Director, Product Management

Discovery Education; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Education in Bath, UK is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead the Math & Literacy portfolio across DreamBox products. As a senior product leader, you will define long-term strategy and drive portfolio priorities in collaboration with Curriculum, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Sales.

You will build and develop a team of product managers and curriculum designers, establish OKRs, and guide investments to improve learning outcomes and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive product management experience in multi-product portfolios.
• 5+ years of experience leading product managers and curriculum professionals.
• Experience developing portfolio strategy to improve adoption, retention, and business performance.
• Experience leading roadmap prioritization and cross-functional alignment with exec leadership.
• Experience partnering with engineering on technically complex products and applying AI or emerging tech to improve product development.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-year product vision and investment priorities for the portfolio.
• Own the roadmap and lifecycle across all portfolio products.
• Align product plans with growth, retention, and business performance goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing cross-functional team.
• Communicate strategy and progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Business insight

Drives results

Develops talent

Collaborates

Education

Bachelor’s degree + MBA preferred

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilledDirector, Product Management to lead our supplemental Math & Literacy product portfolio, spanning DreamBox Math, DreamBox Reading Park, Reading Plus, and Doodle. As a senior product leader, you will define and drive the long‑term strategy for products that deliver measurable learning outcomes for students while supporting sustainable growth for Discovery Education. This highly visible role partners closely with Curriculum, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and senior leadership to establish portfolio priorities, guide investment decisions, and advance product innovation. You will build, lead, and develop a team of product managers and curriculum designers responsible for the ongoing maintenance, enhancement, performance, and growth of the portfolio.

In This Role You Will:

Strategic Product Leadership

• Define and drive the multi-year product vision, strategy, and investment priorities for the Math & Literacy portfolio
• Align the portfolio with Discovery Education’s business objectives, customer needs, market opportunities, and learning efficacy goals
• Evaluate emerging technologies, AI capabilities, competitive trends, and market insights to inform strategic decisions

Portfolio Management

• Own the roadmap and product lifecycle across DreamBox Math, DreamBox Reading Park, Reading Plus, and Doodle
• Balance maintenance, modernization, enhancement, and new feature investment across the portfolio
• Prioritize portfolio investments based on customer value, product performance, organizational capacity, and expected business outcomes

Business Planning

• Develop business cases and portfolio plans that balance product investment and expected return
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to align product plans with sustainable growth, retention, and business performance goals

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of product managers and curriculum designers
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, curricular rigor, innovation, and product excellence
• Build organizational capability through talent development, effective resource allocation, and succession planning

Executive and Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate product strategy, portfolio performance, investment recommendations, and roadmap priorities to stakeholders and senior leadership, including the SVP of Product
• Build consensus and align organizational leaders around portfolio priorities, trade-offs, and desired outcomes

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Engineering, Design, Curriculum, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to align priorities and support seamless product delivery
• Guide cross-functional decisions related to scope, staffing, risk, technical considerations, and user experience

Growth and Customer Outcomes

• Identify opportunities to increase product usage, adoption, renewal, and customer satisfaction across the portfolio
• Apply customer, market, and competitive insights to improve learning outcomes and inform investment decisions
• Champion the needs of educators, students, and administrators throughout the product development lifecycle

Performance and Execution

• Establish and own portfolio-level OKRs, KPIs, product performance measures, and efficacy goals
• Use data, experimentation, and customer insights to guide product decisions and measure results
• Lead cross-functional execution by managing priorities, dependencies, risks, staffing projections, and trade-offs

Core Competencies for Success:

• Strategic Mindset: Anticipates future trends and translates customer, market, competitive, and organizational insights into a clear, long-term portfolio strategy
• Business Insight: Applies commercial, financial, customer, and market knowledge to evaluate opportunities and make solid product investment decisions
• Drives Results: Establishes clear priorities and accountability while mobilizing teams to deliver measurable customer, learning, and business outcomes
• Develops Talent: Builds organizational capability by providing meaningful coaching, feedback, development opportunities, and support to current and future leaders
• Collaborates: Builds effective partnerships across functions and levels, integrating diverse perspectives to create alignment and advance shared outcomes

Credentials and Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive product management experience, including responsibility for complex products, product lines, or multi-product portfolios
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing product managers, curriculum professionals, or multidisciplinary product teams
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing portfolio strategies that support customer adoption, retention, growth, and business performance
• Demonstrated experience leading roadmap prioritization, business planning, product investment recommendations, and resource allocation across multiple products
• Experience presenting product strategy, portfolio performance, and business recommendations to senior and executive leadership
• Experience partnering with engineering teams on technically complex products and applying AI or emerging technologies to improve product development efficiency or customer value
• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, education, product management, or a related field, with an MBA or advanced degree preferred; familiarity with mathematics or literacy curriculum, instructional design, or educational technology strongly preferred
• Legal right to work in the United Kingdom

This role is designed to be hybrid in Bath, UK.

The hiring range for this position is between £88,000 - £99,050 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for an Annual Bonus.