Sr. Director, Product Management at Discovery Education,Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Description:

Location: Virtual • Charlotte, NC, USA
Req Number: Req# 152
Date Posted: Posted Thursday, November 7, 2024

We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Director, Product Management to spearhead product development for our Experience flagship product within our K-12 business unit. As a senior product leader, you will be involved in every aspect of product development, from strategic planning, user and market research, problem definition and prioritization, to product feature design and implementation and metric and KPI measurement. You will oversee a dynamic team of PMs and a robust cross-functional team, driving the future one of our flagship products.

In This Role You Will:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and drive the product vision and strategy for Experience, aligning it with the broader goals of Discovery Education and addressing the needs of classroom teachers, students, admins, and our business.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate product plans, build consensus, and align priorities with stakeholders across the organization. Present strategies and updates to senior leadership.
• Product Development: Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, including planning, budgeting, design, development, and launch of new Experience product and features.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, Design, Curriculum, Marketing, Sales, and other key teams to ensure seamless product delivery and to align on complex trade-offs, scope, and user experience impacts.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the cross-curricular K-12 domain.
• Analytical Rigor: Experience with A/B testing, experimentation and provide data driven insights and deliver recommendations that address opportunities for product improvements.
• Thought Leadership: Leverage user research, competitive analysis, industry trends, and field insights to identify impactful problems spaces and opportunities, and promote data-based decisions.
• Performance Management: Own product OKRs and lead the cross-functional team in execution, managing trade-offs, staffing projections, risks, and ensuring clear, consistent communication.
• Business Acumen: Develop business plans in concert with the product roadmap that balance product investment and return.

Core Competencies for Success:

• Leadership: Proven track record of exceptional people management and the ability to develop and nurture talent.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong ability to develop and articulate a clear product vision and strategy.
• User-Centric: Unique ability to look at things through a customer/user lens, ensuring the product meets the needs of educators, students, and admins and delivers a positive user experience.
• Software Experience: Confidently drive product direction in collaboration with engineering partners.
• Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus across various levels of the organization including executives.

Credentials and Experience:

• Experience: 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing cross-functional teams and delivering educational products, ideally in the edtech space.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license
• Legal right to work in the United States

This role is designed to be hybrid Charlotte, NC.

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At Discovery Education, we are fulfilling our mission of preparing learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today's world.

Serving more than 4.5 million educators and 45 million students, available in approximately half of U.S. classrooms and primary schools in the UK, and more than 140 countries around the globe; we are on a journey to transform teaching and learning though innovative partnerships with school districts, states, ministries of education, and other like-minded organizations.

We have built an award-winning and highly reputable organization because of talented and driven people who work together to accelerate student achievement by tapping into students' natural curiosity and desire to learn by capturing their minds and imagination through the fascination of Discovery.

Why Join Discovery Education?

Discovery Education believes empowering each team member is vital to cultivating high performing, highly engaged teams. Being a part of our team means we partner together to achieve mutual goals. To this end, Discovery Education offers a robust and comprehensive insurance package. You can find a complete listing on our Career Page.

Along with traditional insurance offerings, our inclusive offerings center around:

• Career Development Ownership - Be the driver of your success!
• Continuing Education AND Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Mentorship program and collaboration with veteran leaders
• Constant opportunities for cross-functional training and skill building
• Uncapped career growth

Team Member Wellness – When you feel great, you do great work!

• Leave for life’s moments including 7 recognized holidays
• Take PTO without the vacation guilt
• Up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Annual Winter Holiday Break (typically the last week of December)

This opportunity is perfect for people interested in joining a high-performing, collaborative team, who enjoy a dynamic industry, and are excited about high-impact, project-based work.

Inspired? We would love the opportunity to review your candidacy! Select the blue “Apply Now” button at the bottom left of the screen to begin your application.

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.

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