Senior Product Specialist (Education)

TL;DR

Senior Product Specialist (EdTech): Managing the digital product ecosystem and product operations within the Digital Office with an accent on product strategy, cross-functional alignment, and operational excellence. Focus on building and refining a product management operating model to enhance delivery across global educational platforms.

Location: Based in Cardiff, UK (Hybrid: 1 day per week in office required)

Salary: Circa £61,000 per annum

Company

International Baccalaureate is a global organization providing educational services to over 5,800 schools across 162 countries.

What you will do

• Influence product strategy across interconnected domains to align with organizational goals.
• Partner with domain leads and cross-functional teams to ensure consistent application of product management workflows.
• Guide discovery and innovation efforts to unlock value opportunities.
• Balance long-term strategic objectives with operational roadmaps.
• Manage product management tooling and technology to support operational needs.
• Monitor the educational landscape to identify emerging technologies and competitor trends.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in product management delivering digital products in complex environments.
• Deep understanding of the product development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Strong technical fluency to collaborate effectively with engineering and UX teams.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and align cross-functional teams.
• Leadership experience in coaching and mentoring product managers.
• Must be based in or able to commute to Cardiff, UK.

Culture & Benefits

• 10% employer pension contrhirify.globalution from day one.
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays with options to buy extra days.
• Flexhirify.globalle working hours with defined core time.
• Comprehensive health and wellness schemes.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits and life assurance (4x salary).
• Professional development opportunities and volunteering leave.