Unibuddy, a successful Series B business based in London and with teams distributed across Europe, India and North America, is looking to bring in a strong Product Lead to support us in the next phase of our delivering our mission. Our mission is to empower every student to make the right decisions along their higher education journey.

We are looking for an experienced product manager who is passionate about solving user needs and driving product growth.

We’ve recently launched a new student app that gives prospective university students and offer holders a utility in their pocket to help them gain confidence in their application or enrollment decisions. It’s set to be a killer tool to help our university customers be able to connect and enegage with prospective students and successfully nurture them through the recruitment cycle.

This Product Manager will be responsible for defining the strategy for this app, outlining how and where it can evolve to best support the whole end-to-end decision-making journey for a student. Ensuring at all times that it aligns with the commercial goals and creates exceptional user experiences. You will own the roadmap for this product area, conducting user research, analysing data, and collaborating with engineering in a squad to deliver it.

Responsibilities:

• Product Discovery: Conducting user research, analysing user data, and gathering market insights to inform product decisions.

• Product Delivery: Define, prioritise, and manage the backlog for your product area. Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and marketing to ensure successful product development and launch.

• Product Optimisation: Monitor product performance, gather user feedback, and identify areas for improvement. Contribute to A/B testing and iterative product enhancements.

• Communication & Collaboration: Effectively communicate product roadmap and progress to stakeholders. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, and marketing.

• Documentation & Organisation: Maintain organised and up-to-date product documentation, including user stories, product specifications, and release notes.

Person Specification:

• 2+ years of experience in product management, with a proven track record of success in driving growth in a B2B2C or B2C technology environment, working within high-performing, cross-functional, self-organising Agile teams.

• Experience in managing an iOS and Android App product, with demonstrable engagement/user retention experience.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, using both qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions

• Passion for delivering exceptional user experiences and a deep understanding of UX principles.

• You are approachable and hungry to collaborate with other business functions, knowing that you can’t solve complex problems alone

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively present ideas and influence stakeholders.

• A key interest in emerging technologies and how they can be used to evolve your product offering

• A strong understanding and interest in the higher education (or similar) sector and student needs is a plus, but not essential.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary

• Hybrid working (currently 3 days remote and 2 days in the London office)

• Private healthcare provided by Bupa

• Mental health support is provided by Spill

• Life insurance

• Significantly enhanced parental leave

• Pension matched up to 6%

• 25 days of annual leave plus national holidays, an additional special day for a personal occasion (like your birthday, an anniversary or a wedding), extra days based on tenure, and 4 additional days at the end of the year for a company-wide shutdown.

We rock! It’s our people that make us successful. We have 60 employees globally and a fantastic culture. But don’t take our word for it - we’re proud to be named by Built In as one of the best mid-sized companies to work for in the US, Mogul awarded us as a top 100 workplaces for benefits, and we won an award with Flexa as one of the most flexible EdTech & Education companies.

Are you ready to become a buddy? Apply now.

Have questions? Then please get in touch with the talent team at becomeabuddy@unibuddy.com

Unibuddy is an equal opportunity employer. We're actively looking to increase the diversity of our buddies across the company and we encourage people to apply from minority groups.

Please note that Unibuddy does not sponsor visas for this role.

Department

Product & Design

Locations

London Campus

Remote status

Hybrid Remote

Employment type

Full-time

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