Product Strategy Manager

Job Title: Product Strategy Manager (Higher Education)

Salary: £44,900 - £60,100

Location: Cambridge (UK), hybrid

Contract: Permanent, full time 35 hours per week

Are you an aspiring product strategist with a keen interest in Higher Education?

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to fill the exciting new role of Product Strategy Manager (HE). You will bring your expertise of product management approaches, knowledge of digital products and enthusiasm for Higher Education to shape the future of our Academic publishing.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.  

About the role  

This role sits within the Digital Publishing department of the Academic product group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. The department's remit comprises two principal accountabilities: digital publishing Product Strategy, and cross-functional operational management of digital publishing projects. Working closely with the Senior Product Strategy Manager (HE), this role drives the strategic direction and global growth of our digital products.

You will:

• Define the vision and strategy for a portfolio of digital publishing products throughout their lifecycle from ideation to maturity or exit.
• Establish an insight driven approach to strategy development with systematic gathering and analysis of customer needs, market trends and competitor activity.
• Work closely with colleagues in Academic Technology, Market Development, Editorial, UX and a broad range of business stakeholders to identify and prioritise new opportunities and refinements to your Product Strategy roadmap.

About you 

You bring a collaborative and open approach to developing opportunities, knowledge of product management, tools and frameworks coupled with exceptional communication skills and an agile mindset. Your commercial awareness, research skills and analytical approach enable you to prioritise complex problems and opportunities whilst also presenting compelling proposals for senior colleagues. You are excited by the rapidly changing Higher Education landscape and the future of digital publishing.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.  

Rewards and benefits 

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance 
• Discretionary annual bonus 
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary 
• Green travel schemes 

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. 

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.  

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Wednesday 10^th April and interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 22^nd April 2024.  

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.  

“Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.” 

Why join us 

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.  

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. 

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.  

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