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This is a senior leadership role responsible for transforming the performance and experience of Virgin Atlantic’s digital web ecosystem — from inspiration through to booking — across all digital channels. You will define and lead the end-to-end web strategy, ensuring our website delivers seamless, inspiring and commercially successful journeys that reflect our premium brand. You will be responsible for ensuring we innovate at pace maximising the benefit of GenAI capabilities. With a deep understanding of customer needs and commercial performance, you will create a high-impact roadmap that brings together flights, holidays, loyalty and content into one cohesive experience. You will be accountable for delivering measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, conversion and business value. Leading a multidisciplinary team of internal and external experts across product, design, engineering, marketing and analytics, you will ensure the platform consistently exceeds customer expectations. You will continuously evaluate and apply the latest GenAI developments, ensuring we stay at the forefront of innovation. This role has direct leadership responsibility for Digital Product Managers / Owners and the Design team. You will set the vision for product and design excellence, accessibility, usability and consistency across platforms, embedding design throughout the product development lifecycle to drive tangible business outcomes. As a senior digital leader, you will represent Digital Product at senior forums, influencing decision-making at SLT and Executive level, while building a high-performing, inclusive and future-focused team.
Job Responsibility:
Own the product vision and strategic roadmap for the web experience, from inspiration to booking
Define clear KPIs for conversion, engagement and end-to-end journey performance
Develop compelling, data-driven business cases to support investment decisions
Embed GenAI tools and capabilities into product and design ways of working to accelerate discovery, experimentation and delivery
Align experience outcomes with commercial performance and brand standards
Champion digital-first thinking across the organisation
Use analytics, experimentation and A/B testing to optimise journeys and drive continuous improvement
Maintain clear visibility of performance and roadmap progress at SLT level
Translate strategy into clear, prioritised roadmaps, OKRs and quarterly plans
Lead prioritisation and planning across squads, ensuring high-impact delivery
Ensure effective use of agile ways of working
Build strong partnerships with engineering, marketing, commercial, loyalty, data and content teams
Set and evolve the design vision across all digital platforms
Lead and grow the Design team, embedding design systems, accessibility and usability standards
Govern UX, UI and visual consistency across squads
Champion a culture of design excellence and user-centred thinking
Lead, coach and inspire multidisciplinary teams across product and design
Set clear goals and stretch ambitions for product excellence
Foster a culture of high performance, collaboration and continuous learning
Represent Digital Product in strategic, investment and governance forums
Stay ahead of digital, UX and technology trends, bringing innovation through personalisation, GenAI and platform evolution
Represent Virgin Atlantic externally within digital and product leadership communities
Model leadership behaviours aligned to Virgin Atlantic’s values
Requirements:
Significant experience owning digital product strategy, delivery and optimisation
Proven track record delivering high-performing web platforms and ecommerce journeys
Strong background in UX, UI and product design leadership
Deep experience using customer data, analytics and experimentation to drive outcomes
Commercially astute, with experience managing digital investment and budgets
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in agile environments
Confident, inspiring leader with strong stakeholder management skills
Excellent communication and influencing skills at Executive and Board level
Experience in ecommerce, travel or customer-centric digital platforms