Edtech Product Management Job Board

Over 20 years ago, Stride was founded to provide personalized learning — powered by technology. We reached students where they were in their own journeys. We knocked down their barriers to great education. And we gave every learner equal opportunity to succeed — however they defined success. Stride innovated the learning experience with online and blended learning that prepared them for their lives ahead.

Stride is a community of passionate leaders. Whether teachers, engineers, curriculum writers, or financial managers — whatever your expertise or role, we all work to empower futures through learning. And changing the trajectory of learning itself is one of our greatest missions. Join us in developing more effective ways to learn and helping learners build the skills and confidence they need to make their way forward in life.

At Stride, we believe the future of learning is personalized, social, and fun enabled by technology. How people learn is changing, and we need Product Managers who can help us build intuitive, easy-to-use products that help millions of people learn, earn, and live.

Product Management at Stride is growing and transforming. We are creating a culture in which we empower our product team to solve hard problems. Responsibility comes with accountability. We expect our Product Managers to take ownership of the product outcome (not output) as defined by key business and product metrics. We are committed to helping team members with career goals, growth opportunities, and action plans for achieving them via coaching, mentorship, and clear feedback.

We know that innovation thrives on product teams where diverse points of view come together to solve hard problems in ways that are just now possible. As such, we explicitly seek people that bring diverse life experiences, diverse educational backgrounds, diverse cultures, and diverse work experiences. Please be prepared to share with us how your perspective will bring something unique and valuable to our product teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Work cross-functionally to guide curriculum products from conception to adoption and take ownership of the outcome.
• Own the curriculum roadmap informed by business stakeholders, in-depth customer discovery, competitive insights, and a strong grasp of the technical requirements.
• Know your customers deeply. You put yourself in users’ shoes and profoundly understand their pains. You talk to customers a lot, drive value for customers proactively, and understand their explicit and implicit motivations.
• Drive toward simple solutions over complex ones and create clarity over ambiguity. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.
• Be the connective tissue between customers and stakeholders. You will work closely with Engineering, Design, Marketing, Support team, and Sales teams from discovery, development, to Go-to-Market.
•  Create clear and achievable product plans and facilitate teams in executing all aspects of the product lifecycle, from strategy and analysis through development and rollout to in-field use monitoring and end of availability decisions; 
•  Consistently implement a data-action-outcome improvement cycle: gather customer data and feedback, then define and implement improvements based on that data, and carefully measure and evaluate outcomes of those changes to feed further enhancements; 
•  Define, track, and communicate product success metrics that lead to higher academic success, engagement, satisfaction, and business outcomes; 
•  Document and understand users and their needs, and make sure products meet those needs; informed by hands-on user testing, regular conversations with families and schools, and reviews of customer support calls and messages; 
• Monitor and evaluate the EdTech marketplace and larger learning ecosystem, identifying opportunities for product improvement, competitive advantages or disadvantages, innovative technologies and techniques, and implications for the product roadmap; 
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Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Five (5) years of experience in Product Management
• Certificates and Licenses: Pragmatic Product Marketing Certified or equivalent a plus

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience with modern Digital product management approaches – ex: Amazon Working Backwards
• Extensive firsthand experience with design, development, and implementation of Curriculum products
• A total cost of ownership mindset and understand product profitability and value
• Laser focus on the customer
• Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, financial planning, and business operations.
• Analytical mind and great critical thinking skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities and history of success collaborating with executives across an organization.
• Strong leadership and team building skills.
• Work towards results with a passion for technology and continuous delivery.
• Ability to quickly drill down to solve problems and take ownership of the resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically.
• Ability to partner cross functionally to drive complex strategic projects
• Excellent management skills with the ability to work to deadlines and successfully lead multiple initiatives.
• Familiarity with Aha! and/or other product management software
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Ability to clear required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• BS/BA in business, technology, computer science or relevant field.
• MBA is a big plus

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. 

We anticipate the salary range to be $62,974.88 to $111,243.50. The upper end of this range is not likely to be offered, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.