Product Lead, Beam
£90-130k
+ Equity
2-5 days a week in office
Reinventing welfare services with Tech & AI
Open for applications
Reinventing welfare services with Tech & AI
101-200 employees
Open for applications
£90-130k
+ Equity
2-5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To give everyone access to human-centred welfare services.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re excited by the idea of building AI products that solve messy, real-world problems - not just demos or internal automations - you’ll thrive
- Cares about the mission: You want your work to matter. You're intrigued by the opportunity to build AI applications that improve essential public services
- Has a high-growth, product-first background: You have cut your teeth in fast-paced, early-stage startups or at product-first tech giants. You know how to navigate scale, operate with extreme speed, and hold a very high bar for product craft
- Is a data-led, inspiring communicator: You are a high-energy, inspiring speaker who aligns and motivates teams using compelling presentations and data-driven storytelling
- Focuses on measurable outcomes: You take pride in shipping high-quality products with measurable results for frontline workers and sweating the details that make them truly useful
- Values meticulous execution: You possess world-class project management skills. You don’t just dream up product ideas; you build the structured, detailed roadmaps and execution plans required to actually get them across the finish line
- Has a generalist mindset: It's an exciting time to join with new opportunities across the business and you're keen to work on everything from commercial projects, technical tooling, data-led products and everything in between
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Product Lead to help bring Beam’s AI to millions of frontline workers across the UK, US, Europe and Australia
- You’ll report to Seb, our co-founder, and work closely with engineers and designers to build AI products that solve real operational problems in sectors like employment, housing and social care
- This is a hands-on product role for someone who loves building
- Shipping product quickly
- Working closely with engineers on AI capabilities
- Talking directly to users in the field
- Iterating rapidly based on real usage
- And raising the bar for product quality and craft
- We believe speed is a competitive advantage - especially in the AI era. The best way to discover great products is by shipping, learning and iterating quickly
- Ship quickly and iterate constantly - You’re comfortable operating in fast cycles of discovery and delivery. Rather than spending weeks scoping and writing lengthy specs, you prefer building, testing and learning with real users
- Obsess over product craft - You care deeply about the details that make products exceptional - speed, reliability, UX clarity, and how tools actually fit into real workflows
- Work directly with users - You’ll spend time travelling to offices to watch practitioners use the product - understanding how their work actually happens so we can build AI tools that genuinely help
- Use AI to solve real problems - You’ll work closely with engineers to turn the latest model capabilities into practical, high-impact features that reduce admin and unlock better services
- Set ambitious goals - You define clear outcomes and hold yourself - and your team - accountable for delivering them
- Help shape what Beam builds next - You’ll influence product strategy based on what you learn from users, partners and the market
Application process
- We take hiring seriously. We have a four-stage interview process, giving you plenty of time to learn about Beam while we get to know you
- 30 mins with our Talent team
- 45 mins presentation to the Hiring Manager
- Task and full debrief with two PMs at Beam
- Final meeting with peers and other Leaders in Beam
- Is there an application deadline?
- No, all roles remain live on our website until we have offered the role. This means we continue to review new applications whilst managing people through the 4 stage process
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Trusted by over 100 government partners, Beam is a social enterprise that brings AI to welfare services. Enabled by tech and AI, their caseworkers have supported thousands of underserved people into homes and jobs, whilst their software has slashed admin for thousands of frontline workers across the UK.
Beam is funded by established names in the UK tech scene, the world's top impact funds and the Mayor of London. Founder and CEO, Alex Stephany, brings a track record from his previous startup backed by Index Ventures and was even named Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year 2024. The rest of Beam's senior team has their own wealth of experience from a variety of leading startups, tech, and social impact businesses like Arm, Multiverse, and GoCardless.
Beam has also won multiple awards, including a Queen's Award - one of the UK's most prestigious business awards - and has twice been voted as one of the top 100 places to work in the UK. Their work has been covered widely in the media, with features from the BBC, The Times, FT, Forbes and The Independent.
AI has the potential to be a game changer for social workers and in a recent pilot, Beam's AI tool, Magic Notes, reduced the time spend on administrative tasks by over 60% and cut assessment write-ups from four hours to just 90 minutes. As councils explore next steps, Beam's technology is already redefining how frontline workers deliver care, so they can spend more time on what matters most.
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Meet the team
5 people
Rachel Astall, CCO
Our mission
Our 5-person C-Suite brings together leaders from tech, care work and AI - bringing a wealth of diverse experience.Insights
61% female employees
61% employee growth in 12 months
Glassdoor (3.9)
Company
Company benefits
- Share options: Be a Beam owner with EMI-qualifying share options
- Access to therapy, coaching, classes & content - powered by Oliva
- 1:1 workplace coaching with Oliva
- Your own financial well-being coach, through Bippit
- Generous Holiday - 25 days with 3 additional days over the Christmas period + bank holidays
- Work remotely up to 6 weeks a year
- Eligible for a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years in service
- Nursery scheme through Gogeta
- Healthcare cover through Benenden Health
- Enhanced parental leave: Primary Caregiver leave 18 weeks and Secondary Caregiver leave 4 weeks
- £200 WellBeam budget for activities enhancing wellbeing and professional development
- Annual membership to Shoreditch Exchange gym (London office only)
- Pension scheme where we contribute 4% of your salary and you contribute 5%.
- Free subscription to the Calm meditation app
- Discounted bike and accessories with Cyclescheme, and tech products with Techscheme
Company values
- Mission first: We drive the mission for those we serve with heart, grit and zero ego
- Aim high and deliver: We deliver outsized impact through setting and executing against ambitious targets
- Raise the pace: We move with urgency and accelerate others, without compromising excellence
- Get better together: Everything is a work in progress. We constantly work on improving ourselves and Beam
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Alex Stephany
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously CEO of JustPark, a leading online marketplace for parking with over 4M customers backed by Index Ventures. Expert on the sharing economy and author of The Business of Sharing (Macmillan).
Seb Barker
(Co-Founder & COO)Helped pioneer personalised healthcare for the NHS. Worked on the world's first social impact bond in homelessness.
People progressing
Ryan joined in 2020 as an Operations Executive. Since then, they have held a number of roles and are now the Head of Operations.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Beam
- We work hard to build teams that are diverse in every way.
- We’re committed to creating inclusive hiring processes which allow people with diverse backgrounds to showcase their talents
- We particular encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in startups: those from black and underrepresented ethnic groups and people with lived experience of homelessness/social disadvantage
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