Director of Product Portfolio & Investment

Director of Product Portfolio & Investment 6 Month Contract Location: Home / London We are looking to recruit a Director of Product Portfolio & Investment for a leading software company on an initial 6 month contract. The role will focus on bringing financial discipline, strategic clarity and structured governance to its product investment landscape. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, this is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for ensuring product capital allocation decisions are analytically robust, commercially sound and aligned to long-term value creation. This role sits at the intersection of Product, Finance and Corporate Development - shaping how investment decisions are evaluated, prioritised and governed across a complex, multi-vertical portfolio. This is a remote role with some travel into London when required. The Role This position is fundamentally about financial rigour and portfolio optimisation. You will: Build and own product P&L business cases across the portfolio Develop robust financial models including ROI, IRR, payback period, revenue forecasting and churn analysis Lead market sizing, unit economics modelling and scenario planning Ensure investment cases meet defined financial modelling standards Provide credible challenge and validation of assumptions Capital Allocation & Prioritisation Create a unified view of product investments across business lines Establish structured prioritisation frameworks to maximise portfolio impact Identify interdependencies, conflicts and trade-offs across roadmaps Guide investment decisions based on financial and strategic return M&A Business Case Support Partner with Corporate Development to build acquisition P&Ls Contribute financial modelling and portfolio analysis during due diligence Assess product and technology alignment from an investment perspective Establish consistent planning cycles and investment gates Embed performance tracking across all product linesEnsure investment decisions align with broader corporate objectives Provide portfolio performance insights and investment recommendations to the CPO and executive team Represent investment rationale confidently in cross-functional forums About You You will bring a strong financial foundation combined with strategic systems thinking. You likely come from: FP&A Product Operations within a SaaS environment You will have: Demonstrable experience building and defending P&L models Deep understanding of IRR, ROI, payback period and churn analysis Strong commercial judgement and financial credibility Experience working across multi-product B2B software portfolios Confidence influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority Exceptional executive communication skills Highly Desirable Experience in a PE-backed or high-growth SaaS organisation Exposure to M&A evaluation and due diligence processes Experience operating across competing product priorities #J-18808-Ljbffr