Black Lives in Musi
The Head of Product will lead the delivery and management of RSL Group Holdings' portfolio of educational products, digital services, and publishing assets. This role combines commercial acumen with a deep understanding of music education and content innovation. You will be responsible for driving the organisation's product vision-from concept to market-ensuring that all offerings meet the needs of learners, teachers, and partners globally while achieving financial sustainability and growth. Key Duties & Responsibilities Provide input to the overall product and publishing strategy in line with RSL's commercial goals Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the product and publishing strategy and ensure new products are prepared for marketing Manage the product portfolio, both physical and digital, balancing existing publications with digital transformation and new learning experiences. Manage the product team to deliver high quality print and digital publications Drive rights management, licensing, and content partnerships to maximise reach and revenue. Champion editorial excellence, design quality, and accessibility across all published materials Monitor market trends, competitor products, and emerging technologies to inform product innovation and provide a weekly report to senior leadership to summarise findings Product Development & Management Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle management of products-concept, design, development, testing, launch, and evaluation, ensuring that all projects are managed to time and budget. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all parties understand their role, responsibilities and timelines. Take overall responsibility for maintaining existing products and for supporting colleagues with cost service queries. Provide regular updates to senior management on product development progress and challenges Collaborate with educators, composers, authors, and digital teams to create engaging, pedagogically sound content. Ensure products align with curriculum standards and user needs across global markets. Maintain oversight of stock control and ensure orders for new stock are placed in a timely manner to maintain stock availability. Commercial & Operational Management Set and manage budgets, forecasts, and KPIs for product and publishing performance. Track and analyse sales and provide regular updates to the Director of Product and Marketing Evaluate ROI and use data driven insights to refine strategy and improve product outcomes. Provide input to national and international business development activities as required to showcase products. Leadership & Team Development Oversee a team of external freelancers and effectively manage a remote team to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement Inspire, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary team of product managers, editors, and creative specialists. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in senior product management or publishing leadership, ideally within music, education, or creative industries. Strong understanding of music education and learner needs across different levels and geographies. Experience of managing complex product portfolios (print, digital, and hybrid). Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Commercial awareness with experience managing P&L, forecasting, and market analysis. Experience in digital learning platforms, music technology, or educational assessment. Musical background (performing, teaching, or composing). Familiarity with intellectual property, licensing, and publishing contracts. General Duties & Responsibilities To maintain confidentiality at all times and to comply with the Company policy on handling confidential/ sensitive data, thus ensuring security in the management and use of information. To contribute to close working relationships with all personnel and to help to build an open and honest culture that facilitates learning, creativity and excellence. To be courteous and professional to customers and stakeholders of RSL treating them with care and consideration at all times. To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role including project work and absence cover. To comply with the policies and procedures of the Company at all times. To undertake training as necessary in line with development of the post. To participate fully in the performance management process and undertake Continuing Professional Development as required. To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales. To ensure compliance with the Data Act, 2018. This job description is not meant to be exhaustive; it will form the basis of objective setting in your performance management reviews. Communication, Development, Management, Publication Location London Contract Type Full time Apply by Wed 31 Dec, 2025 Get Job updates Get weekly email updates with new vacancy and opportunity listings.
The Head of Product will lead the delivery and management of RSL Group Holdings' portfolio of educational products, digital services, and publishing assets. This role combines commercial acumen with a deep understanding of music education and content innovation. You will be responsible for driving the organisation's product vision-from concept to market-ensuring that all offerings meet the needs of learners, teachers, and partners globally while achieving financial sustainability and growth. Key Duties & Responsibilities Provide input to the overall product and publishing strategy in line with RSL's commercial goals Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the product and publishing strategy and ensure new products are prepared for marketing Manage the product portfolio, both physical and digital, balancing existing publications with digital transformation and new learning experiences. Manage the product team to deliver high quality print and digital publications Drive rights management, licensing, and content partnerships to maximise reach and revenue. Champion editorial excellence, design quality, and accessibility across all published materials Monitor market trends, competitor products, and emerging technologies to inform product innovation and provide a weekly report to senior leadership to summarise findings Product Development & Management Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle management of products-concept, design, development, testing, launch, and evaluation, ensuring that all projects are managed to time and budget. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all parties understand their role, responsibilities and timelines. Take overall responsibility for maintaining existing products and for supporting colleagues with cost service queries. Provide regular updates to senior management on product development progress and challenges Collaborate with educators, composers, authors, and digital teams to create engaging, pedagogically sound content. Ensure products align with curriculum standards and user needs across global markets. Maintain oversight of stock control and ensure orders for new stock are placed in a timely manner to maintain stock availability. Commercial & Operational Management Set and manage budgets, forecasts, and KPIs for product and publishing performance. Track and analyse sales and provide regular updates to the Director of Product and Marketing Evaluate ROI and use data driven insights to refine strategy and improve product outcomes. Provide input to national and international business development activities as required to showcase products. Leadership & Team Development Oversee a team of external freelancers and effectively manage a remote team to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement Inspire, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary team of product managers, editors, and creative specialists. