Remote Product Manager: EdTech & Tools for Teachers

University of California - Santa Cruz; California (MO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Remote work option

Job summary

UC Santa Cruz’s Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium seeks a Product Manager to own lifecycle management, end-to-end product strategy, requirements, and long-term integration roadmap for Tools for Teachers and related applications. This role works remotely under a telecommuting agreement and collaborates with consortium members to deliver impactful educational solutions.

You will partner with content and technology teams to translate needs into practical features, guide cross-functional teams,

Responsibilities

• Leads roadmap planning and backlog refinement discussions for the Tools for Teachers product and other applications with members, various internal stakeholders, and the Director for Tools for Teachers.
• Operationalizes requirements into a roadmap for Tools for Teachers product and other applications in partnership with content and technology teams; sizes and prioritizes enhancements with the technology team; and ensures roadmap alignment to member needs and organizational strategy.
• Leads efforts in evaluating new technologies and industry trends as they emerge based on educational assessment market and competitive analysis; evaluates application to current Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers product.
• Identifies emerging market targets and serves as the primary contact and / or lead for discussions and negotiations, with support from technical SMEs across content and technology.
• Monitors product and applications development life cycle in terms of both member satisfaction, technology, and content from initiation through delivery, interfacing on technical matters with SMEs and membership.
• Interacts with executives on matters concerning innovation, product investment, and / or customers for Tools for Teachers and other applications.
• Leads the identification of additional opportunities for value-added innovative product and service features and workflows based on customer / member interaction, market analysis, and feedback.
• Identifies, organizes, and leads technical and educational discussions with key advisory groups and other customers / members

Job description

UC Santa Cruz’s Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium seeks a Product Manager to own lifecycle management, end-to-end product strategy, requirements, and long-term integration roadmap for Tools for Teachers and related applications. This role works remotely under a telecommuting agreement and collaborates with consortium members to deliver impactful educational solutions.

You will partner with content and technology teams to translate needs into practical features, guide cross-functional teams,