The Role
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Product Manager to drive the execution and delivery of our club’s football technology platforms, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and the needs of key colleagues.
You'll play a critical role in managing the product lifecycle, coordinating with design, development, and data teams to deliver impactful solutions that enhance performance, coaching, and operational workflows. This role will focus on translating stakeholder requirements into actionable product goals, managing the product backlog, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features.
Who we are
We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.
Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).
Your day-to-day
* Manage the product lifecycle - you'll be entrusted to manage the product lifecycle from ideation to delivery, ensuring alignment with the overall product strategy defined by our Head of Product.
* Own and maintain the product backlog - you will take pride in overseeing our product backlog, prioritising features and tasks based on business value, stakeholder input and team capacity.
* Collaborate with colleagues across our club - you'll form and maintain impactful relationships with coaches, analysts and a diverse range of wider colleagues to gather product requirements and feedback and you'll translate their needs into actionable product goals, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
* Champion a user-first approach - you will partner with our design team to ensure user-centric design principles are applied to all features and platforms.
* Partner with our data team - you'll unite with our data specialists to integrate insights and analytics into product development.
* Ensure products are linked to our wider club aims - you will be crucial in ensuring that all product decisions align with our strategic goals and vision, as defined by our Head of Football Platforms.
* Monitor and refine product performance - you'll continuously analyse and optimise product performance based on user feedback and data insights.
* Keep abreast of industry developments - you will eagerly stay up-to-date on industry trends, competitor offerings and emerging technologies to inform product planning.
What we are looking for
* Proven experience in Product Management - you come with a track record of successfully delivering technology products in a collaborative environment and you have a deep understanding of product management best practices, with a focus on continuous improvement and user-centric delivery.
* Knowledge of the football industry - you're equipped with a knowledge of football industry operations or a passion for football technology, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues in performance, coaching, recruitment, and analytics.
* Proficiency in managing Agile workflows - you've got experience with sprint planning, backlog prioritisation and user story creation.
* Excellent ability to work with cross-functional teams - you're proud of your history of partnering with developers, designers and data professionals to deliver high-quality solutions.
* Familiarity with product management tools - you've previously worked with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira or Microsoft Planner.
* Exceptional communication skills - you're easily able to engage with both technical and non-technical colleagues and you can translate complex stakeholder requirements into actionable product goals and deliverables.
* Strategic mindset - you thrive when you're aligning daily execution with long-term goals and organisational strategy.
* Best-in-class leadership and organisational skills - you possess an innate ability to effectively coordinate and align cross-functional teams towards shared goals.
Why choose us
At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:
* An exciting reward and recognition scheme.
* Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service.
* Great internal learning and development programmes.
* A flexible hybrid working model.
* Priority access to apply for match tickets.
* A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package.
* A leading Employee Assistance Programme.
* Great discounts with some of our Partners.
Arsenal for Everyone
Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.
Disability Confident Leader
We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.
If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.
Application Closing Date - Sunday 5th January 2025
Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.
Good luck!
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