Customer Strategy Manager

Jobtailor

City of Melbourne

On-site

AUD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Jobtailor in Australia seeks a product strategy and design professional to identify high-value opportunities for schools and educators. You will run structured customer discovery, evaluate viability, and build compelling business cases for Executives.

You will prototype with Figma and AI-assisted tools, test concepts with customers, and hand over clear briefs to product teams, while collaborating across strategy, product management and design to balance craft with commercial viability.

Qualifications

  • 3–6 years in product strategy, design, or related field.
  • Portfolio showing design taste, financial modeling, and commercial thinking.
  • Experience building a business case for a new product or feature.
  • Fluency with Figma and AI-assisted design tools.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Identify opportunities across the product portfolio to create value for schools and educators.
  • Conduct structured customer discovery to understand customer needs and priorities.
  • Evaluate commercial viability, including build, partner or buy options.
  • Create business cases for commercially viable ideas and present them to Executives.
  • Produce prototypes using Figma and AI-assisted design tools.
  • Test concepts with customers and iterate based on feedback.
  • Handover new concepts to relevant product teams with a clear brief.
  • Remain involved in an advisory capacity through early build.
  • Work across strategy, product management and design teams.

Skills

Product Strategy
Figma Prototyping
Customer Discovery
Business Case
Commercial Thinking
Pricing Strategy
Cross-functional
UX Evaluation
Communication

Tools

Figma
AI Design Tools

Job description

  • Identify opportunities across the product portfolio to build more value for schools and educators
  • Run structured customer discovery to understand customer needs and priorities
  • Evaluate commercial viability, including build, partner or buy options
  • Create business cases for commercially viable ideas and present them to Executives
  • Produce prototypes using Figma and AI-assisted design tools
  • Test concepts with customers
  • Handover new concepts to relevant product teams with a clear brief
  • Remain involved in an advisory capacity through early build
  • Work across strategy, product management and design teams
Requirements
  • 3 to 6 years of experience across product strategy, product design or a related field, ideally with some SaaS or EdTech exposure
  • Track record or portfolio demonstrating design taste and judgement, alongside financial modelling and commercial thinking
  • Experience building a business case or commercial rationale for a new product or feature
  • Working fluency in Figma and AI-assisted design tools
  • Strong written and verbal communication, comfortable presenting ideas to senior stakeholders
  • Comfort working across multiple teams without a fixed home base
  • Ability to explain why one UX approach works better than another
  • Experience conducting structured customer discovery and translating findings into product prototypes
  • Ability to balance design craft with commercial thinking, including pricing decisions and commercial models, especially across AI products
  • Fast, adaptable and disciplined approach to experimentation
  • Valid Employee Working With Children Check required before commencing employment
  • Satisfactory National Police Check required before commencing employment
  • Verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia required before commencing employment
Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product strategy and design, with a strong focus on customer discovery, business case development, and collaboration across teams. Proficient in Figma and AI-assisted design tools, with a solid understanding of commercial viability and financial modeling.

Highest-signal resume keywords
  • Product Strategy
  • Figma Prototyping
  • Customer Discovery
  • Business Case Development
  • Commercial Viability Assessment
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
  • Product Design
  • Financial Modeling
  • Commercial Thinking
  • UX Approach Evaluation
  • Prototyping
Soft Skills
  • Strong Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
  • Employee Working With Children Check
  • National Police Check
Industry Keywords
  • SaaS
  • EdTech
  • Product Management
  • Design Teams
  • Commercial Models
Tools & Technologies
  • Figma
  • AI-Assisted Design Tools
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