Product Manager, iThenticate (UK Remote)

Location: Birmingham, England, gb, Remote

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, youll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in global education. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educators and institutions to develop learning integrity solutions that recognize the enduring value of critical thinking in a rapidly changing world. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services in more than 185 countries around the world: Turnitin Feedback Studio, Clarity, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate. Protecting the value of an authentic education is at the heart of who we are.

Experience a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

Job Description

As a Product Manager for iThenticate, you will be required to be a hands-on Product Manager working across teams as part of ‘One Team’. You will be primarily responsible for defining and executing requirements for iThenticate, crafting a shared vision via a product roadmap and facilitating projects with your engineering partners throughout the software development lifecycle. 

You will be expected to consider aspects like cross-team dependencies, interoperability, performance and business cost/impact when working with your engineering partners to scope new features, capabilities and services. Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams as well as collaborate with other Product Managers and stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Partnering with Engineering and key stakeholders to inform, define and maintain product requirements and lead implementation and rollout.
• Support engineering with clear, detailed requirements for product features and enhancements
• Remove roadblocks, and quickly respond to change/uncertainty through articulating options, implications, and outcomes that inform strategic decision making
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards, data privacy regulations and interoperability requirements
• Facilitating team planning, refinement and retrospective sessions.
• Support the team in remediation of implementation/adoption related blockers
• Create alignment across work tracks with a shared product vision and roadmap.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge/Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst/Product Owner/Product Manager or a similar role.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade offs, and evaluate opportunistic innovative ideas with technical and non-technical partners.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and recommendations.
• Proven success in Agile development and product ownership competencies including experience with JIRA (or equivalent) systems for backlog management, project status and work tracking.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills. Ability to turn complex ideas into understandable requirements, updates and decisions.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge/Experience

• CSPO or equivalent product management qualifications.
• Experience in Micro Frontend and Shared Services deliverables.
• Experience in low-fidelity prototyping to aid early brainstorming with stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience in leading complex digital products in a fast moving environment involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience with managing a product roadmap with cross-team dependencies.
• Exceptional communication, presentation and relationship management skills.
• Understanding of the educational technology landscape including Knowledge of or experience with LMS systems such as Blackboard, Canvas, Desire to Learn, Moodle, Schoology, and others.

Additional Information

Total Rewards @ Turnitin
At Turnitin, we believe Total Rewards go far beyond pay. While salary, bonus, or commission are important, they’re only part of the value you receive in exchange for your work.

Beyond compensation, you’ll experience the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential and making a positive impact on global education. You’ll also thrive in a culture free of politics, surrounded by humble, inclusive, and collaborative teammates.

In addition, our extrinsic rewards include generous time off and health and wellness programs that provide choice, flexibility, and a safety net for life’s challenges. You’ll also enjoy a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in the way that suits you best, all supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric: Our mission is focused on improving learning outcomes; we do this by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning: We are committed to our own learning and growth internally. And we support education and learning around the globe.
• Integrity: Integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin—it is the core of our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership: We have a bias for action. We act like owners. We are willing to change even when it’s hard.
• One Team: We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each others successes.
• Global Mindset: We consider different perspectives and celebrate diversity. We are one team. The work we do has an impact on the world.

Global Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off 
• Self-Care Days
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad
At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and unleash your potential alongside us, join our team!

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