Product Manager

Company: AQA
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

As Product Manager in Enterprise Technology, you will own the strategy and long-term roadmap for a SaaS product portfolio, aligning business needs with technology and supplier capabilities. You’ll shape the vision, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and balance innovation with practical delivery. Your role focuses on turning emerging tech and AI-enabled capabilities into measurable business value. This is a chance to influence how critical enterprise platforms support learners, schools and internal stakeholders at scale.

Pay / Benefits

  • 25 days’ annual leave (rising to 30)
  • flexible working arrangements
  • contributory pension scheme
  • life assurance
  • BUPA PMI
  • health cash plan

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate the product vision and long-term roadmap for your area, balancing strategic opportunities with priorities
  • Monitor supplier roadmaps, evolving tech, and identify value from new and existing capabilities
  • Translate strategy into action by collaborating with Product Owners, specialists, suppliers and senior stakeholders to deliver on priorities
  • Lead discovery activities (market, user, supplier research) to inform product direction and opportunities
  • Conduct impact analyses and cost/resource planning for changes, ensuring clear business value and decision support
  • Coach and manage Product Owners, fostering high-performance delivery and continuous improvement
  • Monitor product performance and iterate based on data and feedback
  • Own and govern the enterprise applications product catalogue and horizon scanning

Key requirements

  • Proven experience in product management with a track record of delivering visionary, high-impact products
  • Experience managing SaaS products with ongoing releases and change
  • Strategic mindset with ability to drive innovation
  • Strong analytical and data-informed decision-making skills
  • Ability to lead teams and influence at all levels
  • Experience working with third-party suppliers and technical specialists
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and delivering through fast-paced environments
  • Strategic thinking
  • Stakeholder management
  • Influencing and negotiation
  • SaaS product management
  • Workday/iTrent or Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Copilot expertise
  • Agile methodologies

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Posted: October 17th, 2026