Senior Product Manager – Createspace, USA Based

DaParrot Ltd; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 108.000 - 129.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible work arrangements

Learning & Growth opportunities

SkillsWave tuition reimbursement

Paid time-off for SkillsWave

Wellbeing support

Retirement planning

Volunteer days

Home internet reimbursements

Employee referral program

Zusammenfassung

D2L is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the success of Creator product features from alignment to delivery and end-of-life. The ideal candidate has a strong software product management background, is a cross-functional leader, strategic thinker, and a continuous learner who can deliver high‑quality software solutions.

This role will execute an existing roadmap and contribute to future planning, collaborating with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer teams to translate

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years’ experience in software product management.
• Strong business and technical skills with market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, enablement and Evangelism.

Aufgaben

• Build and maintain the product and feature roadmaps for Creator products with engineering and design.
• Translate strategy into product requirements and deliver to market.
• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle in an agile environment from use cases to post-release.
• Collaborate with leadership to align roadmap with organizational strategy.
• Engage with stakeholders to collect market input and update backlog.

Kenntnisse

Product Management

Roadmapping

Stakeholder collaboration

Agile development

Go-To-Market planning

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history, and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift.

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized, student-centric experience – and deliver improved retention, engagement, satisfaction, and results for learners of all ages – in schools, campuses, and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns, by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly, by giving customers a platform that is easy, flexible, and smart. No other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns – and by doing so, we will help improve human potential globally.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team – yes, a real person looks at your resume! While we use AI tools internally to streamline tasks like meeting notes, summaries, and administrative work, these tools never rank resumes, make hiring decisions, or influence candidate evaluations.

General Description

The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for the success of their product features, from overall product alignment to specific product requirements through to delivery to the market and end-of-life. The selected candidate will have a strong background in software product management and be a cross-functional leader, strategic thinker, continuous learner, and active contributor with the proven ability to deliver high-quality software solutions to the market.

This role will be instrumental in executing on an existing roadmap as well as contributing to future strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Exercise curiosity and empathy in order to build products that our customers love. Initiate and involve both internal and external stakeholders in user empathy and discovery sessions.
• Develop and maintain the product and feature roadmap for Creator products that consider business viability, value to the customer, feasibility and usability in collaboration with engineering and design
• Solicit inputs for your roadmap by collaborating with engineering, marketing, sales, customer engagement and other stakeholders that addresses pressing customer requirements;
• Work closely with the leadership and strategy teams to translate the organizational strategy, business/market requirements, product backlog into a product roadmap;
• Effectively translate the product vision and roadmap into product requirements for each initiative, including functional needs, supported use cases/workflows constraints, and success criteria;
• Lead the complete product development lifecycle in an agile environment from developing use cases to product delivery in market, to post release and end of life;
• Collaborate with engineering, design, functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure unit objectives are met;
• Demonstrate the ability to drive product innovation, advocate for product direction and build new industry-leading creation products or services
• Ensure all the portfolio’s release candidates meet product requirements;
• Collaborate with customers, Market Strategy, Architecture, Design, Engineering, PMO, Implementation, Support and Marketing teams throughout the product life cycle to ensure new solutions meet our business and market objectives;
• Develop and regularly maintain a data-driven product backlog to deliver on the product vision and roadmap. Regularly collect market input (customers, sales, service, competitive intelligence, etc.) and update the backlog accordingly;
• Conduct feasibility analysis (ROI, etc.), business case development and build/buy/partner evaluations;
• Represent D2L thought leadership at industry events.

Competencies

• Proven progress towards data-backed and measured business outcomes
• Enables, Informs, and Communicates with various teams across the organization
• Collaborates with development and design on features, prioritization, and defects

Skills

• Creates a strategy & vision for larger initiatives, smaller experiences, or smaller cross-cutting initiatives
• Creates roadmaps for tools or smaller experiences aligned to strategy
• Plans, prioritizes, and visualizes thin slices
• Go-To-Market planning
• Acumen with Artificial Intelligence Tools

Education and/or Job Knowledge or Skill Requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated, results-driven strategic thinker, who has strong business and technical skills. You should have demonstrated expertise in Product Management including product planning, market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, enablement, evangelism and product marketing. Typically candidates will have 8+ years’ experience in software product management to meet these requirements.

Base Salary Range

The expected base salary range for a new hire in this role is listed below. The annualized base salary offered is determined by each candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, education, training and experience. It is aligned to ensure both internal and external competitiveness using market data for the geographic location and industry. As part of the total compensation at D2L the role may be eligible for additional benefits including a Wellness Subsidy, Equity Grants, Variable Incentive, and more.

$125,000—$150,000 USD

At D2L, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.

We encourage your application even if you don’t believe you meet every single qualification outlined, because we love to help our people grow and develop!

Why we’re awesome

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our SkillsWave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices Spaces at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne offices.