[Hiring] Technical Product Manager @Arbor Education

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced and collaborative Technical Product Manager to join our Engineering team and help us manage the product roadmap for our internal developer ecosystem. The remit and focus of the role is to understand developer pain points, define the requirements for a seamless "Golden Path" to production, and coordinate with specialised engineering teams (Platform, QA, Security) to ensure their "features" are integrated into a cohesive, high-quality pipeline.

• User Discovery: Regularly interview developer squads to identify friction in the current GitHub/AWS workflow.
• Feature Prioritization: Manage the backlog for DevEx and decide when to prioritize new features.
• AI Adoption for Efficiency: Drive the adoption of AI-powered tools within the product and engineering organization.
• The IDP Journey: Act as the PO for the future Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
• Cross-Team Coordination: Bring the specialized pieces together to ensure modular and functional integrations.
• Governance & Standards: Define the "Definition of Done" for the deployment journey.
• Predictability & Flow: Lead the tracking of delivery performance across teams.
• Reporting: Utilize BI/Reporting tools to provide visibility into engineering productivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Management/Ownership or Technical Operations/Delivery Management within a SaaS environment.
• Experience taking a technical product from "Proof of Concept" to company-wide adoption.
• Strong orientation toward tooling, compliance, and engineering governance.
• Proficiency with BI/Reporting tools and using data (DORA/SPACE) to influence roadmaps.
• Experience with the lifecycle of an Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
• Familiarity with modern DevOps patterns and the challenges of scaling engineering orgs.

Benefits

• A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness and mental health support.
• 32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays).
• Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary.
• Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health.
• Private Dental Insurance with Bupa.
• Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay).
• 5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions.
• Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching).
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Social committees that plan team and company-wide events.
• Dedicated professional development training budget.
• Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year.
• Dog friendly offices!

Interview Process

• Phone screen
• 1st stage
• 2nd stage

Company Description

At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. Our MIS and school management tools are already making a difference in over 7,000 schools and trusts.