Product Development Manager
As a Product Development Manager, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of products within our portfolio, ensuring they meet customer needs, align with our strategic goals, and are delivered on time, to budget, and to high quality standards. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and external partners to bring impactful products to life, from concept through to delivery and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Conduct market research, analyse customer insights, and monitor competitor activity to inform product development.
* Manage the development and delivery of products in line with agreed roadmaps and success metrics.
* Commission and manage external suppliers (e.g. authors, consultants) to deliver high‑quality outputs.
* Oversee editorial and quality assurance processes to maintain consistency and excellence.
* Collaborate with colleagues across product, marketing, customer support, and international teams to ensure alignment.
* Gather and act on customer feedback to continuously improve product performance and user experience.
* Review processes and ways of working to drive operational excellence and efficiency.
The role is hybrid, requiring the selected candidate to spend approximately 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face‑to‑face at a dedicated location. Flexible working arrangements are considered from the first day of employment and can be adjusted for disability or long‑term health conditions.
Qualifications
Candidate must bring proven experience in a product or content‑related role with the ability to manage end‑to‑end delivery from concept through to launch and continuous improvement. Required skills include strong analytical ability using market research, customer insights, and competitor analysis; effective stakeholder management; organisational and project management proficiency; prioritisation of workloads; adherence to deadlines; and a customer‑focused mindset that continuously seeks to improve products and deliver meaningful outcomes for users.
Desirable Qualifications
* Experience in education, publishing or learning products.
* Knowledge of digital product development or EdTech trends.
* Experience working in international or culturally diverse markets.
Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world‑class, flexible rewards package featuring family‑friendly and planet‑friendly benefits including:
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Private medical and permanent health insurance.
* Discretionary annual bonus.
* Group personal pension scheme.
* Life assurance up to 4x annual salary.
* Green travel schemes.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural or social class background. We are committed to an equitable recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process if required.
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