What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Product Manager position at Youscience?
Company Description
YouScience® is the leading technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers. Its end-to-end platform, YouScience® Brightpath, connects education with career applications designed to help students unlock their potential for future pathways. YouScience leverages proven research, artificial intelligence, and industry input to help individuals identify their natural talents, validate their skills and knowledge, and get matched with real-world educational and career pathways in high-demand occupations. YouScience is the preferred choice of individuals, parents, educators, and counselors to guide and support educational and career pathways, currently serving more than 9,200 educational institutions, 5,000 employers, and 2.2 million unique customers.
Job Description
YouScience is looking for an experienced and strategic Senior Product Manager to drive the development and execution of world-class software products that deliver exceptional value to our customers. As a key leader within the product team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our product vision, roadmap, and execution, working cross-functionally with stakeholders across the company, including sales, marketing, customer experience, and engineering. Your expertise in EdTech SaaS solutions and agile methodologies will help us scale our impact and drive innovation in education and career readiness.
What You’ll Be Responsible For:
Own the product strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with YouScience’s business objectives and customer needs.
Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and ideation to delivery and post-launch optimization.
Act as a strategic thought leader, driving data-informed decision-making and prioritization.
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment between product vision, customer requirements, and engineering execution.
Engage with customers, educators, and key stakeholders to understand pain points, identify opportunities, and inform product decisions.
Define, track, and optimize key product metrics to measure success and continuously improve the product experience.
Lead agile development practices, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and cross-team communication to drive efficiency and quality.
Ensure seamless go-to-market execution, working closely with sales and marketing to support product launches and adoption strategies.
Champion user experience and customer feedback, ensuring our products deliver exceptional value and usability.
What You’ll Be Great At:
Deep expertise in Agile Development, with hands-on experience in backlog management, user story creation, and iterative product delivery.
Proven success in SaaS product management, with a strong ability to navigate complex, multi-faceted systems.
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to balance priorities, negotiate trade-offs, and align teams around a shared vision.
Experience working with educational institutions (secondary and post-secondary) to design and deliver impactful solutions.
Strong analytical mindset, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of industry-standard product management tools to facilitate collaboration, planning, and execution.
Experience in the EdTech space is a plus, particularly in student career readiness, workforce development, or skills assessment.
Qualifications
5 years of product management experience in a SaaS environment, with at least 2 years in a senior product management role.
Demonstrated ability to lead product vision, strategy, and execution, delivering measurable business outcomes.
Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining strategic focus.
Strong technical acumen, with an ability to translate customer needs into well-defined product requirements.
Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with a strong bias for action and results.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Business, Computer Science, Education Technology, or a related discipline); MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
Extra Credit:
Outstanding presentation and storytelling skills, with an ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and collaborating across disciplines to drive successful outcomes.
Passion for education, career readiness, and workforce development, with a desire to create meaningful impact.
Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with a proactive and adaptable mindset.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and execution focus.
Additional Information
Benefits
- Mission oriented, collaborative culture that lives its company values
- Impact the lives of millions of students
- Flexibility to work remote or at HQ in American Fork, UT
- Ongoing support for continuing education and career development
- Opportunity to work and learn alongside some of the industry’s most passionate innovators
- Great medical, dental, vision benefits
- 15 days paid time off (PTO) per year, paid parental leave
- Up to 22 additional paid company holidays, including the 1st week of July and time off in between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
- 401K
- Monthly home office allowance (including cell phone and internet)
- Community service opportunities with 8 paid volunteer hours per year
Company Values
- We empower others
- We perform as a cohesive championship team
- We are all leaders
- We never stop growing
- We make a positive impact
- We show respect in word and in deed
- We remember that life is bigger than our work
YouScience is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or another legally protected status