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Job type full-time
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At curriculum associates (ca), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and studentsIf you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! above all, we are looking for the right person!
The successful senior product manager will be a key member of the platform product management team and will work closely with the technology, design, research, and editorial teams to evaluate and deliver assessment solutions for customers (students, teachers and school/district administrators); developing a deep understanding of these educator and student needs, communicating product definition and prioritization, working closely with engineering teams to deliver features, and acting upon user feedback to continuously improve the productThe senior product manager—who is a creative, collaborative problem solver—will thrive in our fast-growing and dedicated environment.
The impact you’ll have:
Drive product design end-to-end, working with the product management, design, and development teams, as well as subject matter expertsThis will include researching student and educator user needs, gathering requirements, scoping, and designing creative solutions, articulating, and prioritizing detailed feature definitions
Collaborate with fellow product managers to ensure a cohesive product vision
Effectively present product plans, ideas, and designs to technical and non-technical stakeholders for feedback
Collaborate with ux team to define new user interfaces and product flows
Own prioritization of the product backlog, including translation of roadmap features into epics/user stories, preparing for the release or program increment (pi) planning
Work with assigned engineering scrum teams to plan workflow, define user stories and acceptance criteria, and review test plans
Monitor product usage and interact regularly with support teams and educators to analyze product feedback and build product knowledge
Stay abreast of trends, key issues, competitors, and partner offerings
What we’re looking for:
Minimum of 5–7 years product management experience or product owner in an agile development environment; strong preference for experience with clients in a saas environment
Proven ability to develop product ideas based on multiple quantitative and qualitative inputs and make decisions that solve user needs after consuming and analyzing the input from various sources
Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated experience turning data into actionable insights
Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across stakeholders both technical and non-technical
Terrific organizational, problem-solving and time management skills
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced software development environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of edtech and educational assessment industries is a plus
Med or mba preferred
