Associate Director of Product and Portfolio Management - New Product Development

Grade 9: £56,623 - £65,336 per annum including the Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per annum
Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week)

The Executive Education division at Saïd Business School delivers innovative, world class learning experiences to leaders and organisations across the globe. We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of Product and Portfolio Management (New Product Development) to play a pivotal role in embedding best practice processes and driving rigorous, market informed product innovation within Executive Education.

Reporting to the Director of Product and Portfolio Management, this role focuses on operationalising the innovation strategy and enabling agile, disciplined execution of new programme development across online, on campus and blended formats.

Working in close collaboration with faculty, learning designers, market researchers and commercial teams, you will coordinate and improve how new programme opportunities are identified, evaluated, prioritised and brought to market. This is a strategic, hands on role focused on driving innovation practices rather than owning portfolio strategy or leading large teams.

• Champion and embed a clear, iterative and data informed new product development (NPD) process with defined stages, feedback loops and performance evaluation mechanisms.
• Coordinate discovery sprints and validation workstreams to assess and develop new programme concepts in collaboration with faculty and market facing teams.
• Maintain and monitor a transparent new product pipeline, working closely with the Director to support governance, prioritisation and resource decisions.
• Implement and continuously refine a framework for product ideation, business case development and go/no go evaluation.
• Facilitate cross functional collaboration to ensure efficient execution of NPD projects from concept to launch.
• Apply commercial and pedagogical insight to ensure new products align with market needs, faculty strengths and the School's strategic direction.
• Oversee the management, and line manage the Product and Portfolio Manager for Executive Education's online portfolio, including collaboration with Oxford Saïd Online to support the planning and delivery of online programme initiatives.

You will be an experienced product development or innovation professional with proven success in executive education, higher education or professional learning contexts. You will demonstrate strong commercial acumen, analytical thinking and the ability to manage complex, multi stakeholder projects within matrixed environments. Excellent communication and coordination skills are essential, alongside a structured and strategic mindset.

All applications must include a CV, Supporting Statement/Cover Letter and Current Salary.

The closing date for applications is 17 November 2025 at 12.00 noon. Interviews likely held 21 November 2025. Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than advertised if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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At Saïd Business School we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to our team. Join us to build a brighter, more equitable future, where we celebrate diversity, advance equity, and nurture inclusion across everything we do.

We offer very generous benefits, some of which are:

• Generous holiday allowance of 38 days including bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Membership of the Oxford staff pension scheme
• Discounted bus travel
• Subsidised onsite catering
• Cycle loan scheme
• Plus, many other University benefits