Vocational Qualifications Product Manager

Salary: £49,300 - £65,950

Location: Coventry, UK Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Are you passionate about shaping the future of vocational education? We're looking for an experienced Vocational Product Manager to drive the development of vocational qualifications that put customers first. You'll shape product direction, align stakeholders and turn insight into qualifications that deliver real value. These are exciting times in vocational education, with major qualification reform creating a unique opportunity for change. At Cambridge OCR, part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, we are meeting the needs of the changing sector by developing new vocational qualifications that make assessment straightforward for all.

About The Role

As our Vocational Qualifications Product Manager, you'll lead product proposition design and delivery through ongoing vocational reform. Working closely with customers, stakeholders and internal teams you'll translate policy and market insight into clear product direction. You'll hold accountability for the commercial performance of several vocational qualifications; ensuring they are attractive and valuable for our centres and learners, while maintaining robust margins.

Additional Responsibilities and Accountabilities Include

• Overseeing and implementing customer and market insight for target segments.
• Creating insight‑based customer value propositions for new vocational qualifications.
• Building evidence‑based financial forecasts and cost models.
• Routinely monitoring commercial performance, leading intervention where necessary.

About You

As an experienced vocational qualifications expert, you will hold deep understanding of the UK vocational education sector. You will have a proven record of delivering successful product propositions, with expertise in harnessing market and customer insight to realise commercial potential. You will be confident in building financial forecasting, communicating with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders to achieve commercial goals.

Requirements

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Direct experience working with or building propositions for the Further Education sector.

Rewards and Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a Disability Confident employer committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme’s Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long‑term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long‑term health condition.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

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