Senior Programme Manager (Product Lead - Online Education/EdTech context)

RS Consult; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 1,457,000 - 2,428,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Mission-driven team

High-performance culture with feedback

Job summary

A leading digital education company is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to drive innovation in online education. This role involves managing a high-value product portfolio and collaborating with various stakeholders to create impactful learning experiences. Ideal candidates have substantial experience in digital product management, particularly within EdTech or similar fields, and strong analytical skills. The position offers flexibility to work remotely from South Africa or the UK.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering high-quality digital products.
• Experience in EdTech, SaaS or digital agencies.
• Strong grasp of product development practices.
• Experience with AI-enabled tools and learning platforms (LMS/LXP).
• Analytical and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience overseeing suppliers and remote delivery teams.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in product management, education or digital technology desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a high-value product portfolio.
• Champion AI-first, data-informed development.
• Manage the delivery of diverse learning assets.
• Manage delivery of diverse learning assets to high production standards.
• Establish and monitor programme KPIs and use data to prioritise product development.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers and contributors to ship high-quality products on time and within budget.
• Maintain transparent communication with senior stakeholders, managing dependencies and risks.
• Identify and implement process improvements for scalability and smarter workflows across development.

Skills

Digital product management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Agile methodologies

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

LMS

Analytics dashboards

Analytics dashboards

Job description

Senior Programme Manager (Product Lead - Online Education/EdTech context)

We're hiring a Senior Programme Manager to lead the next wave of digital learning innovation at FourthRev. Sitting within our Product function and reporting to the Chief Learning Officer, this role is ideal for someone who can operate at pace and depth, owning and evolving complex, careers-first learning products in a high-growth, AI-first EdTech environment.

This is not just about managing programmes. It's about shaping their future, strategically steering them through concept, build, launch and scale, with an eye firmly on market data, emerging tech, and learner outcomes. In the early phase you will be the primary driver - executing the vision, implementation plan and quality standards to ship great products - while progressively shaping and leading the experts (SMEs, PMs) that will scale around you. You will typically have experience of shipping products either as an Instructional/Learning Designer or Product Owner ideally in an educational environment, though not essential.

You'll work across teams, borders, and time zones, partnering with universities, employers, and internal experts to build high-impact, scalable products that sit at the centre of FourthRev's learner and partner promise.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a high-value product portfolio, guiding programmes from opportunity scoping and sprint planning through to launch, optimisation and scale
• Champion AI-first, data-informed development by actively working with our current and dynamically developing tech stack to enhance speed, insight and quality
• Lead the end-to-end co-design and adaptation of programme curricula in collaboration with university faculty, SMEs, industry contributors and internal teams
• Manage the delivery of diverse learning assets including written, visual, video, and content to high production and quality standards
• Establish and monitor programme KPIs (e.g. JTBD, learner engagement and feedback, CSATs) and use data to inform product development prioritisation and continuous improvement
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers and contributors, including Programme Managers, SMEs, and learning designers, with a focus on shipping high quality products on time, within budget and to high standards
• Maintain active, transparent communication with senior stakeholders, managing dependencies, risks and decision points
• Spot and implement process improvements that support scalability, automation and smarter workflows across the product development and enhancement lifecycle

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience delivering high-quality digital products or programmes, including 2+ years at a senior level in fast-paced environments such as EdTech, SaaS or digital agencies
• A strong grasp of product development practices, from user-led design to agile delivery
• Demonstrable experience with AI-enabled tools, learning platforms and digital infrastructure such as LMS, LXP, analytics dashboards and integrations
• Proven success in co-creating product experiences that blend rigour with industry/market relevance
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities, grounded in data and strategic outcomes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across internal leadership, partners and contributors
• Experience overseeing suppliers and managing cross-functional delivery teams in remote-first settings
• A Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in a relevant field such as product management, education or digital technology is desirable but not essential

Benefits

What You\'ll Gain at FourthRev

At FourthRev, we work at the intersection of education and the future of work. We collaborate with the world\'s leading universities and tech companies to design rigorous, career-focused learning experiences. We are a remote-first team that values impact, collaboration, growth, and flexibility.

• A mission-driven team committed to real-world learner outcomes
• Flexibility to work remotely in the UK or South Africa
• A transparent, high-performance culture with regular feedback and coaching

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting