Reporting to the SVP, Product Strategy & Innovation, the Product Manager will be accountable for a roadmap of capabilities that will help InStride scale innovative workforce education solutions across all of our users: corporate partners, academic partners, working adult learners, and internal teams. The ideal candidate will be able to seamlessly collaborate across product lines and partners and is passionate about building solutions to help our business grow. The role requires a combination of strategic problem solving, analytical prowess, cross-functional leadership, and deep understanding of market dynamics, especially with regard to working adult learners.

Skills we’d love to see you show off:

• Data-driven Decision Making: Strong analytical skills and inclination to use data (or proxy data) to inform decisions and prioritization
• Translating: Ability to translate complex market and business needs into clear product requirements.
• Clear, Tailored Communication: Strong verbal and written communication across a diverse set of partners and team members; writes clearly, succinctly, and in a compelling manner
• Relationship Management: Able to build rapport and trust across stakeholder groups; strong listener who displays emotional intelligence
• Cross-functional Leadership: Experience partnering cross-functionally to effectively ask questions, listen, uncover perspectives, present options, build consensus, and effectuate new ideas
• Project Management and Execution: Designs strong project plans, effectively mobilizes colleagues across teams, and ensures the work is completed on time and to a high standard

Who you are (ideal profile):

• 3+ years of product management or similar experience, preferably in edtech, HR tech, or SaaS
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
• You have an English level of B2+ or higher
• Experience with agile software development practices and experience crafting epics, user stories, building agile processes, backlog management, and roadmap planning
• Understands the value of strong documentation and knowledge management
• Enjoys tackling open-ended, ambiguous problems and delving into new topics, domains, and techniques; can process a large amount of information and distill into recommendations