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# Product Lead at Beam

- **Company:** Beam
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Compensation:** £90k–£130k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/beam-up/3510f4e0-bfab-487d-8382-0c5e3939cae4

## Job description

At Beam, we’re building AI that serves society.

We're a global team of ambitious, hardworking problem solvers, applying fast-moving startup energy to work that makes the world a better place. If you want to apply your talent to the biggest problems society faces, Beam is the place for you.

You’ll be part of a high-performance culture where you'll make a huge impact, rapidly progress your career, and truly enjoy your work.

Over 100,000 frontline workers already use Beam to take notes, provide live interpretation and handle phone calls, so they can focus on the people who need them most. This is just the beginning.

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.

## YOU’LL SPEND TIME:

- 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.

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.

## YOU WILL:

- 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.

## WE’RE LOOKING FOR A PRODUCT LEAD WHO

- 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.

## 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.

1. 30 mins with our Talent team
2. 45 mins presentation to the Hiring Manager
3. Task and full debrief with two PMs at Beam
4. 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.

## ABOUT BEAM

.We’ve picked up an armful of awards https://beam.org/awards for our work, including one from our former Queen. We've also been named by WIRED as one of London's 10 hottest startups https://www.wired.co.uk/article/london-hottest-startups-2021 and by LinkedIn as a Top 15 UK Startup https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2022-15-uk-companies-rise-linkedin-news-uk/?trackingId=9TqxvkXTjF2HSPvSIWLczw%3D%3D. Meanwhile, we've been covered in the media literally thousands of times, including the likes of The FT, BBC, TechCrunch, Forbes and The Guardian https://beam.org/press.

We’re also proud to be backed by some of the world's leading tech investors and entrepreneurs, including the founders of Booking.com http://Booking.com, Calm, Shazam and Dropbox.

Start your journey to a more impactful career today. We're excited to hear from you.

Reasonable adjustments:

Beam is committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive work environment for all employees. This policy extends to our hiring practices.

We recognise that some candidates may need additional support during their hiring process to give them the best chance of being a success. To ensure that all candidates have an equitable opportunity during their process, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments where required.

If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made during your process, please let your Talent Partner know. We encourage you to share this information, but there is no obligation to do so.

Please be reassured that any reasonable adjustment requests will not be taken into account when making a decision about your candidacy.

## About Beam

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Beam builds AI-powered software and delivers frontline services to help government welfare teams and social workers reduce administrative burdens and improve outcomes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Mission-driven startup, revenue-generating)
- **Headquarters**: London, UK (Hoxton office)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Not publicly identified on the website or job page; the team is described as coming from startups, government, and frontline services.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Government Technology (GovTech) / Social Impact / Human Services Software
- **Target customers**: B2G (Business to Government); specifically local authorities, social care teams, housing services, employment support, mental health services, and other public service organizations.
- **Mission statement**: “To build brighter welfare systems globally” and “build brighter services for humanity.” The company is focused on bringing the benefits of AI to public services and the communities they serve.

## Products & Services
- **Notes**: AI-powered case notes, documents, and insights for frontline teams. Reduces admin time (claim: admin time halved, documents submitted 60% faster). Uses AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit.
- **Interpret**: Live, two-way translation in all major languages, enabling efficient communication with diverse service users.
- **Talk**: Custom voice agents that resolve inbound calls and capture intake details 24/7.
- **Frontline Services (Direct Delivery)**: Since 2017, Beam’s own caseworkers have supported over 7,000 people to achieve life-changing outcomes, delivering services via smartphones. This gave them frontline experience to build their software.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Over 350 frontline teams use Beam; the tech is used in over 150,000 meetings each week; trusted by over 80,000 frontline workers across hundreds of government partners.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The website lists government partnerships across the UK, Europe, Australia, and the US. Specific investors are not named on the career page or main site.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid expansion from UK local government into housing, employment, and mental health services in 2024. Formal launch of an office in Melbourne, Australia in 2025, and a US HQ in Flatiron, New York. The company is experiencing inbound demand from international partners, with a waiting list.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Frontline-built technology**: Beam’s unique differentiator is that their software is built by former frontline workers (their own caseworkers) who have firsthand experience with the admin challenges, making the tools highly practical and user-friendly.
- **AI-first for public sector**: In 2024, they claim to have built the world’s first AI tools specifically for frontline caseworkers, putting them ahead in the GovTech AI space.
- **Security & Compliance**: Government-grade security (AES-256 encryption, TLS 1.3, RBAC, customer-defined data retention). Data is never used to train models without consent and is stored on UK servers.
- **Bespoke implementations & integrations**: Expertise in unique frontline workflows, with high-touch onboarding and custom integrations.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI for the frontline**: Beam is heavily investing in AI tools (Notes, Interpret, Talk) to automate admin, reduce burnout, and free up caseworkers for human conversations.
- **Global expansion**: Active growth in the US (New York HQ) and Australia (Melbourne office) after strong UK adoption.
- **Product ecosystem**: Expanding from case notes into voice agents and translation, creating an end-to-end platform for public service delivery.
- **Social impact**: Core mission-driven strategy, aiming to solve “the world's toughest social issues” with technology.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Employees (“Beamers”) know they are making a difference by improving welfare systems and directly helping underserved people.
- **Ambitious, high-performing team**: Company culture emphasizes “ambition and humility in equal measure,” with high levels of ownership and fast learning.
- **Hybrid working (UK)**: Work between the Hoxton, London office and home. The US (NY) and Australia offices also appear to be hybrid.
- **Market-leading compensation**: Competitive pay, EMI-qualifying share options, and a £200/year wellbeing budget.
- **Perks**: Private healthcare (GP 24/7, physiotherapy, diagnosis), access to Oliva wellbeing support and Calm app, onsite gym membership covered, financial coach (1-1 sessions), sabbatical (up to 6 weeks after 3 years), up to 30 days holiday plus public holidays, salary sacrifice schemes (bike, tech, nursery).
- **Meaningful work**: Employees report high levels of satisfaction from solving real societal issues at scale.

## Sources
1. [Beam Official Website](https://beam.org/)
2. [Beam About Page](https://beam.org/about)
3. [Beam Careers Page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/beam-up)
4. [Beam LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/wearebeam)
5. [Beam US About Page](https://beam.org/en-us/about)

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