For the past 60 years, BCIS have been collecting, collating, analysing, modelling and interpreting cost information for the built environment. They offer trusted and reliable information from a wide range of property and construction sources.
BCIS success story
Our work with BCIS
We first started working with BCIS in 2024 to support their product recruitment efforts. The new Interim Chief Product Officer had worked with our recruiters in a previous role and so knew they could rely on us when building BCIS’ product team. So far, we have supported four hires...
- x2 Product Managers
- Data Architect (FTC)
- Senior Product Manager
Building BCIS’ product team
When Interim CPO, Rich Linstead, joined BCIS, he enlisted Francesca Jackson to support his recruitment journey. Specialist product recruiter, Francesca, worked with Rich to understand the needs of the business, working together to decide on the optimal team structure to meet their goals. The search initially started with one Product Manager role, but expanded when they realised the extent of the workload.
Francesca approached recruitment from the top down, bringing a Senior Product Manager into the team before approaching the more junior hires. This allowed the more experienced hire to help create stability in the team before they made any more additions.
Finding excellent Product Managers for BCIS
To help build their new products, the CPO needed to hire talent with experience in the construction industry. Plus, with the business based in Coventry, the requirements restricted the talent pool available.
Working on a retained basis allowed Francesca to move quickly through the recruitment process. She ultimately found three excellent Product Managers for the business.
I've known Chess for nearly a decade, both in Australia and now in the UK - both as a candidate and hiring manager. She's not only an exceptional search professional, who deeply understands the product discipline and product people, but also a highly empathetic and values-driven human. Her biggest strength is her capacity to read individuals - both candidates and clients - and make connections that go beyond a role brief. Another massive strength is her work ethic - the sheer volume of candidates that she'll meet with, engage and assess to get to the right fit - all while genuinely caring about their professional development. Chess is my go-to recommendation for hiring product roles - as well as having a great black book for other disciplines. I can't recommend her enough to both PM candidates and hiring execs.
