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Job
Product Manager
Vacancy ID
11430
College/Service
Digital and Technology
Location
Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary
£51,996.00 - £69,441.00 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Hours
35
Apply by
9 February 2025, 11:55 pm
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The opportunity
University of the Arts London (UAL) is a world-leading creative university for teaching and research in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is made up of six renowned colleges and hosts several institutes that further the university’s mission and social purpose. Under the leadership of our new President and Vice-Chancellor, we are designing the University around social purpose; through the students and ideas we send out into the world, and the partnerships we build to achieve social, environmental, and economic progress.
Product Management is an evolving discipline within Digital & Technology at UAL, supporting the next step in our journey towards product management and user-centric design. Over the last two years we have been scaling our capabilities, shifting focus from a technology and project-centric approach to the design of intuitive, positive user experiences, and optimised digital services that can scale to support the ambitious growth outlined in our strategy.
As Product Manager, you will play a key role in discovery for a diverse range of products and services that underpin the overall student and staff experience at UAL. You will be defining outcomes, ensuring effective prioritisation and embedding data driven decision-making. Key to success in the role will be accountability for the ongoing, measurable and continuous product improvement, as well as significant product developments to deliver our strategic ambitions.
You will work with our wider product leadership team, and in collaboration with colleagues across Delivery, Business Analysis, TechOps and Development, as well as with key internal stakeholders and with external suppliers and partners.
The role will focus on supporting key products that underpin the Registry & Academic Services function to improve the student and staff experience. We welcome applications from experienced product managers across a range of sectors who want to join our growing community of practice in product management and play a key role an organisation committed to social purpose.
Your profile
Experience required -
- A background of developing digital products for varied audiences and defining roadmaps, including discovery and product delivery.
- Knowledge of effective product lifecycle development and processes across a large, complex environment.
- Extensive experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and external partners to deliver and develop digital products and services.
- Experience of Agile and Scrum, as well as other software and product development and delivery methodologies
- Broad awareness of enterprise technology.
- Demonstrable experience of driving and championing new ways of working while bringing people along with you.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.
Application process
We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.
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