Technology at Unite Students

We`re all about creating a Home for Success for our students, using technology and data to empower them to find their home, their tribe and have a great stay with us through their studies.

Fast Paced. Innovative. Curious. Inspiring. Inclusive. Providing a home for 74,000 students in more than 170 buildings, the success of our customers, colleagues and partnerships are the measure of our work; we take our goals seriously, knocking them out of the park whilst having fun and helping each other grow. Prop-tech is an exciting sector and you`ll be part of a team that is redefining the end-to-end experience for our customers and introducing new ways to add value through products, technology and data. Our ambition is to run the best platforms and experiences in the sector and we`re investing in people and technology. Building an inclusive team that is diverse is essential- it`s what makes us, uS. We`re passionate about building a team that respects, celebrates, and thrives from, the different experiences diversity of thought can bring. Whether you`re interested in Marketing, Digital, CRM, Property Maintenance, Robotics and Automation, DevOps, Cloud and Data Engineering, Smart Building and IOT - or all of it! - there`s a place for you in our Technology Team. We`re here to make a difference across the board.

Digital

We use technology to help our students have a great experience throughout their student life with mobile as a value add companion whilst living in our properties. We help connect them to each other, to our fun events, to our support and services, to useful content, education, partners and work opportunities which make Unite Students more than a room and a great place to study.

The Role

This key role within our Digital team will have ownership of the overall product vision, translating stakeholder objectives into defined, innovative solutions that best meet customer needs and business requirements. You`ll be communicating the product features, user experience goal and business value to the scrum team, mobilising team enthusiasm, and driving progress to ensure the successful development of the feature and its subsequent release.

What you`ll be doing

• Work with senior stakeholders to establish epics that achieve the business ambitions for our customers
• Gather and work with customer research, User Experience and Insight to put customer value at the heart of decisions making. Represent the user and be the customer experience champion
• Define a strategic roadmap for your product(s) and value stream, taking into consideration prioritisation and dependencies
• Collaborate with User Experience and your squad(s) to craft features and user stories
• Manage and oversee the output of Product Owners assigned to your area as needed, taking accountability for quality and readiness for release
• Define measures of success and communicate these with the squad, stakeholders and sponsors
• Protect the goal of the sprint and ensure change does not infiltrate the sprint in progress
• Be available to the squad and engaged in progress, adapting to emerging change to overcome obstacles
• Order and maintain the product backlog to ensure there is a healthy supply of development tasks that are prioritised
• Work collaboratively with all relevant areas of the business to ensure adoption and advocacy of the product(s) and features

What we`re looking for in you

• Extensive Product Owner or Product Manager experience within a highly productive and fast paced agile environment
• Experience of managing multiple products and/or features concurrently
• Experience of working with end customers, ideally with knowledge of Gen Z or Gen Alpha
• Experience of working mobile-first in relation to feature design with demonstrable exposure to UX
• Effective use and application of data and insight to guide decisions on interaction behaviour
• Excellent communications skills including inspiring trust and influence, communicating information in a clear and commercial manner, adapting style for different audiences and the ability to articulate and rationalise reasoning to the team without impacting morale
• Commercial channel management/contributor, experience delivering to OKRs
• Experience of backend systems and their integration with front-end interfaces
• Management of third-party suppliers, agencies and stakeholders

What you`ll get in return

• An annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success

• 25 days` paid holiday

• Pension scheme - based on how much you save, we`ll contribute 1% more

• Flexible working opportunities

• Shared Parental Leave - 18 weeks full pay

• We`ve earned a Gold award for Investors in People so you`ll be working for an employer who really cares about you and your career

• Other benefits include,ShareSave, Bike to Work, Charity Match, amazing discounts and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, we are a FTSE 250 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 27 leading university towns and cities, with close to 75,000 students calling uS home! We pride ourselves on delivering excellent service to our customers; no-one knows students better. Our purpose is to provide a Home for Success for the students that live with us, and a workplace to thrive and grow for the people who work with uS.

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Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be yourself, where your voice is heard and where you can truly belong. It is important to us that our people reflect the diversity of our students and the communities we work in. We celebrate being different and work together to be the best we can be.