Principal Product Manager: Edmentum Career

Edmentum Inc; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational technology firm is seeking a Principal Product Manager to drive product strategy and implementation for their Career Connected Learning product. Responsibilities include developing product roadmaps, influencing cross-functional teams, and managing profitability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SaaS product management, especially in the K-12 market. This is a remote position with a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $200,000 USD.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company matching

Flexible Time Away Program

Paid holidays and wellness days

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in building SaaS products in the K-12 market preferred.
• Experience guiding teams in a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial statements for recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of creative product road maps.
• Manage profitability and performance using financial metrics.
• Represent the Company and its mission at industry events.

Skills

Inspirational leadership skills

Excellent written communication

Results-based leadership

Agile product methodologies

Interpersonal relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, education, computer science or equivalent

MBA

Job description

Principal Product Manager: Edmentum Career

United States

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

WHAT IS THE POSITION

As a member of a fun and close-knit Product Management team, you will understand the market, user need, analyze data, identify trends, create strategies, lead cross-functional programs, measure impact, and drive wide-scale product implementation for Edmentum’s Career Connected Learning product. You will be a thought leader, overseeing complex technical products, collaborating with best-in-class designers and engineers who build leading educational technology solutions using latest technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. You will partner with Sales and Marketing to establish solid go-to market strategies for new and/or existing products in a time of rapid growth and acceleration. You are recognized as the resident expert and are actively teaching and mentoring others across the organization. Our Product Managers are the leaders and public champions of our products who help bring the Edmentum strategy and vision to life.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead the development of creative, high-quality product road maps based on product strategy and Edmentum’s organizational vision.
• Lead and influence a cross-functional work group that translates corporate/business strategy into product strategy.
• Build and maintain networks with cross functional teams and people outside of your own area of expertise, using your personal style to deliver messages and priorities to influence plans.
• Assume end-to-end responsibility for the strategic value, usability, and performance of the product.
• Understand and manage the profitability and performance of the product using financial metrics (AOV, ROI, CAGR, etc.), other quantitative measures, and qualitative feedback.
• Establish a shared vision across the organization by building a consensus on priorities to enable highly productive execution.
• Represent the Company and its mission professionally and appropriately internally, in public, with media, and at industry-related events.
• Work closely with Product Owners, design, and stakeholders in an agile environment to translate the business vision into features and functionality.
• Work closely with Learning Design, Content Creation, and development teams to prioritize product content.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create go-to-market strategies that include new media marketing tactics to create brand and product awareness in the market.
• Maintain a deep understanding of each product, including its features and functionality to identify new opportunities for growth.
• Annualize educational market and competition based on a synthesis of data from primary and secondary market research, customer feedback, sales and market data, product evaluations, services feedback, and industry networks.
• Proactively analyze and provide resolutions to strategic and tactical opportunities to improve products to meet current and future market demands.
• Maintain working knowledge of industry, market, and competitive landscape.
• Foster a culture of inclusion and cross-functional collaboration.
• Demonstrate integrity, ethics, and a commitment to Edmentum’s mission and values.
• Willingness to travel (estimated up to 30%).

WHAT IS REQUIRED

• Inspirational, motivational, and results-based leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, education, computer science or an equivalent field required.
• MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in building SaaS products.
• Experience in the K-12 Market preferred.
• Experience in the CTE and/or Career Connected Learning market preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in guiding teams in a highly matrixed, highly cross-functional organization.
• 5+ years of experience interacting with customers, strategic partners, and cross-functional groups to understand market and business needs.
• Experience in leading without authority by building relationships.
• Knowledgeable in agile product methodologies and development of artifacts such as user journeys and personas, story maps, and product roadmaps.
• Experience working in or closely with sales teams.
• The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment that encourages experimentation, obsesses over product users, measures success based on outcomes and fosters collaboration to solve problems.
• Ability to interpret and analyze company and product line financial statements and make tangible, P&L-based recommendations and action plans to grow and maintain product lines.
• Maintain working knowledge of industry, market, and competitive landscape.
• Foster a culture of inclusion and cross-functional collaboration.
• Demonstrate integrity, ethics, and a commitment to Edmentum’s mission and values.
• Willingness to travel (up to 30%).

Application Deadline: 1/27/25

Pay range for this role: $140,000 - $200,000 USD

At Edmentum, we are committed to pay transparency. The salary range provided reflects market research, the responsibilities of the role, and alignment with our compensation principles. Actual compensation will be determined based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill sets. All compensation decisions are individualized and based on the specific circumstances of each candidate.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your overall well-being and work-life balance. This includes medical, dental, and vision insurance with various plan options, a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, and a flexible Time Away Program along with 10 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, 1 wellness day, and a winter office closure at the end of December. Additionally, we provide resources to promote wellness, ensuring you have the support you need both professionally and personally. Our goal is to provide a benefits package that helps you thrive in all aspects of life.

Edmentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, status as a disabled, recently separated, Armed Forces service medal or other protected veteran ("covered veteran"), marital status, status regarding public assistance, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Note

As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-powered tools to support our HR team in reviewing, screening, and managing applications. These tools aim to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness, but final decisions are made by our people. Applicants' personal information may be processed by third-party AI tools for tasks like resume parsing, skills matching, candidate ranking, and interview scheduling.