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About us
Excelerate is a skills transformation organisation that equips workforces with future skills. We learn organisations’ and individuals’ future skills needs, design learning solutions covering a breadth and depth of skills, and deliver transformational learning experiences.
We believe skills are vital to thriving in an evolving workplace landscape. ~500 organisations are powered by technology talent trained by Excelerate in data, coding, design, cybersecurity, telecommunications, product management, and other skills. We have also helped ~5,000 individuals upskill and reskill to remain relevant in the future economy.
We partner with leading global talent development organisations to deliver industry-recognised learning programmes. Collectively, our partners have trained and certified 700,000+ individuals in 20,000+ organisations globally.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Tech Product Manager to lead the technical development and deployment of our learning platform. You will manage the entire technical product lifecycle, from translating business requirements into technical solutions to overseeing development, testing, and release. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, experience in agile software development, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Your key responsibilities
- Lead the technical development lifecycle of the learning platform, including product design, architecture, development, testing, and deployment
- Collaborate with the Learning team to align the technical platform requirements with the learning product development and ensure smooth integration
- Translate business needs and user stories into detailed technical specifications, ensuring that development priorities align with business objectives
- Develop a technical roadmap that addresses scalability, system integration, and platform infrastructure, in line with the company's long-term strategy
- Oversee agile processes, including sprint planning, backlog management, and resource allocation, ensuring timely delivery of key milestones
- Work with engineering teams to evaluate technical feasibility of features, propose technical solutions, and resolve challenges
- Conduct competitive analysis to ensure the platform's technical architecture is innovative and future-proof
- Monitor and manage platform performance, addressing technical issues, bugs, and feature updates post-launch
- Coordinate product releases by managing technical dependencies and ensuring rigorous QA and testing before going live
- Analyse platform usage data and performance metrics to guide continuous improvement and identify areas for further optimisation
- Liaise with cross-functional teams including Commercial and Experience teams to ensure platform success and support technical requirements
The ideal candidate
- Must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Proven experience in software product management or technical leadership roles, ideally within a SaaS or learning platform environment
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum) and experience in managing technical product life cycles
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including non-technical stakeholders such as the Learning, Commercial and Experience teams, to deliver business goals
- Good knowledge of technical architecture, system integration, and platform scalability
- Proven experience in managing software projects, overseeing development teams, and coordinating releases in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment
- Excellent skills in technical writing, documentation, and communication to present complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience in analysing technical performance metrics and using data to inform product and feature improvements