Product Manager Product Strategy

Welcome to Juniper Education, where our mission is to champion educators, empowering them to shape future generations. We're more than just a support system; we're the driving force that propels schools and Academy Trusts to new heights. With our proven school education management systems and services, we address a spectrum of needs, ensuring excellence in education. In the education and tech industry, your work directly influences the lives of students and educators.

Whether you're developing cutting-edge educational technology, supporting school leadership teams directly or designing solutions to enhance the learning experience, you could make a lasting and positive impact on the future.

Our mission statement says it all:
We look after you, so that you can look after our children.

Empowerment
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Equipping everyone with the tools, intelligence, connections, and freedom to make informed decisions, recognised and respected by all.

Purpose
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Supporting everyone to reach their highest potential, thereby enabling all children to achieve theirs.

Passion
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Because we love what you do, you’re at the heart of everything we do.

Innovation
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Delivering meaningful solutions with expertise and creative thinking to influence the ever-changing world of education.

Collaboration
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The cornerstone of our success as it enables us to collectively harness diverse perspectives and strengths, ensuring that together, we achieve more than we could ever do alone. Every voice counts!

You might already be a Product Manager, or you may be coming from a school,Trustor education background with a strong interest in product thinking. Either way, you’ll bring:

• A strong understanding of the UK education sector and the pressures schools and Trusts face.
• Confidence interpreting national datasets and DfE measures.
• The ability to turn data into clear, meaningful insight and recommendations.
• Comfort working directly with school and Trust stakeholders.
• A collaborative, curious mind set and enjoyment of working across disciplines.

Product management experience is welcome but not essential – we’re equally excited by candidates with deep sector knowledge and a clear aptitude for building great products.

As a Product Manager at Juniper, you’ll own products that transform complex education data into clear, actionable insight. Working closely with colleagues across Product, Engineering and the wider business, you’ll ensure that data from multiple sources is combined coherently to tell a powerful story for schools and Trusts.

You’ll bring a strong understanding of the education landscape, including national datasets and DfE measures, and translate this knowledge into tools that deliver immediate, practical value to users.

You’ll report to the Product Manager Team Lead and collaborate regularly with school and Trust stakeholders to validate ideas, test assumptions and continuously improve what we deliver.

• Owning the road map for data-focused products aligned to customer needs and business goals.
• Identifying opportunities to combine data across products to unlock richer insight.
• Leading discovery to understand real user problems and prioritise work based on impact.
• Staying up to date with DfE releases, national datasets and sector trends.
• Engaging with school and Trust staff to understand pressures, test ideas and gather feedback.
• Translating customer challenges into clear product opportunities.
• Building strong relationships across Engineering, Sales, Support and Customer Success.
• Defining requirements, use cases and success measures for dashboards and reports.
• Ensuring data is used accurately, responsibly and consistently.
• Supporting Agile delivery with regular iteration and learning.
• Using analytics and feedback to improve products post-launch.
• Developing a deep understanding of how data is structured across products.
• Collaborating with other Product Managers to align definitions and approaches.
• Identifying gaps where joined-up insight could better support schools.
• Helping clearly communicate product value and real-world use cases.
• Providing product insight, training and demonstrations when required.

• Make a genuine impact across thousands of schools and Trusts.
• Work on products with purpose, not vanity metrics.
• Join a supportive, collaborative product culture.
• Be part of an organisation deeply committed to improving education.

• Day 1 right to company sick pay.
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement.
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Entitlement to carry over leave to next entitlement year.
• Day 1 access to 24/7 GP & prescription services.
• Day 1 access to rewards platform.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced maternity & adoption pay.
• Day 1 access to employee assistance platform.
• Funded development/Qualification opportunities.
• Voluntary health care cash plan.
• Voluntary private medical insurance.
• Plus more!

Please note:

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.