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Our global network spans 23,000+ people across 72 Villages, with an operating model that connects intelligence, creativity and technology.\nHavas Lynx is a leading healthcare communications agency with a full-service global offering and almost 500 multidisciplinary specialists. For 40 years, we’ve brought together fresh perspectives, creative thinking and a progressive approach to partner with our clients, healthcare professionals and patients in finding solutions for the modern-day healthcare landscape.\nThis role sits across both networks, helping us build the next generation of AI-powered intelligence products, tools and capabilities for Creative and Health.\nThe role\nWe are looking for a Product Director to lead the development and evolution of a portfolio of AI-powered intelligence products and tools across Havas Creative Network and Havas\nLynx.\nThis is a highly autonomous, entrepreneurial role for someone who knows how to take an idea from opportunity and product vision through discovery, prototyping, build, testing and readiness for launch.\nYou will own the product development roadmap across both networks, identify what we should build next, and manage products through different stages of development and maturity.\nYou will work closely with senior Intelligence, Strategy and Innovation leadership across Havas Creative Network and Havas Health Network, alongside agentic engineers, product designers, strategists and subject-matter experts to bring products to life.\nOur products sit at the intersection of strategic thinking, proprietary intelligence, AI and technology.\nYou will own the product development workstream end-to-end, from identifying user needs and defining the opportunity through to product requirements, rapid prototyping, development, testing and iteration. You will also support proposition development and commercialisation, helping turn strong ideas and IP into scalable products that create value for our teams and clients.\nWhat we’re looking for\nWe are looking for a product-minded, entrepreneurial leader who can operate with significant autonomy and bring structure, pace and ambition to a growing portfolio of AI-powered products.\nYou will bring:\nStrong experience in product management or product development, ideally within technology, AI, digital or innovation-led businesses\nA track record of taking products from idea and opportunity through discovery, prototyping, development, testing and launch\nThe ability to rapidly prototype product concepts and user experiences, using tools such as Figma/Figma AI or equivalent\nStrong commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to identify where proprietary thinking, intelligence or technology can become a valuable product\nExperience owning product roadmaps, prioritisation, requirements and delivery plans\nExcellent project management skills, with the ability to build and own clear timelines, manage dependencies and keep multidisciplinary teams moving\nStrong understanding of AI-powered products, agentic technologies and emerging technologies, without needing to be a technical engineer\nThe ability to translate complex strategic, scientific or technical thinking into clear product requirements, user needs and development priorities\nA strong understanding of user experience and intuitive product design\nStrong collaboration skills, with experience working across product, design, engineering, strategy and specialist teams\nAn understanding of, or genuine interest in, the creative, communications and health environments, and how products can support strategists, creatives, specialists, clients and new business\nA proactive, entrepreneurial mindset, with the confidence to identify opportunities, make decisions and move things forward without constant direction\nThe ability to balance long-term product vision with the practical detail required to get products built and working\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with senior leadership and teams across global markets\nGenuine curiosity about strategy, intelligence, creativity, health, AI and technology, and how they can come together to create new ways of working\nResponsibilities\nProduct Strategy & Roadmap\nOwn the product roadmap across the portfolio of AI-powered intelligence products and tools spanning Havas Creative Network and Havas Lynx\nWork with senior Intelligence, Strategy and Innovation leadership across both networks to shape product vision, priorities and future opportunities\nIdentify opportunities to turn proprietary intelligence, strategic thinking, specialist expertise and emerging technology into scalable products and tools\nAssess and prioritise opportunities with support from the wider teams\nDevelop and maintain clear product plans, milestones and development timelines\nBalance shared product opportunities across the two networks with specific Creative or Health use cases where appropriate\nProduct Discovery, Prototyping & UX/UI\nRapidly prototype product concepts, wireframes and user journeys using tools such as Figma/Figma AI to demonstrate how products should function, look and feel before significant technical development begins\nLead product discovery, including workshops, user research and design sprints, to identify genuine user needs, interrogate ideas and validate concepts early\nTurn discovery into clear user journeys, product requirements and MVP definitions\nChampion strong UX and UI principles, including accessibility, ensuring products are intuitive, useful and engaging rather than simply technically sophisticated\nTest prototypes with users across Creative, Health, markets and relevant client teams, translating feedback into tangible product improvements\nBridge product vision, design and engineering, ensuring the intent and user experience of the product is maintained through technical development\nProduct Development & Delivery\nOwn the product development journey from validated opportunity and requirements through build, testing, launch and iteration\nDevelop clear product requirements and briefs in partnership with strategists, subject-matter experts, designers and engineers\nWork closely with AI/agentic engineers and product designers to translate requirements and prototypes into effective working products\nDefine MVP scope and make clear prioritisation decisions around what is needed now, next and later\nCoordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage dependencies and ensure products progress against agreed timelines\nLead product testing with strategists, specialist teams, markets and clients, gathering feedback and translating it into improvements\nInherit and improve existing products at different stages of maturity, ensuring they continue to evolve around user needs and opportunities\nBring structure, pace and accountability to the product development workstream\nProduct Proposition & Commercialisation\nWork with Intelligence, Strategy and Innovation leadership across both networks to shape product propositions and packaging\nSupport the development of commercial models, propositions and go-to-market approaches\nIdentify opportunities to extend products across clients, markets, agencies and network applications\nHelp define the value proposition and use cases for different audiences, from internal teams to global clients\nWork with community, learning and capacity-building teams to support roll-out, adoption and scale across both networks\nHelp establish feedback loops between adoption, client demand and the future product roadmap\nInnovation & Future Products\nStay close to developments in AI, agentic technology, product innovation and emerging user behaviours to identify opportunities for both networks\nBring an entrepreneurial 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