Oversee delivery of projects, setting up and leading editorial teams and working closely with external suppliers to ensure content and digital build meet expected quality standards and deadlines
Carry out research with teachers and students, developing and maintaining a deep understanding of their needs and pain points and testing new ideas.
Monitor our key markets for new opportunities for us
Put together a business case for new opportunities and maintain the budget for your project(s)
Work with colleagues from around the business to seek opportunities to innovate our services, including using AI to solve customer problems
Work closely with our digital team to ensure the needs of our customers are represented in the digital roadmap
Use data and insights to monitor usage of our recently-launched language services, using this insight to drive increased usage and improved customer retention
Work collaboratively with other Specialists within and outside our immediate team
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including Sales and Marketing colleagues.

Have extensive experience of working in an educational publishing environment, including experience in a publishing / product management role
Have experience of working on digital publishing projects
Are confident in using a variety of digital tools and platforms, understanding their capabilities and limitations, and experimenting with digital tools to work out how they could best serve our customers.
Have a deep knowledge of the UK Secondary and/or Primary schools’ market and the needs of teachers and learners
Are passionate about finding ways to make teachers’ lives easier and improve learning experiences and outcomes for students
Enjoy working collaboratively with people in a wide variety of roles and are also able to take a lead in your assigned area of responsibility
Are able to remain focused and organised while juggling multiple projects and deadlines
Are flexible and willing to work across the different subjects and age groups in our list (MFL, Secondary English, Primary Literacy)

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Lead Specialist, Product Management, MFL and English Teaching and Learning

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