Head of New Product

Job Title: Head of New Product Innovation

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum

Hours per week: 35

Location: This role can be worked 2 days a week from our Head Office in Leicester with the rest of the week worked from home, or candidate's can work remotely.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live, and to work in the UK.

Closing date: 05 March 2025

About the role

This exciting new role will be leading on the development of new products and services that are designed to deliver a commercial return to help support our ambitious growth plans as part of our current strategy. This role will play a key part in growing IOSH’s commercial income stream by identifying and developing new products and services to help meet our ambitions.

You will be commissioning market research to gain detailed insights into customer and channel needs, driving product planning and development activities, ensuring that all propositions are executed to scope, on schedule and to budget. This role will lead in the development and delivery of product solutions both long and short term, making sure they are delivered to agreed strategic, financial and non-financial performance indicators and business cased for internal approval appropriately.

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will be experienced in working in a full lifecycle category/product management environment, with a proven track record of driving income, profitability, and value. You will be adept at forecasting and managing budgets, enabling you to develop new products and services from scratch, including detailed costings and business casing. Strong relationship-building skills are essential, as you'll be working with both internal and external stakeholders to influence and gain buy-in for strategic initiatives. Your ability to negotiate effectively and foster win-win outcomes will be key, as will your skill in generating commitment and enthusiasm to meet ambitious goals and objectives.

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of developing robust business cases based on clear ROI and customer insight.
• Digitally and technologically savvy
• Extensive demonstrable experience of developing products and services from scratch, including in-depth costings and business casing.
• Build and develop collaborative relationships through developing networks, building rapport and maintaining relationships.
• Financial acumen
• Experience of both commissioning and undertaking market research
• Project management to include coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope, through identifying and meeting key milestones to achieve identified outcomes.

What's in it for you?

We support our colleagues to bring their best selves to work, so they can deliver exceptional outcomes. We do this by offering a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Hybrid working and flexibility to ensure a positive work-life balance
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service, with the option to buy more
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan covered by IOSH
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme, minimum of 3% employee contribution whilst IOSH contribute 5%
• Individual performance related pay scheme
• Up to five paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your dependent's wellbeing

About us

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world’s Chartered body for safety and health professionals.

We understand that diversity of thought, culture, perspective, and background is essential to our vision. We believe in creating a personal environment where everyone is treated as they wish to be treated. At IOSH, you can be yourself, no matter who you are.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy*.

Find out more about how we advocate for, and support health and safety professionals worldwide to create a safer and healthier world of work by visiting www.iosh.com.

How to apply
To apply, you'll need an up to date CV and some additional time to complete the application questions so we can find out more about you and your experience. Just click on the apply button below.

If you want to find out more about IOSH please visit our website. If you have any queries about the role or require any reasonable adjustments to support you with the recruitment process please reach out to people@iosh.com.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.