Our product recruiters began working with Magentus, a global healthcare technology business, in 2025. They needed support with hiring a Head of Product based in the UK to support its transformation and strengthen its leadership team.
Helping Magentus hire a new Head of Product in the UK
The story of Magentus
Magentus products and services have been at the forefront of delivering health technology for more than 30 years. Their aim is to create a future where healthcare networks are optimised for better care. With offices in both the UK and Australia, the business has built a successful presence across the globe.
Following the promotion of their Chief Product Officer into a global role, the company recognised the need to elevate the UK product function. That's where we came in.
Challenge: Hiring a senior product leader in a complex market
Although the newly appointed Global CPO was based in Australia, our specialist product recruiter, Francesca Jackson, advised the business to search for their new Head of Product in the UK.
The challenge to hire was multifaceted:
- No existing job description for the role
- A need for candidates with healthcare, NHS trust, and B2B expertise
- A limited budget, requiring careful market positioning
- A location decision between Manchester and London, with differing talent availability
- Time zone differences, with the hiring team based in Australia
This was a pivotal hire in Magentus’ journey, and they needed a partner who could take ownership of the search from end to end.
Solution: Market mapping and consultative search
Having known the hiring manager for over eight years, Francesca was trusted to deliver. She advised relocating the role to London to better attract the calibre of candidate required and rewrote the job description to tell the company’s transformation story and vision.
Her approach included:
- Comprehensive UK market mapping, including Manchester vs London talent comparisons
- Salary benchmarking and competitor insight to align expectations with market realities
- Creation of a longlist and weekly CV presentations, offering candidates at different levels of seniority
- Consultative interview design, advising on a process that aligned with best practice
- Flexible communication across time zones, with early morning and late evening calls to accommodate Sydney and UK teams
- Face-to-face engagement, encouraging the CPO to travel to London to meet candidates in person
Result: Securing a transformative Head of Product
We successfully placed Magentus’ new Head of Product.
This appointment has provided the UK business with the product leadership it needed to level up its function and move forward with confidence. The successful candidate brings the right mix of healthcare experience, B2B understanding, and leadership capability to support Magentus’ strategic goals.
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