Global Head of Product Planning (3890) presso GBG plc

About GBG

Enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for genuine people, everywhere

We make it our mission to ensure more genuine people have digital access to opportunities, and businesses have access to more genuine people. Our technology draws on diverse and reliable data to create a single point of truth for identity and address verification.

With over 30 years of experience behind us our team and technology are focused on enabling safe and rewarding digital lives for everyone. Regardless of age, location or background, genuine people everywhere should be able to digitally prove who they are and where they live.

About the team and role

This newly created role will lead our Global Product Planning Function, a critical function that will help drive the growth of GBG. As we connect the external market and growth opportunities to GBG, this role will lead in the planning and strategies to execute this growth, and will be a key membership of our leadership team as we transform to a high growth business.

This role will sit alongside our CPO, CTO and Head of Data, and will partner with regional leaders to ensure that we are prioritising our investments into high growth areas and executing them to the level we would expect. The product planning function will own the process of defining our goals, objectives, and strategies to effectively distribute our products or services aligned with our business strategy, with the focus of ensuring the maximum revenue growth for the market area.

It will also have accountability for the pre and post launch process of products and solutions, driving cross function coordination and ensuring we are ready as a business to sell, service and support any product propositions.

This function will also be accountable for the sourcing and management of our third-party solutions and partners, they will drive strong relationships with existing and new partners and ensure we are managing the value creation from these. The procurement process will sit within the GBG procurement team

What you will do

• Develop and execute market planning strategies for our three regions
• Facilitate action to accomplish market strategy by working within a cross functional team (finance, product development, editorial, marketing, sales) to execute go to market strategies in the specific market area  
• Direct the development of, and participate in reviewing and approving the short and long range operating objectives and plans, developing and integrating the individual market area plans and strategies into an overall market area plan to achieve maximum revenue growth in support of the corporate strategy  
• Accountable for revenue objectives in the specific market area  
• Ensures the proper execution of strategic market area plan   
• Responsible for ensuring through the market area strategy, the appropriate product portfolio mix and appropriate positioning. Develop recommendations for new product concepts and existing product modifications in line with the market area strategy and overall market area strategy  
• Review and evaluate the market area performance on a continuing basis and establishes the proper measures of performance; provides direction for modification in work plans or implementation of contingency plans in accordance with prevailing business conditions  
• Direct the analysis for specific near term market opportunities of major importance and the development of business cases, pricing, negotiation and contract strategies to ensure an adequate level of customer satisfaction  
• Identify timely and appropriate business plans to support the strategic goals of the market area. Work with cross functional team on the development of the business case  

Skills we are looking for

• An outcome focused individual, who helps drive change through strategic planning
• Business Acumen, including P&L management
• Highly developer leadership and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work effectively within a cross functional organization  
• Domain expertise in the fraud and identity space 

To find out more

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Please inform your GBG Talent Attraction Partner if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process.

To chat to the Talent Attraction team and find out more about our benefits and why we’re a great place to work, drop an email to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch. You can also find out more about careers at GBG and check out our current opportunities at gbgplc.com/careers.

Unleash your potential and be part of our mission to power safe and rewarding digital lives.