* Full-time position at La Trobe Sport, located on the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus
About the role
We are seeking a Product Manager to play a key role in the development of customer growth and stakeholder engagement strategies for La Trobe Sport.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a range of stakeholders to align product development with the University's objectives.
The successful candidate will be 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, you will identify, develop, and deliver portfolio, product, and market insights and recommendations through comprehensive market assessments and reporting.
You will work closely with a broad range of stakeholders, including the Product team, Schools, academics, and marketing segment squads.
Key responsibilities include:
* Undertake market research and analyse market intelligence to identify new commercial portfolio opportunities and provide recommendations that ensure existing products maintain market relevance and differentiation.
* Work collaboratively with members of the Product team to deliver high-quality product and portfolio market scans and assessments.
* Develop well-crafted product descriptions, briefs, and value propositions to ensure market resonance and communicate product changes to marketing colleagues.
* Provide robust product analysis and recommendations that support product enhancements and the delivery and optimisation of go-to-market activity.
Requirements
* Demonstrated experience working with complex data sets and interpreting this data to develop sound educational product and market analysis.
* Ability to collaborate effectively with subject matter experts to identify or optimise product solutions that meet market gaps and opportunities.
* At least two years' experience in product development and management, marketing, or a related area, ideally within the education sector.
* Demonstrated problem-solving abilities, creative, critical, and solution-oriented thinking.
* Ability to operate in a culture of continuous improvement and agile methodologies.