Product Manager

Please note that whilst we capture CVs as part of the application process, the initial sifting of applications occurs 'blind' and is based purely on the responses to the admin questions and sift questions. So please include sufficient detail as we won't have visibility of your CV at this stage. Please also make sure that you answer each question independently of each other, as they will be reviewed randomly, and the hiring panel will not know who the responses are from and how they relate to other questions at the initial sifting stage.

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This is a unique opportunity to join Oak as a Product Manager. This role will play a pivotal part in ensuring we deliver AI-enabled, evidence-informed, high-quality curricula and resources to teachers and pupils across England.

Job Description

Product Manager

Responsible to: Principal Product Manager

Team: Product and Engineering

Term: Permanent

Location: Remote (with regular in-person UK meetings)

Hours: 36 hours per week (if full-time – flexible arrangements will be considered. Our core working days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, to allow effective collaboration time with colleagues).

Line management responsibility: No

Budget responsibility: No

Responsibilities

• Support and input into the development of Oak's product strategy
• Translate product strategy into detailed initiatives, requirements and prototypes
• Evanglise for and deliver products through lean and agile methodologies
• Ensure teams continuously tighten feedback loops between users, across teams and Oak’s products
• Manage and effectively prioritise the work of teams and squads to deliver impactful products quickly and meeting deadlines and release schedules
• Drive product and feature launches working with school support team, senior team, and other product and education team members
• Gain a deep understanding of user experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow usage, improve user experience and drive growth
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of Oak's features internally
• As a member of the Oak Team, contribute to the success and culture of the organisation
• Work in cross-functional and product oriented squads with colleagues from across the organisation, as required
• Deputise for the Principal Product Manager and take on other general responsibilities as required
• Manage a Product budget

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Confident and experienced in working in a lean and agile environment
• Demonstrated success defining initiatives, building features and launching impactful education technology products
• Experience working with technical engineering teams
• Technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Specific understanding of web accessibility requirements
• Can demonstrate being able to find sophisticated solutions to complicated problems

Next steps

You’ll answer some questions that are related to your day-to-day job. After the job closes, your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes a interview carried out remotely over zoom. Also, we love giving feedback, so at the end of the application process we'll share how well you performed.

We are experiencing really good responses to our job adverts. This may lead us to closing the role early and so if you are considering applying then please get your application in early to avoid missing out.

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We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.