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