Details - Product Manager

• Full time, Continuing / Located at Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
• Salary range HEO8 - $112,200 - $128,304 (dependent on experience)
• Partner with a range of stakeholders to align product development with the University’s objectives

About the position

In supporting the University to become a market leader, the Market Strategy and Insights team plays a key role in the development of customer growth and stakeholder engagement strategies. Responsible for delivering strategic portfolio and product insights across a range of university course offers, portfolio management and commercial analysis that ensures strong commercial outcomes and growth against strategic imperatives.

Leveraging strong product development, product management and data and analytics capabilities, the Product Manager will identify, develop and deliver portfolio, product and market insights and recommendations, through comprehensive market assessments and reporting. The role works in close collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders including the Product team, Schools, academics, and marketing segment squads.

Reporting to the Director, Product & Growth the successful incumbent is expected to possess exceptional and detail-oriented analytical and organisational abilities to demonstrate collaborative and supportive ways of working and to deliver advanced product development and project management skills.

Some of your key duties will include:

• Undertake market research and analyse market intelligence to identify new commercial portfolio opportunities, determine the viability and sustainability of new products, and to provide recommendations which ensure existing products maintain market relevance and differentiation.
• Work both individually, and collaboratively with members of the Product team, to deliver high quality, detail-oriented, accurate and visually appealing product and portfolio market scans and assessments.
• Work collaboratively with members of the Marketing team, to deliver product updates and insights to support go-to-market activity.
• Develop well-crafted product descriptions, briefs and value propositions to ensure market resonance, and ensure product changes are reviewed, captured and communicated to marketing colleagues.
• Provide robust product analysis and recommendations that support product enhancements and the delivery and optimisation of go-to-market activity.

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience working at a high level with complex and large sets of data, and interpreting this data to develop sound educational product and market analysis, and provide product and/or portfolio recommendations in line with organisation strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with subject matter experts to identify or optimise product solutions that meet market gaps and opportunities, and to communicate these solutions in highly articulate and appropriately market-facing language.
• At least two years appropriate experience in product development and management, marketing or related area, ideally within the education sector.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities, and creative, critical, and solution-oriented thinking.
• Ability to operate in a culture of continuous improvement, and agile methodologies.
• Ability to deliver product reports and insights through excellent written, oral, and data visualisation skills.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

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Benefits

• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• On site child care facilities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

How to apply 

*Please note, only candidates who hold the full rights to work in Australia may be eligible to be considered for this appointment*

Closing date: Tuesday 18^th February, 2025 @ 11:55pm

Position Enquiries: Liann Correia, Director Product and Growth, Email: L.Correia@latrobe.edu.au, Phone: 0421 624 523

Recruitment Enquiries:  Vicki Stavrou, Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Email v.stavrou@latrobe.edu.au, Phone 03 9479 5191

Position Description below:

 PD-Product Manager.pdf

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• Cover letter and
• An up-to-date resume

Why La Trobe:

• Develop your career at an innovative, global university where you’ll collaborate with community and industry to create impact.
• Enjoy working on our inspiring and stunning campuses – the perfect hub for industry, students and academics
• Help transform the lives of students, partners and communities now and in future

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005.  If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.