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This is a new opportunity to take ownership of product outcomes and influence how our digital products deliver value for teachers, students, schools and the business.\nThe role combines strong product management and technical acumen with customer, market and commercial insight to deliver measurable value for customers and the business.\nKey Responsibilities:\nProduct strategy and ownership: Develop and manage product strategy, value proposition, roadmap and priorities, based on customer needs, market insight and business objectives.\nProduct development and lifecycle management: Manage the backlog, define requirements and acceptance criteria, prioritise work and coordinate delivery across the product lifecycle.\nCustomer engagement and research: Engage regularly with customers, plan and conduct research, and use customer feedback and data to understand needs and inform product decisions.\nCommercial and market awareness: Maintain an understanding of customer buying behaviour, competitors, channels to market and commercial performance, and apply this knowledge to product planning and decision-making.\nInnovation and experimentation: Identify and assess opportunities to improve the product, challenge existing approaches and use prototypes, pilots and testing to validate ideas and inform decisions.\nDigital, technical and AI knowledge: Apply sufficient technical knowledge to work effectively with technology teams and suppliers, understand feasibility and trade-offs, and support informed product decisions. 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Work collaboratively with local and global teams, senior stakeholders and third-party suppliers to support effective decision-making and delivery.\nOwnership and adaptability: Take responsibility for product outcomes, identify and communicate risks, follow through on agreed actions, develop new skills and adapt ways of working as customer and business needs change.\nAbout You\nEssential:\nProven experience managing digital products throughout their lifecycle, including strategy, discovery, roadmaps, prioritisation, delivery, launch and continuous improvement.\nExperience using research, feedback and behavioural or usage data to understand customer needs and inform product decisions.\nAbility to evaluate customer value, business benefit, cost, risk, competitors, buying behaviour and routes to market.\nExperience applying evidence, experimentation and learning to improve digital products or ways of working.\nConfidence using digital technologies, AI and automation, with an understanding of their opportunities, limitations and responsible application.\nAbility to communicate product direction, technical concepts, options and value clearly to varied audiences, with strong collaboration and influencing skills across technical and non-technical teams.\nDemonstrated ownership of outcomes, sound judgement, adaptability and commitment to continuous learning.\nStrong planning and project management capability, including translating needs into requirements, coordinating dependencies, managing risks, budgets and timelines, and maintaining clear accountability.\nDesirable:\nUnderstanding of accessibility, privacy, security, data governance as they apply to digital products.\nKnowledge of the Australia and New Zealand education market and digital learning environments.\nExperience working with Agile methods and tools such as Jira and Confluence.\nBenefits:\nHighly flexible working environment\nTwo work-from-home days per week and rostered Friday afternoons off (fortnightly)\nAccess to contemporary offices and facilities close to Southern Cross Station\nVaried learning and development opportunities\nThe opportunity to support Skyline Education Foundation through our Workplace Giving Program\nComprehensive wellbeing program, including an EAP available to you and your family\nOther enterprise level benefits including Long Service Leave at 5 years, 2 days of paid Volunteering Leave and Study Leave per year and more\nApply now!\nIf this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your cover letter and resume in one PDF, outlining your interest in the role and the experience you would bring.\nAcknowledgement of Country\nWe acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work.\nDiversity, Equity and Inclusion\nWe are committed to creating a workplace that values diversity, equity and inclusion and ensures equal opportunities for all. 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