Director of Product

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and communicate a thorough product strategy that aligns with the company's mission and objectives, encompassing the SaaS business platform and student outcomes.

• Utilize AI-powered research tools to identify opportunities for optimization and understand user needs.

• Create and manage a dynamic product roadmap that reflects market trends, user requirements, and business priorities.

• Work in collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure product alignment with company goals.

• Lead and motivate the product management and UX design teams.

• Encourage innovation, teamwork, and continual enhancement within the product team.

• Demonstrate and support the adoption of AI tools, contributing use cases to bi-weekly AI learning sessions.

• Mentor and provide professional growth opportunities for team members.

• Oversee all aspects of product development from initial idea through to launch.

• Employ AI-powered tools for rapid prototyping prior to engineering handoff.

• Collaborate with engineering and stakeholders to prioritize and implement product initiatives.

• Analyze performance metrics and conduct market research and competitive analysis.

• Facilitate seamless user experiences that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.

• Partner with UX designers to ensure design principles meet user and business requirements.

• Collect feedback from educators, administrators, and technology partners.

• Establish strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and minimal processes, with enthusiasm for creating systems and structure in unestablished areas.

• Proven experience in direct, high-trust collaboration with senior leadership on ambiguous and high-stakes decisions.

• Demonstrated product management experience in the development, launch, and scaling of enterprise-level SaaS platforms.

• Familiarity with AI prototyping tools and large language models (LLMs).

• Strong leadership capabilities with experience in building and managing high-performing teams.

• Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Effective communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A passion for education, with a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities within educational technology.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee Stock Options

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with 80% employee coverage and 70% dependent coverage

• Short-term Disability, 100% employer paid

• 401(k) retirement plans with company contribution

• 12-weeks paid parental leave

• Unlimited vacation days

• 12 paid holidays

• Technology Stipend

• Wellness Stipend

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• Professional Development Stipend