and change pipelines across multiple stakeholders. Ability to interpret data, KPIs, and analytics to drive informed product decisions. Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring capability. Confident decision-maker with excellent problem-solving skills. Demonstrates behaviours aligned to the PoloWorks PRIDE values:

Pioneering – we don’t stand still
Responsible – We do the right thing
Inclusive – we all play a role
Delivery Focused- we provide services we are proud of
Empowering – we equip people to be their best

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a minimum 26 days of annual leave (with the option to buy more), you will also get an excellent benefits package, including flexible, hybrid working, private health insurance, life assurance, income protection, enhanced pension contributions, and occupational maternity and paternity pay.

You will also have access to company volunteering days, an Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing scheme, an employee assistance programme with retail discounts and savings, a generous employee referral scheme, regular sports and social events, and free Cheltenham bus travel.

Reports To

Head of Digitised Services