Role: Director of Product
Perceptor Lead: Richard Baker
A rapidly scaling, private equity–backed MedTech organisation engaged Perceptor to appoint a Director of Product. The business is transforming its cloud based SaaS platform, integrating advanced AI capabilities and expanding into new sectors including the NDIS and in home care. The assignment required a senior product leader with deep expertise in AI enabled product development, cloud technology, and regulated healthcare environments.
This role required a unique combination of skills:
Leadership of AI driven product strategy
Experience scaling cloud based SaaS platforms
Operating within heavily regulated MedTech and digital health environments
Understanding of complex care ecosystems including disability, aged care and home care sectors
Competition for product leaders with this blend of commercial, technical, and regulatory capability is extremely high, making a targeted and strategic search essential.
The client selected Perceptor based on:
A strong track record supporting technology led, high growth, and PE backed organisations
Proven experience in healthtech, MedTech, SaaS, and AI enabled product leadership
Richard Baker’s established network of senior product and technology talent across the health and care continuum
Our capability in identifying leaders who can scale platforms, drive innovation, and operate in regulated settings was a key differentiator.
Perceptor undertook a highly focused executive search that included:
Mapping product leadership talent across MedTech, digital health, SaaS, and adjacent AI driven sectors
Engaging candidates from our international Perceptor Network with proven experience in scaling digital healthcare platforms
Prioritising leaders with strong commercial acumen and the ability to deliver outcomes in regulated, multi stakeholder care environments
This ensured a diverse shortlist of candidates who could support the company’s rapid growth trajectory.
From a shortlist of five high calibre candidates, the client appointed an exceptional product leader with:
Significant experience growing AI driven platforms
A demonstrated ability to operate within complex care ecosystems
Strong leadership capability in scaling teams, processes, and product maturity within high growth tech businesses
Richard Baker led the assignment end to end, ensuring full alignment with the organisation’s product roadmap and commercial objectives. The success of this appointment has resulted in Perceptor being retained for multiple additional executive hires as the company continues its expansion across health and in home care.