Product Owner - Integrated Curriculum & Financial Planning

Job Title: Product Owner - ICFP (Integrated Curriculum & Financial Planning)

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 p.a.

The Business: 

Founded by a team of financial experts and ex-MAT professionals, IMP Software has a deep understanding of the challenges facing multi-academy trusts. Our mission is to empower multi-academy trusts with the tools and expertise they need to manage their finances more efficiently and effectively. That's why we're trusted by trusts across the country to provide the only budgeting, forecasting, and reporting software designed specifically for them. From a standing start, in less than 5 years we are now used by most large trusts to help them deliver smarter MAT Finance. 

We're proud to be at the forefront of innovation in the MAT finance sector, and we're constantly looking for ways to improve our offering. We work closely with our customers to understand their requirements so that we can tailor our product to their specific needs and our team is always available to provide expert advice and support.

But at our core, we're more than just a software company. We're a team of passionate and dedicated professionals, committed to helping multi-academy trusts achieve their financial goals. We believe that financial planning should be simpler, more accessible, and more transparent, and we're proud to be leading the way in supporting smarter MAT finance. 

At IMP we are very aware that the success of our business will be directly correlated to the quality of the team that we can attract and more importantly retain! Due to this core belief, IMP offers fantastic career progression within a business that places huge importance on the happiness of the team, through our respectful, fun(!) and supportive culture + flexible working, regular socials and funded/encouraged CPD. 

Role Description
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Product Owner to join our dynamic product team. In this role, you’ll be the bridge between customer needs and our development team, ensuring we deliver high-impact, high-quality solutions. You’ll report into the PO for the Planner family of Products and play a key role in shaping our roadmap, from managing a team of testers to driving product excellence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Requirement Management

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, refine, and prioritize product requirements.
• Translate requirements into clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Ensure alignment and shared understanding across development teams.
  

2. Product Development

• Partner with developers and UX Designers to deliver features and enhancements on time and to specification.
• Maintain and manage the development backlog and sprint planning.
• Monitor progress and ensure agile processes are followed.
  

3. Quality Assurance Leadership

• Lead and support a team of software testers.
• Define testing standards and provide feedback to improve QA outcomes.
• Ensure rigorous testing and high-quality product releases.

4. Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Align product backlog with strategic goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with the Head of Product to define and maintain the product roadmap.

5. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Implementation, and Support teams.
• Champion a collaborative, user-focused culture across the organisation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in a Product Owner or Product Management role.
• Experience with school MIS software (ideally timetabling or curriculum management).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in B2B SaaS environments.
• Background in EdTech or education systems.
• Product Owner/Manager qualifications
• Accounting qualification (e.g., AAT, ACCA, or equivalent).

Benefits: 

• 27 days of holiday per year plus bank holidays (with a buy option up to an additional 5 days)

• Enhance Maternity and Paternity leave

• AXA Health insurance including dental, optical and mental health

• Broadband allowance

• Home office stipend

• Life assurance (4 x basic salary) 

• Encouraged and funded CPD