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in senior product management or publishing leadership, ideally within music, education, or creative industries. Strong understanding of music education and learner needs across different levels and geographies. Experience of managing complex product portfolios (print, digital, and hybrid). Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Commercial awareness with experience managing P&L, forecasting, and market analysis. Experience in digital learning platforms, music technology, or educational assessment. Musical background (performing, teaching, or composing). Familiarity with intellectual property, licensing, and publishing contracts. General Duties & Responsibilities To maintain confidentiality at all times and to comply with the Company policy on handling confidential/ sensitive data, thus ensuring security in the management and use of information. To contribute to close working relationships with all personnel and to help to build an open and honest culture that facilitates learning, creativity and excellence. To be courteous and professional to customers and stakeholders of RSL treating them with care and consideration at all times. To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role including project work and absence cover. To comply with the policies and procedures of the Company at all times. To undertake training as necessary in line with development of the post. To participate fully in the performance management process and undertake Continuing Professional Development as required. To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales. To ensure compliance with the Data Act, 2018. This job description is not meant to be exhaustive; it will form the basis of objective setting in your performance management reviews. Communication, Development, Management, Publication Location London Contract Type Full time Apply by Wed 31 Dec, 2025 Get Job updates Get weekly email updates with new vacancy and opportunity listings.
Black Lives in Musi
Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Development We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser to motivate and lead our Development Department to achieve a fundraising step change in support of this conservatoire's ambitious Strategic Plan. Trinity Laban is striving to achieve excellence beyond tradition, creating a home for performing artists in which boundaries are pushed, collaborations are key, and artistic pioneers are made. We are a world leading home for students from non traditional backgrounds with a programme of activity that reaches out to all sections of society, centring the performing arts as a force for cultural and social progress. Our Development Department is on a growth path, and this will be an exciting and career enhancing role for the right individual. With opportunities to build support for Trinity Laban and its students in a period of transformation and working with some of the most innovative and future focussed artists of our time, there isn't a better time to join the team. We're looking for someone with a strong track record of establishing and nurturing relationships with potential supporters with the capacity to make transformational gifts. You will be able to evidence successful complex institutional philanthropic bids and have experience of devising fundraising strategies supported by a compelling case for support. You will have opportunities to engage with partners and contacts globally and be based at our internationally renowned campus including the World Heritage Site in Greenwich and Stirling Prize Award winning Laban Building. You will be capable of leading and enabling the development team and a wider network of supporters and advocates focused on major gifts from individuals, artists, and influencers, as well as charitable trusts. You will bring an entrepreneurial and driving spirit and sophisticated communication and relationship skills, practised in operating at a strategic level. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Please note all applications submitted will be shortlisted anonymously by our recruiting panel, so please ensure that your name and personal details are not included in your supporting statement, otherwise we will not be able to consider your application.
Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Development We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser to motivate and lead our Development Department to achieve a fundraising step change in support of this conservatoire's ambitious Strategic Plan. Trinity Laban is striving to achieve excellence beyond tradition, creating a home for performing artists in which boundaries are pushed, collaborations are key, and artistic pioneers are made. We are a world leading home for students from non traditional backgrounds with a programme of activity that reaches out to all sections of society, centring the performing arts as a force for cultural and social progress. Our Development Department is on a growth path, and this will be an exciting and career enhancing role for the right individual. With opportunities to build support for Trinity Laban and its students in a period of transformation and working with some of the most innovative and future focussed artists of our time, there isn't a better time to join the team. We're looking for someone with a strong track record of establishing and nurturing relationships with potential supporters with the capacity to make transformational gifts. You will be able to evidence successful complex institutional philanthropic bids and have experience of devising fundraising strategies supported by a compelling case for support. You will have opportunities to engage with partners and contacts globally and be based at our internationally renowned campus including the World Heritage Site in Greenwich and Stirling Prize Award winning Laban Building. You will be capable of leading and enabling the development team and a wider network of supporters and advocates focused on major gifts from individuals, artists, and influencers, as well as charitable trusts. You will bring an entrepreneurial and driving spirit and sophisticated communication and relationship skills, practised in operating at a strategic level. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Please note all applications submitted will be shortlisted anonymously by our recruiting panel, so please ensure that your name and personal details are not included in your supporting statement, otherwise we will not be able to consider your application.