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At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation's K8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.
The Senior Product Manager will work closely with thetechnology, design and research teams to deliver solutions that support educators directly and indirectly by providing educators and other CA teams withtools and frameworks to extend the i-Ready platform. They will develop a deep understanding of these educator and platform team needs, communicateproduct definition and prioritization to cross-functional teams, work closely with engineering teams to deliver reporting features, and act upon user feedbackto continuously improve the product. The senior product managerwho is a creative, collaborative problem solverwill thrive in our fast-growing anddedicated environment.The impact you'll have:Manage the organization, prioritization, communication, refinement and delivery of end user facing and internal tooling and capabilities for theplatformDrive product design end-to-end, working with leadership, product management, design, editorial, subject matter experts, development teams, and go-to-market teams. This will include researching internal and external user needs, synthesizing needs into a coherent vision and set of user goals, scopingand designing creative solutions, articulating and prioritizing detailed feature definitions, supporting development processes, and collaborating withgo-to-market teams to deliver features to educatorsTranslate product vision into an actionable plan for engineering by breaking roadmap features into epics and user stories, defining requirements andacceptance criteria, and supporting a scrum team as needed through sprint and quarterly planning and refinement ceremoniesCollaborate with product, design, and user research teams to define new user interfaces and product flows to meet user reporting goals, while ensuringa cohesive product visionEffectively present product plans, ideas, and designs to technical and non-technical stakeholders for feedbackCollaborate with go-to-market teams to communicate the vision for upcoming features and ensure teams have the product information they need todrive to a successful launchMonitor product usage and interact regularly with internal stakeholders and educators to analyze product feedback and build product knowledgeStay abreast of trends, key issues, competitors, and partner offeringsWhat we're looking for:Minimum of 5+ years product management experience or product owner in an agile development environment; strong preference for experience withclients in a SaaS environment and working with backend features, capabilities and frameworksProven ability to develop product ideas that solve user needs based on input from various sources (e.g., stakeholder feedback, quantitative andqualitative data analysis) and technology and architecture team inputsDemonstrated ability to effectively navigate and collaborate across both technical and non-technical stakeholders, synthesize feedback, and drive todecisionsExcellent analytical skills with turning both quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insightsTerrific organizational, problem-solving and time management skillsAbility to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced software development environment, proficiency with agile methodologies like Scrum and KanbanKnowledge of EdTech industry and is a plu
