Product Chapter Lead

Digital Team – Product Chapter

Full time or part time options available – permanent opportunity

We are flexible on location – happy to consider remote and hybrid working. We really want you to feel part of the team and get to know us – so visits and spending time with us on campus in Exeter will be really valuable.

Imagine if…

...you had the chance to revolutionise the way people learn on a global scale?

...you could support the development of ‘world first’ digital products for all our users in the UK and overseas

 ...A chance to own the roadmap, innovate and deliver, scale a team of product specialists – all with the support of a visionary digital leader.

Hear what Ash has to say Fancy shaping the future of education across the planet?

What we’re all about – Digital Team

We are the UoE Digital Team, and we are delivering one of the boldest digital transformations in the higher education sector. Our vision is ambitious – we want to re-invent the higher education destination making it more accessible than ever before. With Ash Roots as our Chief Digital Officer we are building a revolutionary digital team. Rich in diversity and expertise we will help the University realise its true potential.  We work in an agile way and have organised the team into chapters (groups of people with the same skill sets) and squads (made up of people from the chapters who can work autonomously and to their own goals). We want to test and champion new working models in our squads that push the boundaries of inclusivity, location, and flexibility. Our users will be at the heart of everything we do, and we’ll develop new ways to deliver value, make things easier and generate new income along the way.

Check out our LinkedIn careers page to see what a fun bunch we are!  Click here  

Our Product Chapter…

The Product chapter enables the University to achieve the right outcomes targeted at improving the user experience and increasing revenue by:

• Maintains ownership of products (typically a digital service fulfilling customer’s needs)
• Understands the needs of stakeholders and translates these into strategies and tasks
• Defines the vision, development priorities and roadmap for products.

What you’ll be doing…

As the Product Chapter Lead, you will be creative, visionary and have a passion for technology. You’ll play a key role in shaping our future Product strategy and roadmap and ensure that this is aligned to both the university’s 2030 and our own Digital strategies.

You’ll be an experienced Product owner and you’ll spend your time split between developing and coaching people in the Product chapter and acting as a product owner for strategic products. It will be your responsibility to create a team culture where people are empowered to be autonomous, take risks, and push the boundaries.

As we’re still evolving, you will be helping shape the role and the team, you’ll be getting involved in:

• Contributing to the overall digital strategy
• Ensuring there is a chapter strategy and focus on creating strong operational delivery
• Mentoring and coaching team members and lead on skills development and recruitment
• Deliver business value and problem solve with your colleagues
• Financial planning, contribute to the Digital Function financial plan and manage budgets.
• Working as part of a wider team to create a strategic framework, resource plan, and the technical/product roadmap.

We’re really looking for…

• Someone who is fired up to join our brand-new digital team and help us carve out our new digital capability from scratch!
• Someone who is not afraid to bring new ideas to table and who wants to make a massive positive impact on the future of education
• We have a small but mighty team right now and we’re proud of how the team is shaping up – so we want someone who is positive and genuinely enjoys working together to solve problems!
• Ability to break down barriers and build lasting relationships
• An eye for detail, a nous for problem solving and a flair for creating a slick interface.
• Implementing ways of working that enable development, experimentation and delivery of products that meet users’ needs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Comfortable working in a high growth environment, fast paced activity, ability to prioritise and juggle multiple tasks at any one time
• Resilient mindset, courage, confidence, and ambitious nature
• Experience working in an agile/scrum development process.
• Full JD attached for more info

If you’re interested, please apply right away – we’ll review applications and interview as we go (don’t miss out). Apply with your CV and short a cover note telling us how great you are and how your skills line up to what we’re looking for!

If it would be helpful to have a chat first, then please get in touch [email protected]

Salary Details  

Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Package Details  

• You have access to the latest technologies and platforms
• We'll take your personal and professional development very seriously and we’ll empower you to keep developing your expert skills
• Competitive salary
• 41 days leave per year 
• Flexible working  
• Loads of discounts at leading retailers including 10% off everything at the Co-op!
• Onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme 
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy 
• Stunning campus locations in Exeter and Cornwall

 The University of Exeter   

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment  

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces. 

 The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer. We are officially recognised as a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.