Summary
The Head of Product is accountable for the strategic management and development of AQA’s English/Maths/Science product offering. This role is crucial in ensuring AQA maintains and expands its market share in these subjects.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Leadership: Lead English/Maths/Science developing and executing strategies to defend and grow AQA’s market share position.
2. Subject Coordination: Act as the focal point for these subjects, overseeing the coordination, prioritisation and supervision of related activities in line with AQA’s strategic objectives.
3. Product Development and Delivery: Manage the development and delivery of annual and medium-term product roadmaps, balancing quality, customer needs, commercial viability and stakeholder interests.
4. Representation: Serve as the primary representative for English, Maths, and Science both internally within AQA and externally, aiming to achieve customer acquisition targets and improve customer retention.
5. Strategic Planning: Identify and define strategic activities necessary for meeting AQA’s targets and lead their implementation.
6. Product Life Cycle Management: The post holder is responsible for the assigned portfolio across its entire life cycle.
7. People Management: Setting SMART objectives for your team, offering consistent guidance and support, mentoring, coaching and developing team members, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.
This leadership role, which reports directly to the Head of Product Management, is pivotal in upholding AQA’s position and reputation as a leader in education assessment services.
Success Requirements:
1. Knowledge: Product management and marketing, with financial and commercial acumen.
2. Qualification: Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
3. Skills: Leadership, communication, influencing, negotiation, creative thinking, analysis, problem solving, prioritisation, strategic planning and interpersonal abilities.
4. Experience: Educational or commercial product management experience, working in a complex matrix environment, people management.
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