Assistant Product Manager

Summary

Join Mathspace, a global leader in personalized maths education, as an Assistant Product Manager. You will collaborate with founder-led product teams, bringing product ideas to life by meticulously executing product development and supporting daily operations. Key responsibilities include documenting requirements, prioritizing issues, conducting user research, and ensuring smooth releases. You will play a crucial role in streamlining processes and improving team efficiency. This position requires strong communication, organizational skills, and some exposure to digital products. Mathspace offers a flexible remote work environment, a supportive team, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on mathematics education.

Requirements

• A knack for getting into the details without losing sight of the bigger picture
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• An eagerness to learn and grow your product skills
• Some exposure to digital products, ideally through a tech company, internship, or similar role
• Familiarity with task management tools like Jira, Trello, ClickUp, Asana or similar
• Familiarity with various LLM models, prompting techniques and basic evaluation

Responsibilities

• Product Execution Support : Write detailed user stories, document edge cases and product requirements, and manage tickets throughout the development lifecycle
• QA & Testing : Test product features and changes before release, ensuring they meet specs and deliver great user experiences
• Bug Prioritisation : Track and triage bugs, helping to prioritise fixes and communicate impact
• User Research : Assist in conducting user interviews, surveys, and data analysis to uncover user needs and inform product decisions
• Documentation & Communication : Maintain clear documentation and updates that help the team stay aligned and move quickly
• Coordinating Agile Processes : Organise and run daily standup meetings, and help facilitate sprint ceremonies such as planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Cross-Team Collaboration : Work with engineering, design, and customer support to ensure product quality and a clear understanding of requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with design tools (eg. Figma), A/B testing tools, and data visualisation tools (eg. Metabase and SQL)—or interest in learning them

Benefits

• The opportunity to use technology to transform Mathematics education
• Great team – no politics, no egos
• Commitment to work-life balance and flexibility
• Flexible remote work with a Sydney office for a true hybrid experience
• Company-supplied laptop and $500 home office expense set-up
• We partner with pledge1percent.org to donate 1% of time, product and profit to help nonprofits in our community. Each employee has 2.5 days to volunteer with the charity of their choice