Job Title: Product Leadership Internship

Company: Sparx Learning

Location: Exeter, UK (with potential future opportunities in Bristol and London)

Job Type: Full-time Internship

Duration: 12 Months

Salary: £50,000

Eligibility: Graduates and students graduating in 2027

Intake: September 2027

About the Product Leadership Internship

You’ve spent years learning. Now start building.

This isn’t an internship where you watch from the sidelines.

Over 12 months, you will work on real problems affecting millions of learners, build practical product skills and contribute to live work from the start.

Product will be your home throughout the year, while you build a deep understanding of how the rest of Sparx works.

You will start broad, go deep, then bring what you’ve learned back into Product. You will begin by seeing how teams across Sparx work, from education and content to AI, engineering, design and the teams working directly with schools, then spend longer periods embedded in selected teams, taking ownership of live work. Finally, you will work with our Discovery team on new innovations before returning to Product to take ownership of a meaningful piece of work.

For people who thrive during the programme, there may be an opportunity to continue into a permanent role at Sparx.

About the role / what you will be doing

The Product team at Sparx is responsible for understanding which problems matter most, deciding what we should build and why, and bringing different teams together to make it happen.

Our Product people work closely with Engineering, Design, Education, Data and other teams to understand users, make decisions, set priorities and turn ideas into products that improve learning.

At Sparx, product leadership isn’t about arriving with a senior title or managing a large team; it’s about judgement: understanding important problems, making good decisions, taking ownership and bringing people together to solve them.

Your year will look like this:

Autumn Term - Immersion

You will spend a week with each of Engineering, Design, Insights, AI & Prototyping, Modelling, Content Design, Comms, School Success and Discovery, learning how each team works and how Product connects with them.

Spring Term - Rotations

You will spend six weeks in each of School Success, Content Design and AI & Prototyping, taking ownership of real work on live projects.

Summer Term - Application

You will spend six weeks in Discovery before returning to Product for your final two months, bringing together what you’ve learned and taking greater ownership of meaningful product problems.

Who are we looking for

We are looking for graduates and people graduating in 2027 who love learning, work at pace and feel a pull to solve problems that matter.

You don’t need a particular degree, previous Product experience or coding experience. We care much more about how you think, learn and approach problems.

Curiosity & initiative

You show energy and interest in learning new things and exploring ideas.

High ownership, high pace

You take responsibility, move work forward and care deeply about quality.

Action-orientated problem solver

You notice what's broken and feel a pull to fix it, not just talk about it.

Comfort with ambiguity

You can act without perfect information and adapt quickly as new data emerges.

Low ego, highly collaborative

You are reflective, respond well to feedback and draw on others’ expertise when needed.

Thoughtful communicator

You ask great questions, listen well and create clarity from complexity.

Multi-skilled

You bring a broad skillset shaped by interests, projects or experience beyond your core studies or role.

Strong judgement

You make clear calls, prioritise well and challenge respectfully after understanding other perspectives.

How is this different?

High-impact work, properly rewarded

This is not “nice-to-have” work. You will contribute to products used by millions of learners and be trusted with meaningful responsibility from the start. The £50,000 salary reflects that.

Access to senior leaders

You will learn directly from senior leaders, including our CEO and founder, with regular access to feedback, challenge and support.