Director of Product - Business Banking

London, England, United Kingdom

6/30/2025

We’re looking for a Product Director to join our team at OakNorth andlead our Business Banking product line. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of banking for mid-sized businesses and drive meaningful impact at scale.

As a Product Director, you’ll define and own the product vision and strategy for Business Banking, working closely with cross-functional teams to build innovative, customer-centric solutions. You’ll oversee a team of Product Managers and empower them to deliver outstanding experiences that differentiate us in the market and drive business

growth.

You will be a senior member of the Business Banking team with true ownership from strategy to delivery. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, leads with a strong commercial mindset, and inspires teams to build high-quality digital products

The role 👋

• Provide strategic leadership across the Business Banking product, shaping the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with OakNorth’s mission and growth objectives.
• Lead, inspire, and develop a team of high-performing Product Managers, instilling a culture of customer-centricity, innovation, and outcome-driven thinking.
• Coach and empower product teams to take ownership of their domains while maintaining oversight on performance, quality, and alignment.
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior leadership across the business—translating market insights, user needs, and data into clear product direction.
• Ensure product metrics are aligned with company-wide Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that connect product impact to commercial success and customer value.
• Navigate complexity and ambiguity with confidence, guiding teams to make smart trade-offs, prioritise ruthlessly, and stay aligned on the most critical outcomes.
• Foster strong cross-functional partnerships with Engineering,
• Design, Marketing, Commercial, Operations, and other business areas to ensure cohesive, scalable product delivery
  
  
  

We'd love you to ❤️

• Have 7+ years of experience in product management, including 4+ years leading teams, ideally in fintech or another complex business domain.
• Be commercially-minded and outward-facing, while also focused on delivering high-quality execution.
• Demonstrate experience shipping successful, user-centric digital products in fast-paced and evolving markets.
• Have a data-driven mindset, with a clear approach to evaluating product performance and success metrics.
• Bring hands-on experience working in ambiguity and leading multiple squads or complex domains.
• Understand the value of written communication—articulating complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Have strong stakeholder management and alignment skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Be detail-oriented and accountable for delivery end-to-end.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment where diverse opinions are welcomed and respected
  
  
  

What Makes Working Here Better 😍

• This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the team, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office to foster hands-on collaboration and innovation.
• Work-life balance 🌴 - 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) each year, and enhanced family leave allowances.
• Competitive salary & equity 🏦 - We want people to have a serious stake in the business.
• Good kit 💻 - Your choice of the best laptop, running macOS or Ubuntu.
• Team socials 🎉 - The opportunity to get to know each other outside of work.
• Company socials 🥡 - A chance to catch up and meet new colleagues weekly over informal office breakfasts and dinners on OakNorth - or at our free barista bar every day.
• Commuter support 🚲 - We offer the cycle to work scheme.