Professional Learning Product Manager

About Illustrative Mathematics:

At Illustrative Mathematics (IM), we are dedicated to creating a world where all students have access to high-quality, engaging, and equitable mathematics education. IM seeks to ensure that students, particularly students in  historically under-resourced areas, and their teachers have access to aligned, grade-level, mathematics curriculum resources, and that teachers experience professional learning that leads to enduring mathematical learning for their students.

Position Overview:

Position Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote - United States only

Salary: $95,000-$105,000 -- Exempt

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Professional Learning Product Manager who will oversee professional learning products from inception to implementation. This individual is an equity driven collaborator who gently navigates big picture thinking while managing intricate, relevant details, and brings teamwork, diplomacy, adaptability, problem-solving, and strategic thinking to their work every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of PL product initiatives in various formats (e.g., print, digital, video, etc.).
• Work with the Sr. Director, Product Strategy to define and execute a comprehensive PL product roadmap, ensuring alignment to the company’s strategic goals that will meet expectations for consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of delivery.
• Help monitor product performance, analyze user feedback and data, and drive iterative improvements and feature enhancements.
• Work with the Sr. Director, Product Strategy to plan and oversee market research and analysis to identify customer needs, market opportunities, and competitive landscape.
• Collaborate with Implementation Programs, Client Success, Product Engineering and Brand and Communications on various steps of the product life cycle.
• Manage staff and resources effectively and efficiently.   

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business, Marketing, or related field. 
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager in educational or educational technology publishing (or a related industry) developing product roadmaps to define and determine strategy, guide the development, release, and expansion of products, meet end-user needs, business goals, and stakeholder requirements.
• Experience with Customer Relations Management (CRM), Content Management Systems (CMS), and digital platforms.
• A track record of success with curriculum-based professional learning and adult learning.
• Experience collaboratively and effectively working with technical and non-technical partner teams to oversee delivery of product solutions
• A strong understanding of the K-12 education space and instructional design, practices and product, and user life cycles 
• Must reside in and be legally authorized to work in the USA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with IM’s K-12 classroom implementation
• Basic knowledge of software engineering workflows
• Background in technology, UX, and/or user research
• Strong computer skills with cloud-based systems, especially Google Workspace applications, Zoom, Asana, and Slack

Why IM?

• Mission-Driven Work: Contribute to meaningful projects that help shape the future of math education for millions of students and educators worldwide.
• Innovative Environment: Join a passionate, diverse team and work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative, remote-first setting
• Growth Potential: Opportunities for learning, development, and advancement within a rapidly growing organization.

Please complete all areas that are indicated as required (*) on the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Illustrative Mathematics is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not discriminate against any applicant, candidate, or staff member on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

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