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Product Manager

At Boundless Learning we are empowering our partners to deliver exceptional experiences that expand opportunities for learners around the world. We put learner success at the heart of everything we do, empowering our partners to deliver personalized, learner-centric experiences that boost access and create economic mobility. At Boundless Learning you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with passionate, diverse teams, where your ideas are valued, and your expertise is respected. Join us on this meaningful journey towards transforming education and making a lasting difference in the lives of learners worldwide.

What we are looking for: 

The Product Manager (PM) will join Boundless Learning’s Product and Technology group - which has direct responsibility for the quality of the products we build and support, from inception to launch. 

Specifically, the PM will work with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, data analysts and researchers and will foster strong, collaborative connections with business leaders.  We are looking for an extremely entrepreneurial individual with a bias for action and completion and a desire to move quickly. 

With your experience working in Agile & product-centric organizations, you will provide leadership to project teams to ensure the successful delivery of digital experience solutions, across multiple channels including web and mobile. 

Displays strong leadership, organizational and execution skills 
Drive the planning and execution of digital products throughout their lifecycle, collaborating across disciplines (business, technology) on the product roadmap development, requirements gathering, and release planning 
Engages customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to determine business requirements, technical considerations, and strategic objectives 
Is the primary driver for identifying significant opportunities, and driving product vision, strategies and roadmaps in the context of broader organizational strategies and goals 
Incorporates data, research and market analysis to inform product strategies and roadmaps 
Leads and motivates a team of engineers and other cross-functional representatives, and maintains team health

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To: 

Support the build, launch, and operationalization of products 
Support continued development of Boundless Learning’s white label marketplaces 
Engage with partners as part of the innovation pitch and launch team to define product features and address technical questions 
Work cross functionally across relevant Boundless Learning teams 
Work closely with development teams to ensure successful product implementations 
Lead delivery of large-scale projects and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously. 
Contribute to new product strategy  
Translate complex analysis to simple communications 
You will establish product requirements, goals, indicators, and milestones and work in partnership with other teams to work on your roadmap 
Envision, manage and communicate priorities, roadmap and product strategy to business and technology stakeholders 
Identify and actively build connections with relevant subject matter experts across the company to surface insights, to get them excited about what your team is building, and to pave the way for smoother future rollouts 
Gain a holistic understanding of customers’ needs and identify the most optimal user experience required to support that, with a keen eye for building a beautiful, scalable product

Ensure successful product launches with go-to-market activities and post-launch analysis to inform future product direction 
Serve as a product owner on the scrum team(s) and work with engineers to deliver a quality product on time

Things That Should Be In Your Background: 

You have 2+ years of experience in product management 
Degree in Product Management or equivalent 
Agile product certifications (e.g. Certified Scrum Product Owner or Certified SAFe PO/PM) or equivalent experience  
Knowledge of technical engineering concepts (i.e., test-driven development, continuous delivery, etc.)  
You have a passion for delivering an outstanding digital product experience in managing the end-to-end product lifecycle to coordinate successful product launches  
You empathize with users and thrive when analyzing & understanding partner feedback and collaborating with UI/UX designers 
You enjoy digging deep into the data, analyzing user feedback and using these insights to drive product improvements 
You have demonstrated experience in gathering and transforming product requirements into an actionable product roadmap 
You have a talent for building cross-functional connections with teams outside of your own 
Experience working and delivering product or services in an agile/lean environment 
You have strong written and verbal communication skills and are great at explaining highly technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences 
You have a can-do attitude, a bias for action and completion and an ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously 
You strike a healthy balance between speed of execution and maintaining a high-quality bar; you perform quality review of major product deliverables and have high standards and strong dedication to product success 
Ability to work under pressure, manage stakeholder expectations appropriately, and proactively manage risks and issues  
Outcomes-motivated, ability to determine Indicators and explain how they can be met by the product plan.