What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager, Careers position at Discovery Education UK?
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Product Manager to join our Product Management team. This role will be focused on enhancing our career strategy for supplemental products in the K-12 business.
As the Senior Product Manager for Discovery Education's Career Connect and Strategy products, you will be responsible for leading the development of innovative digital curriculum resources that engage students and empower educators. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including curriculum specialists, instructional designers, developers, and QA testers, to ensure that the products meet user needs and are of high quality.
You will be expected to conduct market research and user testing to identify user needs and inform product decisions. You will also develop and maintain a product roadmap that aligns with company goals and user needs. You will define product requirements through user stories and prioritize them based on business value and user impact. You will work closely with the development team to ensure product features are delivered on time and within budget.
In addition to leading the development of the Career Connect and Strategy products, you will also be responsible for monitoring product performance and user feedback. You will use data to inform product improvements and new feature development. You will work closely with the marketing and sales teams to ensure that the products are effectively promoted and sold to target audiences.
In This Role You Will
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:
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 communities we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, protected veteran status or disabled status, or genetic information.
As the Senior Product Manager for Discovery Education's Career Connect and Strategy products, you will be responsible for leading the development of innovative digital curriculum resources that engage students and empower educators. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including curriculum specialists, instructional designers, developers, and QA testers, to ensure that the products meet user needs and are of high quality.
You will be expected to conduct market research and user testing to identify user needs and inform product decisions. You will also develop and maintain a product roadmap that aligns with company goals and user needs. You will define product requirements through user stories and prioritize them based on business value and user impact. You will work closely with the development team to ensure product features are delivered on time and within budget.
In addition to leading the development of the Career Connect and Strategy products, you will also be responsible for monitoring product performance and user feedback. You will use data to inform product improvements and new feature development. You will work closely with the marketing and sales teams to ensure that the products are effectively promoted and sold to target audiences.
In This Role You Will
- Own the Career Connect (app) and Careers product roadmap
- Apply a strong understanding of career education, exploration, and awareness relevant to students in the different grade bands within K-12
- Partner closely with other product managers to define & develop Discovery Education’s Career content and Career Connect app as it lives and integrates within the broader product portfolio of Discovery Education Experience
- Understand and represent the needs of educators, admins, and students, building them directly into priorities through collaboration with user research, product marketing, data teams, and internal stakeholders
- Get in the weeds to understand our existing product structures and find areas to increase efficacies and improvements that will create more scalability and flexibility of the products
- Build and leverage solid working relationships with business and product stakeholders to facilitate successful product iteration and feature implementation
- Clearly articulates and prioritizes detailed requirements and user stories for engineering and design teams
- Manages tradeoffs to balance user needs and business needs
- Collaborate with other product teams and connect dots across workstreams to ensure a seamless user experience across all areas of the product
- Define key results (KPIs) and gather reporting to measure and communicate success
- Monitor product KPIs and ensure success metrics are being met, identify opportunities for testing and product enhancements based on results
- Maintains a prioritized product backlog based on defined business value, aligning with Product Strategy and resource capacity
- Provide project management leadership during implementation to coordinate release schedules, communicate status, resolve issues, align resources, and meet quality standards
- You have a passion for education and the DE company mission.
- You are willing to wear many hats and be a team player across various responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
- You can analyze industry trends and competitor behavior.
- You can prioritize work based on a set of goals and understanding of impact in the market.
- You have experience working on a product team. 5 years of experience in a similar role would be advantageous.
- You’re comfortable working through the ambiguity that comes with new product development
- You can grasp technical concepts and clearly communicate with engineering, design, and curriculum teams.
- You have excellent communication skills.
- You are always willing to learn something new, not rigid in beliefs or expectations.
- You have a demonstrated ability to understand, accept and engage with people of different backgrounds.
- You have a sense of humor because we all need to laugh sometimes.
- Strong preference that you have experience working on a software product that was built or adapted to use in K12 environments
- You have experience driving 0->1 product development, bringing new products & features successfully to market
- You have experience with analyzing data and customer feedback to draw conclusions and create narratives.
- Legal right to work in the United States
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
- 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)
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 communities we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, protected veteran status or disabled status, or genetic information.
