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Location: Remote  Salary: £100,000 - £110,000 About us 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.  About the role We are looking for a strategic and results-oriented Product Director to lead SAMpeople (HRIS, ATS product and integrations). This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for defining the long-term vision and ensuring the successful execution of our product strategy. You will sit at the intersection of business goals, technical feasibility, and user needs, managing a high-performing team to deliver scalable solutions that drive growth and adoption. Reporting directly to the CPO, you will be a key voice in shaping the future of our ecosystem. Core responsibilities Strategic Vision: Translate the company’s high-level mission into a concrete product strategy and actionable roadmap. AI enabled Product Lifecycle Management: Collaborate with the wider R&D leadership team across the suite on our ongoing AI transformation. Champion the end-to-end lifecycle of SAMpeople becoming AI enabled across the SDLC.  Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, hire, and develop a team of Product Managers. Foster a culture of high performance, continuous learning, and user-centricity. Commercial & Data Acumen: Build a strong understanding of the commercial strategy within the product team, and what they must do to deliver on it, while continuing to improve NPS.  Cross-Functional Orchestration: Work closely with Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to ensure product launches are supported by strong marketing, sales enablement, and customer success strategies. Requirements About you We’re looking for a product leader who thrives in ambiguity and has a proven track record of leading product teams through rapid scale-up and organisational change. You should be knowledgeable and excited about how AI could transform our ways of working, and be open to rapidly learning and iterating to improve how efficiently we can deliver both user and business outcomes. Beyond that, we’d love to see: Proven Leadership: Significant and demonstrable experience in Product Leadership.  Scale Experience: A track record of successfully managing products through high-growth phases. Stakeholder Mastery: Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence C-suite executives and technical leads alike. Outcomes Mindset: Comfortable creating clarity of direction for your team through concrete measurable outcomes, for which you put the structures in place to measure and are able to hold your team accountable. Resilience & Adaptability: Experience navigating ambiguity and leading teams through change or organizational scaling. Benefits What we offer The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer: A dedica