Product Lead - London, United Kingdom - Reed Talent Solutions

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Product Lead, ARIA

Salary c.£95,000 per annum

HQ Central London, 3 days a week in the office

_''_We are looking for afoundingProduct Leadto work across all aspects of ARIA's programme activities, and play a key role in building the agency's Product function from scratch. Working closely with the Director of Product, this role will have a particularfocus on the design of ARIA BUILD - a new mode focused on funding entrepreneurial projects outside of ARIA."

About ARIA

Launched in January 2023 with a £800M budget, ARIA was formed to create transformative science and technology capabilities that will benefit the UK and help humanity thrive.

ARIA is about to take bold and experimental steps that complement and amplify the UK's world-class research eco-system.

The Product Team
The Product Team at ARIA will serve as the 'central brain' of the agency.

The product you'll be delivering isn't software, it's a world-changing R&D programme experience - the first of its kind in the UK.

This will be a small, foundational team executing (fast)on a whole range of activities core to ARIA's success. You'll collaborate with other internal functions and work closely with ARIA's Programme Directors.

Above all, you'll need a flexible mindset (we'll be defining as we go), and excitement for what the teamis creating.


What You'll Do:


  • Manage the strategic and operational design of ARIA BUILD, shaping critical work on both the 'what' and the 'how', including:
  • Facilitating design sessions
  • Owning research into technical funding mechanisms
  • Delivering external workshops, codifying partnerships
  • Building short and long term talent pipelines
  • Work on the design, codification and implementation of ARIA's DRIVE programmes, including how we:
  • Train our Programme Directors
  • Make programme funding decisions
  • Track and measure programme progress
  • Provide Programme Directors with agile, operational and technical support
  • Develop, test and launch new ARIA products based on feedback, data, and learning.
  • Grow strong networks of public sector, charity, university and private sector organisations, finding collaboration opportunities for ARIA BUILD.
  • Learn what it takes to build an 'ARPAstyle' agency from scratch, forming high value relationships with advisors, organisations and scientists, internationally.
  • As a founding member of the ARIA product team, you will play an active role in developing the ARIA product function's mission, core principles and culture.

Who You Are:


  • You have product and/or programme delivery experience. This might include sciencerelated programme delivery in a private sector context (e.g. investment programmes, talent programmes, accelerators/incubators) or traditional product management experiencewithin a startup or technology company.
  • You have experience setting up new private and/or public institutions, labs or teams.
  • You have a strong understanding of the UK R&D institutional landscape, and/or experience working closely with scientists, engineers, technologists.
  • You have a strong product mindset and experience designing, building and implementing products and processes from scratch.
  • You are detaildriven, precise and hold yourself to a high standard of operational excellence.
  • You are able to flex your communication style towards different stakeholders/team members, and have experience of bringing together crossfunctional teams towards a common goal.
  • You have experience building and managing senior stakeholder networks.
  • You are comfortable with uncertainty and thrive in highly dynamic, high stakes situations. You're excited by an environment that feels like a fastpaced, earlystage startup.
  • You are passionate about improving the world with science, and highly motivated by the opportunity to build an iconic brand and worldchanging community.

Terms of Appointment:


  • Salary: A competitive salary will be paid to reflect the importance of the role and the skills and experience of the success c.£95,000 per annum.
  • Reports to: Director of Product.
  • Location: HQ Central London, 3 days a week in the office

Recruitment Process:


Close date:
Friday 17^th March
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