Product Manager

Summary

Join Great Minds as a Product Manager and play a pivotal role in developing and executing the strategy for a Math product. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Product, you will be the voice of the customer, using qualitative and quantitative data to guide product development. Responsibilities include market research, competitor analysis, roadmap development, and product launch. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including content, editorial, marketing, and sales. Success in this role requires a deep understanding of the K-12 education market and experience in product development and digital product management. The position is full-time and remote.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience working in education publishing with a track record of success in product development, digital product management, curriculum development and/or project management, preferably in the K-12 education market
• Experience in K-12 edtech, proficient in practices such as Agile and human-centered design
• Experience in an editorial or media environment with an understanding of the challenges unique to the transformation of print materials to a digital format
• Deep respect for and alignment to the philosophy, instructional design, and pedagogy of Great Minds’ knowledge-building vision
• Ability to navigate the Great Minds climate, where leadership often drives product vision and roadmap decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including customers, sales team, content development teams, software engineers, and senior leadership that require a sophisticated level of sensitivity and excellent judgment
• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making skills to anticipate challenges, issues, or opportunities
• Ability to work on cross functional teams with a collaborative approach, equally comfortable talking content development with writers, tech with developers, user experience with designers, copy and positioning with product marketers, and numbers with finance and marketing
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to think about ROI, strategic pricing, and the potential value of ideas to help the team prioritize where and how to spend limited resources
• Ability to synthesize market, customer, and cross-organizational needs for teams, particularly teams new to product mindset, digital development, and revenue-driven decision-making
• Propensity to understand and know the market and competitors to strategize and think ahead for future opportunities that meet the Great Minds vision
• Capacity to receive and then apply external and internal content feedback from advisors, senior leadership, consultants, and colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills in an all-remote working environment, demonstrating an ability to adapt to a variety of individual communication styles and needs
• Strong organizational habits necessary for successful goal setting, project management, collective decision-making, deadline execution, and record keeping
• Fluency in the use of applications and collaboration tools such as Atlassian JIRA/Confluence, MS Office 365 and Google suite
• Ability to remain flexible in an ambiguous, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Passion for and commitment to the importance of high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum
• Receptivity to feedback with a focus on reflective practice
• Willingness to embrace a mindset that is receptive to the perspectives of others
• Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement
• Proficiency at both working independently and collaborating as part of a team
• Highly collaborative with the ability to consistently exhibit diplomacy, tact, and integrity
• Willingness to bring a proactive problem-solving orientation to every task
• Appreciation for the challenges and victories faced everyday by classroom teachers
• Commitment to collective authorship
• Deep belief that every child is capable of greatness
• Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with the Senior Manager, Product to develop a Math product aligned to the Great Minds knowledge building approach
• Oversee the product management process for a product, including market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch
• Collaborate with the Content & Editorial team to execute the strategy related to state adoptions, pricing bundles, sampling, and open territory/large-district opportunities for a product
• Work with the Senior Manager, Product to determine the go to market strategy and product pricing for a product
• Conceptualize and quantify product vision, including research, market mapping, competitive analysis, market opportunity, and strategic development
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of both customer and business requirements, while partnering with the content area leaders and product operations to leverage overall product management best practices
• Synthesize data, observations, and other research into insights to help advise product strategy
• Define product components, configurations, and pricing (both print and digital) that addresses market needs and optimizes adoption and implementation
• Conduct user testing interviews; coordinate and recruit for pilots to identify problems and validate improvements
• Research the competitive product landscape and education market
• Gather information about buyer and user needs through interviews and customer visits as well as product analytic tools
• Facilitate purposeful feedback gathering initiatives with internal and external customers to inform product priorities
• Raise issues, risks, and dependencies when appropriate with relevant parties, while collaborating to resolve them
• Proactively connect and work with key partners on cross functional teams, including content and editorial, finance, marketing, sales, design, legal, and operations, to ensure alignment of product vision and execution
• Leverage data/analytics to make decisions, driving a process of continual customer feedback
• Monitor the Return on Investment (ROI) and Profit & Loss (P&L) for a product line and raise risks and remedies to the Senior Manager, Product
• Support the development of market share, revenue, pricing, and P&L recommendations for leadership team approval
• Support the required market analysis, and innovation necessary to meet market opportunities and needs
• Provide oversight and ensure alignment between the instructional philosophy, content development and Great Minds’ digital platform in the delivery of features and customer experience
• Support financial analysis and drive business case development for data-driven decisions on investment priorities
• Foster a healthy, strong team culture that values humility, feedback, and alignment to Great Minds mission, including knowledge-building and high-quality instructional materials

Benefits

• Remote work
• The expected base salary range for this position is $83,000-$92,000