Platform Product Manager

Summary

Join HyperionDev, a leading provider of accelerated tech education, as a Product Manager to drive the strategic development and success of B2B and B2C digital products. You will significantly impact product evolution and user experience, guiding products from conception to launch. This full-time role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience as an individual contributor product manager, a deep understanding of product discovery and delivery techniques, and a strong technical background. You will collaborate with engineering teams, designers, and business partners. HyperionDev offers a hybrid work environment, opportunities to learn new tech skills through their coding bootcamps, and the chance to work with world leaders in edtech.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience as an individual contributor product manager, with a proven track record of delivering value and viable solutions
• Deep understanding of modern product discovery and delivery techniques
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative and constructive relationships at all levels
• A strong technical background, preferably with hands-on coding experience (Python/Java) as well as deep experience with agile and scrum methodologies
• Solid understanding of the technical architecture of platforms, the role of API integrations, and the utilisation of SaaS tools within a company
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and coordination skills
• The ability to clearly communicate requirements, balance risk and hold stakeholders accountable to delivery deadlines

Responsibilities

• Identify new enhancement opportunities, define business and technical requirements, and partner with software engineering teams to develop, test, and execute plans
• Lead design and development efforts by conveying a vision to the team, outlining requirements in a product backlog, and prioritize it based on business value
• Dive deep into the data, becoming a subject matter authority in our key performance indicators
• Develop a solid understanding of the team’s existing technical implementations and operational processes, and use that knowledge combined with data-driven insights to create informed requirements for new customer-facing features, product enhancements, and improvements
• Establish strong working relationships with engineering teams, designers, and business partners across the company. It’s critical that you be able to effectively communicate technical concepts to both software developers and non-developers / business partners
• Plan and implement data-gathering activities to ensure the product is meeting customer and business needs
• Be able to handle complex, sensitive and fast changing assignments
• Investigate, test, and deliver new technical solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• University degree preferred
• Previous startup and EdTech experience is a plus, especially with a focus on developer education
• Experience with LLM or Generative AI
• Previous experience with Video Game Technology

Benefits

• Hybrid work : We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus
• Learn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps
• Join the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies
• Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it