Job Openings Director of Product (Education)

About the job Director of Product (Education)

About the gig

A large part of the success of our client partner depends on quickly adapting their curriculum and portfolio to market needs. The Director of Product Management is a critical role to ensure we have a clear vision and execution when building and updating their products to better meet the needs of our customers and the market.

We’re looking for a Director of Product Management that will be responsible for working with a team of Product Managers and Designers to build the world's best training and upskilling programs. The Director will report to the VP of Product and is Remote-friendly.

As the Director of Product Management, you will be responsible for all aspects of product management, including:

• Defining and communicating the strategy with all involved stakeholders
• Gathering insights about our users and translating them into a prioritized backlog
• Identifying the right success metrics and tracking them
• Problem-solving with cross-functional experts in engineering, education, outcomes, data science

Responsibilities:

  • Manages roadmap and timelines for education and engineering teams
  • Works with data team to identify new opportunities
  • Works with B2B team to manage new opportunities
  • Competitive analysis/assessment of existing programs and curricula
  • Works with outcomes team to translate market trends into learning outcomes requirements
  • Works with Core Edu team to reset learning outcomes of existing verticals
  • Pilot and scale programs and products
  • Manages product management and design aspects of the company
  • Integrates user- and design-driven mindset, design thinking experience throughout the company
  • Enables data-driven, ICE prioritization and development, experimentation & prototyping
  • Turns product strategy into execution through agile methodologies and lean UX principles
  • Requirements
  • Passionate about education and technology! 
  • Comfortable embracing a culture of constant experimentation
  • Really positive, upbeat and social
  • Encouraged by challenges and enjoy having tons of autonomy with no bureaucratic BS
  • A do-er - the moment you get out of bed, you’re getting stuff done
  • Fluent in English & Second Language
  • Can-do attitude and a good sense of humor.
  • Growth mindset and an eye towards continuous improvement
  • Technologies & skills with professional experience:
  • Organized and diligent in execution
  • Problem and project management specialist
  • Have a clear vision of 3-5 years in technology space
  • Experience in applying agile methodologies and product-thinking

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