Associate Product Manager

Sage Publishing; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sage Pub in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking an Associate Product Manager to help design and launch digital learning tools for the US College market. You will translate customer insights into features, work with cross-functional teams, and apply a data-informed approach to decision making.

You will participate in discovery, planning, UAT, and iteration, ensuring projects stay on track and deliver value. The role emphasizes ownership, curiosity, and a customer-first mindset as you collaborate at the

Qualifications

• Curious, data-informed problem solver with customer focus.
• Ability to coordinate across departments and align stakeholders.
• Willingness to take ownership and accountability in product work.

Responsibilities

• Capture data, conduct research, and coordinate with cross-functional partners to guide new product development.
• Lead project timelines and deliverables to keep initiatives on track.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and QA Analysts on roadmap planning and backlog prioritization.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing for new functionality and validate completed work from the development team.
• Participate in market research, collect requirements, and develop business use cases.
• Influence recommendations on product direction based on risk.

Skills

Curiosity

Data-informed

Customer focus

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership

Job description

As an Associate Product Manager on the US College Product Management team within Digital Learning Solutions, you will contribute to initiatives that support Sage's strategy to accelerate, experiment, and deliver new digital solutions for the US College market. You bring curiosity, attention to detail, and a data-informed approach to problem solving. You listen closely to customers, coordinate efforts among various departments, and help build new features from early exploration through launch and ongoing iteration.

You thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy healthy debate, and adopt a customer-first mentality. You are eager to learn, embrace ownership and accountability, motivated to improve customer experience, and delighted to work at the intersection of content, customers, and technology.

Your New Role:

Key responsibilities:

Support product development

• Support business decisions that guide new product development by capturing data, conducting research, and coordinating with cross-functional partners.
• Assist in leading project timelines and deliverables to help keep initiatives on track.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and QA Analysts on roadmap planning and backlog prioritization.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing for new functionality and help validate completed work from the development team.

Assist in evaluating new product ideas

• Support the early assessment of new product features by participating in market research, collecting requirements, and developing business use cases.
• Influence recommendations on product direction based on risk