Fast Facts

Kiddom is seeking a Vice President of Product to lead the development of an innovative educational platform, focusing on product strategy that integrates curriculum management and leverages AI for enhanced learning experiences.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include defining product vision and strategy, driving platform development, implementing AI innovations, and leading a product team to ensure successful execution of product initiatives.

Skills: Candidates must have over 10 years of product management experience, with expertise in scaling SaaS products, strong technical skills, and understanding K-12 curriculum standards.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include experience with AI/ML implementation in educational tools, exceptional leadership capabilities, and a deep passion for enhancing educational outcomes.

Location: The position is located in San Francisco, California.

Compensation: $200000 - $400000 / Annually

About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

Role Overview

The VP of Product will shape and execute Kiddom’s product strategy with a focus on platform development, curriculum integration, and leveraging AI to transform education. You’ll lead a cross-functional team in creating innovative solutions that align with curriculum standards, enhance teaching effectiveness, and improve student outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to impact the future of education by scaling a platform that brings together educators, students, and administrators with cutting-edge tools.

Key Responsibilities

Product Vision & Strategy

• Define a bold product vision for Kiddom that integrates curriculum delivery, platform scalability, and AI-driven personalization to address the needs of educators and students.
• Develop a product roadmap that strengthens Kiddom’s position as a leader in curriculum-based education technology.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI for adaptive learning, predictive analytics, and automated administrative workflows to improve educational outcomes and user experiences.
• Collaborate with educators, administrators, and district partners to ensure Kiddom’s solutions align with curriculum standards like Common Core, NGSS, and state-specific frameworks.
• Stay at the forefront of trends in curriculum design, education technology, and AI to shape forward-thinking product strategies.

Platform Development

• Drive the evolution of Kiddom’s platform architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and interoperability with other education tools and systems.
• Partner with engineering to prioritize technical investments that enhance the platform’s performance and reliability.
• Lead the integration of third-party tools and content providers to expand the ecosystem and enhance user value.
• Ensure that the platform supports seamless curriculum customization and delivery for schools and districts at scale.

AI-Driven Innovation

• Identify and implement opportunities to use AI to provide actionable insights to educators, such as automated grading, content recommendations, and predictive student performance analytics.
• Build AI-driven tools that enable personalized learning experiences for students, aligning with their unique strengths and needs.
• Ensure ethical, transparent, and responsible use of AI in all product implementations.

Leadership & Team Development

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing product team, fostering collaboration across engineering, design, curriculum, and data science teams.
• Act as a cross-functional leader, working closely with sales, engineering, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure Kiddom’s product meets the needs of educators and district stakeholders.
• Cultivate a customer-obsessed culture within the team, ensuring that educator and student feedback drives product decisions.
• Execution & Delivery
• Drive the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery to launch, ensuring products are delivered on time and achieve intended impact.
• Define and track KPIs to measure product success, iterating based on data and customer feedback.
• Ensure all products and features are designed for accessibility, equity, and usability for diverse education environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles within SaaS, education technology, or related fields.
• Proven track record of developing and scaling platform-based products.
• Deep understanding of K-12 curriculum standards and how they translate into digital tools for instruction and assessment (Nice to Have)
• Experience implementing AI/ML capabilities into SaaS products, with a focus on practical, user-centered applications in education.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to collaborate closely with engineering teams on complex platform challenges.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a history of building and empowering high-performing teams.
• Passion for education and a commitment to empowering educators and students through innovative solutions.

$200,000 - $400,000 a year

Salary range is dependent on geography, past experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

-Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day:

-Competitive salary

-Meaningful equity

-Health benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance

-10 paid sick days per year

-Unlimited vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.

-Paid family leave after birth/adoption of caretakers and minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.