Product Manager Teaching and Learning

Job title:

Product Manager Teaching and Learning

Company

University of Warwick

Job description

For informal enquiries, please contact Rachael Johnson (Head of Portfolio, Teaching and Learning) at Rachael.Johnson.1@warwick.ac.uk.Product Managers are responsible for the development and continuous improvement of products within the portfolio spanning very significant areas of university operations or services.The roles provide strategic leadership for the vision, ongoing development and innovation of significant products and/or platforms, driving the definition, design, prioritisation, planning and execution of products/platforms, and developments throughout the product lifecycle. The roles provide senior matrix management to design, delivery, and development teams, and will influence stakeholders at all levels to ensure customer needs and University strategic goals are met.Post holders are responsible for driving forward a ‘digital first’ approach, championing the use of technology, transformative practices, and a culture of continuous improvement to achieve service excellence. They will provide strategic leadership and oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle management, from competitive analysis, research and customer/user engagement to discovery, business case, design, implementation, and ongoing performance management and continuous improvement. They will champion the customer voice in product/service development to ensure their needs are central to prioritisation and decision-making.About YouYou will have a good understanding and experience of working with digital technologies concerned with the teaching and learning domain. You will have a strong understanding of business processes used across teaching and learning including curriculum management, library collections, curriculum delivery, assessment and marks management, amongst others.You will have experience of strategic product planning and the development and delivery of product roadmaps. Ideally you will also have experience of project management methodologies which can be applied to deliver new products as well as approaches for ensuring the continuous improvement of existing products.You will have excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build and maintain these with stakeholders concerned with products, services, tools processes and policy requiring a degree of understanding of technical, user and strategic aspects of product delivery.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.About the DepartmentThe Information & Digital Group is responsible for a new University Digital Strategy to support the University’s ambitions to be world-class in all it does. IDG is central to the delivery of the University strategy by providing a high-quality service to all of our stakeholders, enabling the University to prioritise its requirements, and to deliver this service in a manner that maximises value at every stageIDG strives to provide excellent, highly responsive relationships and partnerships, to be innovative leaders with vision and strategy, to provide enterprise architecture that drives innovation across the institution, to deliver products and projects on time, cost and quality through services that always meet service level agreements. We need to operate in an increasingly agile, digital-first environment, being able to quickly assess risk and seize opportunity.The IDG Portfolio Delivery team defines the processes, tools and standards for all IDG programmes thereby ensuring delivery to time, cost & quality. The team ensure the delivery of projects, products and platforms that provide tangible value, outcomes and benefits to the university. Portfolio Delivery also creates great experiences by delivering at the right speed and in close collaboration with the University.About the UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.*QS World University Rankings 2024** Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit ourHow to ApplyCLOSING DATE: Thursday 05 September 2024 at 11.55pmTo apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, .Interview Date: TBCStart Date: TBCWhat we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click .We are proud to say that we are a .If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .The University currently holds a , and a . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the .Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.Job Description

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Location

Coventry

Job date

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 06:31:50 GMT

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