At Checkatrade, our north star is Powering Great Work — transforming the landscape for trades, consumers, and the next generation of skilled workers. As our next VP Product, you’ll have the mandate to shape what that mission looks like in practice. This is a rare chance to own product strategy and execution at one of the UK’s most recognised home services brands — reporting directly to the CEO, working at the intersection of consumer experience, trade-side tooling, marketplace dynamics, and AI. The foundations are strong. The opportunity ahead is enormous.
Forget long lists, here’s what you’ll actually spend your time on:
Setting and owning the multi-year product vision and roadmap — translating Checkatrade’s growth ambitions into a clear, prioritised strategy that the whole business can get behind.
Leading, coaching and growing all Product Managers across the business — building a culture of ownership, curiosity, and pace, and creating the conditions for PMs to do their best work.
Driving rigorous prioritisation and planning — balancing short-term commercial impact with long-term platform investment, and keeping the organisation moving at pace.
Leading the integration of AI and machine learning across the product — from search and matching to personalisation and automation — identifying where these tools can genuinely unlock step-change improvements in experience and efficiency.
Partnering closely with Marketing, Engineering, Design, Data, and Commercial teams to make sure product decisions are grounded in real user needs and real business outcomes.
Representing the product function in board and investor conversations — communicating roadmap, progress, and trade-offs with clarity and confidence.
It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring:
A solid background in senior product leadership — you’ve owned product direction end-to-end and built high-performing PM teams from the ground up.
Proven experience in a two-sided marketplace or platform business — you understand supply and demand dynamics, network effects, and what it actually takes to grow a marketplace.
Demonstrable experience building and shipping AI-powered product features — from concept through to production, with a clear view on where the technology adds genuine value versus noise.
Strong commercial acumen and the ability to connect product decisions to revenue, retention, and growth — combined with exceptional communication skills that work equally well with a cross-functional team or a board room.
We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s just a taste:
Competitive salary + annual bonus
Employee Share Programme
Health, well-being and learning support
Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme
Birthday/Special day leave
Buy & sell holiday scheme
1 week’s paid charity leave and much more!
How we’ll get to know each other:
Screening call with Laura Scott, Talent Acquisition
30-minute interview with Mathieu Proust, Chief Operating Officer
Final stage interview with Jambu Palanippan (CEO), Ashley Bartley (Chief People Officer), Mathieu Proust (Chief Operating Officer), and Gorden Pretorius (Chief Technology Officer)
Need sponsorship to work in the UK? We can support Skilled Worker visa applications for this role.
If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box.
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About us
We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.
We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.
Skills Required
- Senior product leadership with end-to-end ownership and building high-performing PM teams
- Proven experience in a two-sided marketplace or platform business
- Experience building and shipping AI-powered product features from concept to production
- Strong commercial acumen connecting product decisions to revenue, retention, and growth
- Exceptional communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and board-level presentation
What We Do
Checkatrade is one of the UK’s top online marketplaces for home improvements and repairs. Our mission is to be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because we believe safe and happy homes improve lives, support livelihoods, and build communities. From our humble beginnings in 1998 to becoming a national household name, we’re on an exciting journey. For more than 25 years Checkatrade has stood for reputation and raising standards – whether that is for our trade members, consumers, or our colleagues. We think big and are passionate about changing the face of home improvements and repairs. Today, we are a modern online marketplace and a force for good. We strive every day to support people to improve their homes and we don’t settle for the status quo – we are evolving, innovating, and growing. With generous investment from private equity partners Brookfield, we have an ambitious growth plan and a robust roadmap to get there. Led by our values – Be All In, Always Customer Obsessed, Get It Done, Be Bold, and Do The Right Thing – we are 500 high-performing individuals working across the UK, with high-spec offices in London and Portsmouth. We are here to be the best and inspire others to do the same, and to get there we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people – so if that sounds like you, you couldn’t join at a better time!
