Senior Product Manager; SAMpeople

At Arbor, we're on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better.
We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn't mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day.
SAMpeople joined the Arbor suite in 2024 because we share at our hearts a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren't just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We believe that together we can make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn.
SAMpeople is a complete online people management system that works the way you do. From contracts and compliance, to managing absences, cases, training and CPD. It's used by over 3,000 schools and growing fast. The next phase of our journey together is to bring to life our vision of a connected School Management Suite that takes our mission to transform schools to the next level.

Location: Remote

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000

At Arbor, we're on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better.
We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn't mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day.
SAMpeople joined the Arbor suite in 2024 because we share at our hearts a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren't just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We believe that together we can make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn.
SAMpeople is a complete online people management system that works the way you do. From contracts and compliance, to managing absences, cases, training and CPD. It's used by over 3,000 schools and growing fast. The next phase of our journey together is to bring to life our vision of a connected School Management Suite that takes our mission to transform schools to the next level.

We are looking for a collaborative and experienced Senior Product Manager to join our Product team and help us identify, translate, and prioritise the operational needs of school stakeholders into market‑leading HR Information System (HRIS) capabilities and features. The remit and focus of the role is to serve as a key cross‑functional catalyst, unifying engineering, design, and commercial teams to deliver scalable, compliant digital tools.

It's a broad and exciting role, so we're looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're customer‑centric and a keen team player, this is the role for you.

• Own, prioritise, and implement the product vision, long-term strategy, and delivery roadmap for assigned user-facing tools and features
• Translate high-level product strategies into clear timescales, milestone targets, and operational plans while proactively tracking potential project constraints
• Partner with the CTO, Lead Engineers, and executive peers to commercialise and deliver innovative capabilities that support company growth

• Empathise deeply with MIS users, translating their complex operational needs into clear, objective problem statements, epics, stories, and feature definitions
• Prioritise backlogs, feature requests, and system updates objectively utilising customer usage statistics and the standardised RICE framework
• Manage technical ticket creation and prioritise engineering tasks within software…