Product Lead - Mobile Apps - EdTech - 6 Months
Posted Today by Harvey Nash IT Recruitment UK
£575 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester, UK
Summary: The Product Lead for Mobile Apps in the Education Technology sector will oversee the vision, roadmap, and delivery of mobile-first digital learning solutions. This role requires expertise in mobile application delivery and a strong background in education technology. The successful candidate will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure product alignment with strategic educational needs. The position is based in Manchester with a hybrid working arrangement of 1-2 days onsite per month.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the product vision, roadmap, and delivery of mobile-first digital learning solutions.
- Shape scalable, user-centric mobile learning products to enhance educational outcomes.
- Act as the key link between business stakeholders, engineering, UX/UI, and education teams.
- Manage product strategy, prioritisation, and oversee end-to-end delivery of mobile app features.
- Work in a fast-paced Agile environment to lead discovery and product lifecycle management.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience as a Product Lead/Senior Product Manager delivering mobile applications (iOS and/or Android).
- Children's pedagogy experience.
- Proven background in the Education or Education Technology sector.
- Experience leading end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery to delivery and optimisation.
- Strong stakeholder management experience across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to translate complex educational requirements into digital product solutions.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Experience collaborating closely with UX/UI, engineering, and data teams.
- Experience with learning platforms, LMS, or digital classroom products.
- Knowledge of behaviour-led or adaptive learning systems.
- Experience in public sector or large-scale education programmes.
- Exposure to AI, personalisation, or data-driven learning technologies.
Salary (Rate): £575 daily
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Education
Product Lead - Mobile Apps (child Education/Education Technology) - 6 MonthsManchester (1-2 days per month onsite)
6 Months
Inside IR35 - Day rate £550-£575
The Role
Our customer is seeking an experienced Product Lead with strong expertise in mobile application delivery and a background in Education/Education Technology to lead the product vision, roadmap, and delivery of mobile-first digital learning solutions as part of a key transformation programme.
You will shape scalable, user-centric mobile learning products that enhance educational outcomes and drive digital adoption across learners and educators. Acting as the key link between business stakeholders, engineering, UX/UI, and education teams, you will ensure product delivery aligns with strategic and learner needs.
Working in a fast-paced Agile environment, you will lead discovery, define product strategy, manage prioritisation, and oversee end-to-end delivery of mobile app features across iOS and Android.
Essential Experience
- Strong experience as a Product Lead/Senior Product Manager delivering mobile applications (iOS and/or Android)
- Children's pedagogy experience
- Proven background working within the Education or Education Technology sector
- Experience leading end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery through to delivery and optimisation
- Strong stakeholder management experience across technical and non-technical audiences
- Target audience ages 4 - 15, pedagogy/pedagogical
- Ability to translate complex educational requirements into digital product
- solutions Strong experience working within Agile delivery environments
- Experience collaborating closely with UX/UI, engineering, and data teams
- Experience with learning platforms, LMS or digital classroom products
- Knowledge of behaviour-led or adaptive learning systems
- Experience working in public sector or large-scale education programmes
- Exposure to AI, personalisation or data-driven learning technologies
Please submit your updated CV to Dean Sadler-Parkes at Harvey Nash for immediate consideration.