Senior Product Manager - Createspace, USA Based

Talanto; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Learning and growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness subsidies

Job summary

D2L is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the product strategy and roadmap for Creator products. You will lead cross-functional teams to translate strategy into market-ready features and drive end-to-end lifecycle management in an agile environment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software product management experience, strong market insight, and the ability to influence across levels. Base salary ranges from USD 125,000 to 150,000 with potential additional benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software product management experience.
• Experience in market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, enablement, evangelism and product marketing.
• Strong business and technical skills with cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the product and feature roadmap for Creator products with engineering and design collaboration.
• Translate the roadmap into detailed product requirements and manage full lifecycle from concept to market delivery and end-of-life.
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, sales, customer engagement and other stakeholders to address customer needs and drive outcomes.
• Lead agile development, ensure release readiness, and align with strategic goals across the organization.

Skills

Strategy & vision

Roadmaps

Planning & prioritization

Go-To-Market planning

AI tools acumen

Job description

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history, and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift.

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized, student-centric experience – and deliverimproved retention, engagement, satisfaction, and results for learners of all ages – in schools, campuses, and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns, by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly, by giving customers a platform that is easy, flexible, and smart.No other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns – and by doing so, we will help improve human potential globally.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team - yes, a real person looks at your resume! While we use AI tools internally to streamline tasks like meeting notes, summaries, and administrative work, these tools never rank resumes, make hiring decisions, or influence candidate evaluations.

General Description:

The Senior Product Manager willbe responsible forthe success of their product features, from overall product alignment to specific product requirementsthrough todelivery to the market and end-of-life. The selected candidate will have a strong background in software product management and be a cross-functional leader, strategic thinker, continuous learner, and active contributor with the proven ability to deliver high-quality software solutions to the market.

This role will be instrumental inexecuting onan existing roadmap as well as contributing to future strategic planning.

Responsibilities:

• Exercise curiosity and empathy in order to build products that our customers love. Initiate and involve both internal and external stakeholders in user empathy and discovery sessions.
• Develop and maintain the product and feature roadmap for Creator products that consider business viability, value to the customer, feasibility and usability in collaboration with engineering and design
• Solicit inputs for your roadmap by collaborating with engineering, marketing, sales, customer engagement and other stakeholders that addresses pressing customer requirements;
• Work closely with the leadership and strategy teams to translate the organizational strategy, business/market requirements, product backlog into a product roadmap;
• Effectively translate the product vision and roadmap into product requirements for each initiative, including functional needs, supported use cases/workflows constraints, and success criteria;
• Lead the complete product development lifecycle in an agile environment from developing use cases to product delivery in market, to post release and end of life;
• Collaborate with engineering, design, functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure unit objectives are met;
• Demonstrate the ability to drive product innovation, advocate for product direction and build new industry-leadingcreation products or services
• Ensure all the portfolio’s release candidates meet product requirements;
• Collaboratewith customers, Market Strategy, Architecture, Design, Engineering, PMO, Implementation, Support and Marketing teams throughout the product life cycle to ensure new solutions meet our business and market objectives;
• Develop and regularly maintain a data-driven product backlog to deliver on the product vision and roadmap. Regularly collect market input (customers, sales, service, competitive intelligence, etc.) and update the backlog accordingly;
• Conduct feasibility analysis (ROI, etc.), business case development and build/buy/partner evaluations;
• Represent D2L thought leadership at industry events.

Competencies:

• Proven progress towards data-backed and measured business outcomes
• Enables, Informs, and Communicates with various teams across the organization
• Collaborates with development and design on features, prioritization, and defects

Skills:

• Creates a strategy & vision for larger initiatives, smaller experiences, or smaller cross-cutting initiatives
• Creates roadmaps for tools or smaller experiences aligned to strategy
• Plans, prioritizes, and visualizes thin slices
• Go-To-Market planning
• Acumen with Artificial Intelligence Tools

Education and/or Job Knowledge or Skill Requirements:

We are looking for a highly motivated, results-driven strategic thinker, who has strong business and technical skills. You should have demonstrated expertise in Product Management including product planning, market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, enablement, evangelism and product marketing. Typically candidates will have 8+ years’ experience in software product management to meet these requirements.

The expected base salary range for a new hire in this role is listed below.The annualized base salary offered is determined by each candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, education, training and experience. It is aligned to ensure both internal and external competitiveness using market data for the geographic location and industry. As part of the total compensation at D2L the role may be eligible for additional benefits including a Wellness Subsidy, Equity Grants, Variable Incentive, and more.

Base Salary Range$125,000—$150,000 USD

At D2L, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.

Why we're awesome:

At D2L, we are dedicated to providing you with the tools to do the best work of your life. While some of our perks and benefits may vary depending on location or employment type, we are proud to provide employees with the following through #LifeAtD2L:

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our SkillsWave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices Spaces at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne offices.