At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen.
Product Manager – Science
Permanent
Location – Guildford, Manchester, London or Milton Keynes
Salary - North - £48,635 - £55,110 & South - £50,640 - £57,383
Hybrid working with occasional national travel
Closing date - 20th February 2025
Do you want to make a real difference to the educational landscape?
As our Product Manager, you will use your passion for education, together with your commercial acumen, matrix management, and stakeholder engagement skills in this wide-reaching position of influence.
Through this exciting role at AQA, you will provide your knowledge of science education to help form and deliver this key role in setting and delivering the strategic plans for our science suite of qualifications. Your depth of knowledge will come from having worked in and with schools or through commercial experience gained while working in the science education sector.
At AQA, we’re focused on understanding our customers better than anyone else and delivering the qualifications and support they need, including the development of exciting new products.
Purpose
Working in Product Management, you will be accountable for managing and developing our science suite of qualifications. You will deliver activities which will meet our growth and retention objectives. You’ll also help to develop and market new science qualifications and new supporting products which meet teacher and student needs. Working with all parts of our Customer and Product directorate, and more broadly across the organisation, you’ll pull together cross-functional teams to deliver product plans which drive commercial success.
Using data and customer insights, you’ll uncover and evaluate market opportunities and innovations, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and influencers to capture and develop ideas. You will be supported by the Head of Product for science in delivering our strategy for growth for AQA science.
What you will do
* Work on the management and development of science products within AQA, including prioritisation and oversight of activity for the products within the science suite.
* Use data and insights to create recommendations for quarterly, annual, and medium-term plans.
* Understand and synthesise data and information from different sources to make recommendations and initiate activities that drive change and improve our offer.
* Liaise with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of planned activities, tracking and reporting on delivery to ensure timely and budget-compliant execution.
* Manage and deliver strategic projects to time and on budget.
* Represent AQA at conferences, exhibitions, and stakeholder visits as needed, working closely with colleagues from the science Subject Support teams.
What's in it for you?
* Personal and professional development including access to Product and Management training and qualifications.
* This role represents an opportunity to influence the future of our qualifications and support offer at AQA and contribute to the advancement of science education at a national level.
* Enable growth and diversification to our support and product offerings.
* Fantastic opportunity to take your leadership, product management, and commercial mindset to support teachers across the UK in the delivery of their GCSE and A Level courses.
* A focus on personal and professional growth and development.
* A company that focuses on health, wellbeing, and sustainability by enabling access to Private Medical Insurance, Electric Vehicle Leasing scheme, Health Care Cash Reward Plan, Life Assurance, and an employee assistance program.
* A company that invests in your future with a strong pension offer (up to 11.5% employer contributions).
* 25 days annual leave with bank holidays rising to 30 days with service and extra closure days at Christmas, plus access to volunteering leave.
What you need to succeed
* Experience working in a strategic position within the education sector with a focus on science, with a commercial mindset and knowledge of product management and marketing desirable (not essential).
* Strategic planning and operational delivery expertise.
* Ability to negotiate, influence, and challenge effectively at all levels.
* Able and willing to constructively challenge the thinking of others and influence stakeholders.
* Interpret quantitative and qualitative information to support sound decision making.
* Systematic and well-organised, scheduling and tracking delivery of activities.
What next?
Please submit a CV and Cover letter outlining your transferable skills and motivation. We have set a closing date of 20th February 2025.
AQA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique.
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