Digital Product Director – UAL Online
Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 per annum
Contract: Full time
Hours: Full time
Job description
The opportunity
Are you ready to lead a digital transformation that will shape the future of higher education?
Join University of the Arts London (UAL) and play a pivotal role leading the UAL Online launch.
UAL Online allows students to develop their creative expertise from anywhere in the world, offering the flexibility to study wherever it suits them, from short courses to post graduate courses.
As Digital Product Director for UAL Online, you will drive UAL’s digital strategy forward, creating and delivering innovative digital services that support exceptional learning, research, and creativity.
In this senior position, you will drive the digital product portfolio for UAL Online within our Digital and Technology group, collaborating with key stakeholders to align our digital services with our mission to reach new audiences around the world and bring creative education to more people than ever before.
Working closely with the Pro Vice-Chancellor UAL Online and the Chief Digital Officer, your strategic leadership will steer the design, development, and continuous improvement of our digital platforms, ensuring a seamless experience for students, academics, and professional staff. You will lead a high-functioning, multidisciplinary team and forge collaborative partnerships to deliver transformative digital services.
About you
You are an experienced leader in digital product strategy, with a track record of delivering impactful, innovative digital services.
With a sharp strategic vision and proven ability to lead diverse teams, you thrive in collaborative environments and are adept at influencing cross-functional stakeholders and external partners.
Your expertise in digital service design, budget management, and governance complements your passion for creating inclusive, resilient digital experiences that resonate with users.
A visionary, you understand the unique digital needs of higher education and are prepared to drive UAL’s Online journey forward with creativity and purpose.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.
We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.
We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.