Product Lead

at  Unibuddy

Unibuddy, a successful Series B business based in London and with teams distributed across Europe, India and North America, is looking to bring in a strong Product Lead to support us in the next phase of our delivering our mission. Our mission is to empower every student to make the right decisions along their higher education journey.
We are looking for an experienced product leader who is ambitious and up for the challenge of scaling our latest product launch, as well as continuing to drive evolution in our core product offering. This product lead will be responsible for defining a strategy to help Unibuddy influence as many students as possible, acquiring students browsing university websites and help engage them, to aid them to find answers quickly and connect with existing students. Building a retention strategy to help Universities nurture these students, to increase their recruitment team’s conversion and admissions rates. It is an exciting opportunity to be the owner of evolving and scaling our recently launch human centric AI chat bot, aiding marketing and commercial teams to drive product adoption
We are specifically looking for a driven, data-led and innovative product leader, who will leverage their B2B and B2B2C product experience and UX/UI expertise to drive innovation, people and co-lead a squad. Collaborating closely with our Head of Technology, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Founder/CEO, Engineering Leaders, Product Designer and an engineering squad, we will need you to deliver exceptional user experiences and ambitious product developments that drive our business goals and mission.

Product Strategy

• Build on, develop and execute a comprehensive product strategy that aligns with our commercial goals and mission, as well as complements other squads product strategy’s

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor - direct and indirect reports - to ensure high performance within the product and technology organisation.
• Deliver our ‘Leadership Outcomes’ for all those in your sphere of influence, and as a broader leader in the business, driving customer centricity and a culture of experimentation.

Collaboration & Communication

• Foster collaboration within a multi discipline squad, clearly communicating goals, understanding and considering technical constraints and motivating the team to deliver effectively,
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Marketing and Commercial, to ensure successful product launches, ongoing optimisation and commercial enablement.
• Effectively communicate - written and verbally - your product strategy, roadmap and progress to your squad and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

UX

• Champion and where necessary develop/evolve user-centric design principles and advocate for exceptional and consistent user experiences across all products.

Data-driven decision making

• Evidentially utilise data analytics and insights gathering to inform product decision, prioritise features, and measure product success.
• Ensure all operations are budget-friendly and cost effective at all times, to ensure you are actively contributing to our cash flow positivity and profitability goals.

Innovation

• Foster a culture of innovation within the business, encouraging high ROI experimentation and exploration of new ideas.