Product Owner

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent learning technology company is seeking a Product Owner to enhance its K-8 ELA and Math adaptive practice program. This fully remote role involves participating in Agile teams, prioritizing product features, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure high-quality educational solutions. Ideal candidates will have experience in education technology and robust project management skills.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in cross-functional product development teams.
• Knowledge of K-8 education technology market.
• Proficiency in managing product backlog and Scrum ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Agile product development team as Product Owner.
• Craft clear User Stories with Acceptance Criteria.
• Liaise between project teams and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Project Management

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

User Experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

JIRA

Smartsheet

Job description

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HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students’ potential and extend teachers’ capabilities.

HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com

Job Title: Product Owner

Location: Remote- This role may be performed in any state in the U.S.

Who We Are:

HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators, and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students' potential and extend teachers' capabilities. HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries.

What you’ll do:

Working in Supplemental and Intervention Solutions on the Waggle Product Management & Strategy team, the Product Owner will participate in cross-functional product development teams to develop and enhance Waggle, HMH’s K-8 ELA and Math supplemental adaptive practice program. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:

• Contribute to Agile product development team as Product Owner, attending and participating in Scrum ceremonies
• Act as a proxy for the customer, understanding their needs and translating business strategy into actionable tasks and clear communication with the team(s)
• Implement project deliverables and prioritize work based on changing requirements to manage active Sprints, the backlog, and to support delivery of high-quality products on schedule that meet customer needs
• Craft clear User Stories equipped with Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done elements in conjunction with the development teams that align with business goals and timelines and accept completed work.
• Engage with the development team to create prototypes and/or wireframes for new functions or features for validation with existing and/or prospective customers
• Determine feature priority and incremental development and delivery plans through Lean/Agile Product framework. This includes direct customer interactions, field visits, collaboration Marketing, Research, and other key stakeholders.
• Responsible for business alignment sign-off of features prior to production release.
• Liaise between project teams and internal stakeholders (e.g., engineering PO, editorial/learning experience design, UI, UX, marketing, research, QA, etc) to collect and synthesize feedback, manage/align project schedules, and motivate team
• Work collaboratively across the organization to design, implement, and test features
• Collaborate with project managers, product managers, and product development to share processes and increase integration of best practices across teams
• Perform risk assessments and analyses to prioritize and make trade offs to ensure on time project completion while maintaining educational integrity of products.
• Proactively communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels including project documentation, follow up, and status reports to ensure on time deliveries
• Support development team through release and create release documentation to ensure clear communication with stakeholders

What you’ll need:

• 2+ years participating in or managing cross-functional product development teams
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Knowledge of K-8 education technology market, user experience (students and educators), and classroom needs
• Agile Methodology Experience to support the scrum team throughout iterations and attend Sprint Planning and Sprint Review sessions.
• Proficient in managing and prioritizing the product backlog and being present in Backlog Refinement meetings
• Experience with project management tools (e.g. JIRA, Smartsheet, etc)
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Innovative team player with the ability to solve problems proactively and creatively
• Passion for creating innovative technology solutions for students and teachers
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Preferred but not necessary: skills/education/experience/working knowledge

• Teaching experience at the K-12 level
• Comfort understanding and simplifying technical flows for general understanding

How We Work

• Nimble Learning
• Connects With Courage
• Action Oriented

Physical Requirements:

• Mightbeinastationarypositionfor aconsiderabletime (sittingand/orstanding).
• Constantly operates a computer and other officeproductivitymachinery,such as acalculator,copymachine,and computer printer.
• Must beabletocollaboratewithcolleaguesvia face to face,conferencecalls,andonlinemeeting
• Ability to work irregular hours, including weekends, and travel up to 10%

Application Deadline:The application window for this position is anticipated to close on June 13th, 2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date but is not guaranteed.

HMH is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, ethnic/national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, citizenship status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, other covered veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity. We actively participate in E-Verify.

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