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    Associate Product Manager, Platform - Bethesda, United States - Teaching Strategies, LLC

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    Be a Part of our Team

    Join a working family that is dedicated to the mission of the work we do

    Teaching Strategies is an innovative edtech organization focused on connecting teachers, children, and families. As front runners in the early childhood education market, we build dynamic, top-quality digital products that integrate all of the essential elements of a high-quality solution: curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family engagement. We are building a team of results-oriented individuals who will thrive in a collaborative, work-hard/play-hard culture. We pride ourselves on the impact we have on the early childhood field through supporting teachers who are doing the most important work there is, teaching children to become creative, confident thinkers.

    Position Overview

    Do you get excited about the prospect of collaborating with two pizza-sized agile teams to build intuitive products that solve meaningful problems impacting society? Do you want to apply design thinking best practices and the latest technology to help elevate the teaching and learning experience for early childhood education? We're looking for passionate and intellectually curious Associate Product Managers with experience building digital SaaS and/or consumer products who are ready to roll-up their sleeves and join our team

    Based anywhere in the U.S. and reporting into our growing Product Management team, Associate Product Managers work to create new product experiences and functionality across one or more of our key ecosystem pillars spanning assessment, teacher experience, family engagement, professional development, data & reporting, and platform services.

    You will help drive the product vision from back-of-the-napkin ideation through launch in close collaboration with design / UX, engineering, internal stakeholders, other Product Managers, and customer end-users. You will assist in identifying and building digital solutions that are usable, feasible, and add demonstrable value to teachers, families, and children.

    You will be responsible for understanding the needs of customer end-users, business objectives, and breaking down complexity into well-articulated user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria with our technology team. You will represent the voice of the customer and help drive decision making in partnership with Senior Product Managers.

    Specific Roles & Responsibilities:

    • Wear an "Associate Product Manager" hat for one or more agile scrum team​(s)
    • Collaborate with Product Managers, UI/UX, Engineers, internal stakeholders, and customers to create solutions to meaningful customer and business problems
    • Translate high-level vision and solution designs into user stories w/ clear acceptance criteria and necessary requirements that are ready for development to begin
    • Engage with customers and customer-facing stakeholders as-needed to validate new concepts and prototypes, collect beta feedback, and inform short- and long-term prioritization decisions​
    • Work directly with Senior Product Managers and Engineering Managers to ensure the product backlog is groomed and prioritized to best achieve product vision and org goals​
    • Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, QA, and DevOps to build the context and confidence to prioritize user stories, bugs, security issues, tech debt, and other key items for the scrum team​
    • Track and report on product health metrics, progress to OKRs, and roadmap milestones
    • Actively understand, communicate, and manage risk
    • Assist Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Marketing, and Product Support w/ translating technical details for tech and non-tech audiences (e.g., release notes, KB updates, training, etc.)​
    • Attend all agile scrum ceremonies and represent the voice of the customer
    • Support Product Managers with market research, competitive analysis, product usage analysis, and product discovery research as needed
    • Partner with customer support and partner success teams to serve as a go-to resource for prioritizing strategic feedback and engaging in continuous discovery

    Qualifications:

    • 2+ years of relevant work experience designing and delivering SaaS or consumer software products in cross-functional teams, preferably on a product management team in a digital native company
    • 1+ years of experience working with cross-functional agile/scrum teams as a product manager in an agile development environment
    • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, agile environment
    • The ability to drive decision making and be seen as a trusted thought-partner with Engineering, QA, Design, and Product leaders
    • Able to produce results independently as well as collaboratively in a cross-functional team
    • Experience working side-by-side with software developers, making good prioritization decisions, and creating feedback loops to determine the efficacy of your solution
    • Bachelor's degree (CS, Engineering, UI/UX are a plus)
    • Experience working in early childhood education or educational measurement is a plus

    Why Teaching Strategies

    At Teaching Strategies, our solutions and services are only as strong as the teams that create them. By bringing passion, dedication, and creativity to your job every day, there's no telling what you can do and where you can go We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible work schedules, opportunities to engage with co-workers, access to career advancement and professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in the communities we serve.

    Let's open the door to your career at Teaching Strategies

    Some additional benefits & perks while working with Teaching Strategies

    Teaching Strategies offers our employees a robust suite of benefits and other perks which include:

    • Competitive compensation package, including Employee Equity Appreciation Program
    • Health insurance benefits
    • 401k with employer match
    • 100% remote work environment
    • Unlimited paid time off (which includes paid holidays and Winter Break)
    • Paid parental leave
    • Tuition assistance and Professional development and growth opportunities
    • 100% paid life, short and long term disability insurance
    • Pre-tax medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
    • Voluntary life and critical illness insurance

    Teaching Strategies, LLC is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer of Minorities, all Genders, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.



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