Associate Director, Product (Education, IRIS Finan

Associate Director, Product (IRIS Financials)

Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Remote, UK

Permanent full time

About IRIS Software Group

IRIS Software Group is one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, supporting over 120,000 organisations across education, finance, HR, and payroll.

Within our Education division, IRIS Financials is a market-leading finance platform trusted by over 11,000 schools and Multi-Academy Trusts. We’re now looking for a senior product leader to take this platform to the next level.

The Role

As Associate Director of Product Management, you will define and deliver the vision for IRIS Financials, leading its evolution into a modern, cloud-first SaaS solution.

This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role, combining product vision, commercial thinking, and team leadership to drive growth, innovation, and customer value.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the product strategy and roadmap for IRIS Financials


• Drive platform modernisation and SaaS transformation


• Use customer insight, market trends, and data to shape product direction


• Collaborate with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success


• Ensure delivery of high-impact, customer-centric product outcomes


• Support commercial performance, including growth and retention


• Lead and develop a team of Product Managers


• Ensure compliance with education finance regulations and standards

About You

You are a strategic product leader with a strong track record in SaaS or enterprise software environments.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in senior product management roles


• Proven success delivering product strategy and transformation at scale


• Strong leadership skills with experience managing product teams


• Ability to influence across technical and commercial stakeholders


• A data-driven, customer-first mindset

Bonus if you have:

• Experience with financial systems or ERP platforms


• Knowledge of the UK education or MAT sector


• Experience leading cloud or legacy-to-SaaS transformations

Why Join Us?

• Lead a high-profile, mission critical product


• Play a key role in a major SaaS transformation journey


• Work in a collaborative, growth-focused environment


• Competitive salary, benefits, and flexible remote working

Apply Now

If you’re ready to lead product strategy at scale and make a real impact in education technology, we’d love to hear from you! 

Please note:

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.