Location
Sheffield | United Kingdom
Job description
Location: Sheffield, UK, HQ Office or remote
Annual Salary: £30,000
Contract: Permanent
Line Manager: VP Product
Recruiter: Claire Bonnett
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Core hours 10:00 am-2:00 pm Monday-Friday)
Closing Date: 18/3/24
We are currently seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to consider the strategy for our interactive resources and define and manage the priorities of the team creating Go resources. You will also be a stakeholder in the development and marketing of our Learn and Go web app.
We are looking for an experienced Primary School Teacher who is passionate about enhancing education through technology. As the Product Manager for Go you will also work with Product Owners to coordinate the creation of new Go games and animations that complement their product lines and can then be added to Learn & Go as well. You will collect the ideas for the roadmap and decide on the priorities.
Our successful candidate doesn't need to have technical expertise themselves as they will work very closely with our Go team, however it is essential that they have strong knowledge of the National Curriculum and are very passionate about digital learning and using digital technology in education.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and communicate the product roadmap.
- Conduct user research to gather feedback and insights, prioritising valuable features.
- Oversee quality assurance for a bug-free, user-friendly product.
- Assist with the integration of Learn & Go and Learner Dashboards into daily teaching practices in schools through strong marketing.
- Create and update guidance materials, including guides, videos, blogs, and TeachMeets.
- Collaborate with data analysts to implement data-driven improvements.
- Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders and teams, providing regular progress updates.
- Liaise with POs to ensure consistency of content across the Go resources
- Making data-driven decisions to facilitate market growth.
To succeed in the role, you will:
- Have a hard work ethic, be passionate, driven and love what you do.
- Have expertise in the latest teaching methodologies.
- Be organised, able to work to deadlines, and manage your time effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Have a passion for teaching and learning through technology and knowledge of how to use this in the educational sphere.
- Be able to communicate with colleagues and our external partners effectively.
- Have analytical and problem-solving skills to make data-driven and business decisions.
- Have a knowledge and experience of the needs of educators and an understanding of the target market.
- Have the ability to spot trends and opportunities through data visualisations.
In this role, you will learn:
- Stakeholder management.
- Effective market and competitor research techniques.
- Product Owner mindset.
- Data analysis.
- Development of business propositions.
- Innovation techniques and principles.
You’ll work with:
- The Chief Education Officer and Head of Educational Content.
- Digital Product Manager.
- The App Team.
- Product Team Lead.
- Other Product Owners within the business working on different products and resource collections.
- Production, sales, customer support, marketing, innovation and other teams from around the business.
Requirements
Essential requirements:
- Undergraduate or Masters degree in primary education or appropriate equivalent degree.
- Relevant primary teaching background and market awareness.
- Familiarity with the education sector, including international approaches, pedagogy, and learning methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional teams and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Passion for education and a strong desire to make a positive impact on the learning experience of educators and students.
- Essential for remote working- You will need access to a fast and reliable internet connection of at least 6mb down and 1mb upload. We recommend you use speedtest.net to check.
Desirable:
- Proven experience in a product management or product ownership role.
- Familiarity with iOS app development and web technologies, along with a good understanding of user experience design principles.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools to facilitate the product development lifecycle.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role, preferably in the education technology sector or related fields.
- Experience with agile product development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and tools (e.g., JIRA) is desirable.
Soft Skills:
- Is good fun to be with and has the ability to communicate well with others.
- Is honest, trustworthy and reliable.
- Produces quality work and is ready to learn new skills.
- Thoroughly organised and proactive.
- Manages own workload effectively, through task prioritisation.
Benefits
In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.
Here’s a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:
- A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
- Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
- From day 1 - Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year (pro-rata) plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions.
- After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
- Long term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.
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