Vice President of Product Management

About Us

Our mission is to make education accessible and over the last two decades Study.com has become the leading online education platform delivering a personalized learning experience across a broad continuum of education for over 30 million students, instructors, and professionals every month.

As a member of the Study.com team, you’ll help empower millions of learners to achieve their education and career goals. We focus on increasing access to education because we know information is the ultimate equalizer and that education is key to upward mobility. Every minute a learner enrolls in a course and our College Accelerator solution. Study.com has collectively saved students $132 million in college tuition.

You’ll also be part of a company dedicated to contributing to society. Study.com has donated $23 million in-kind value across social impact programs, including matching employee contributions to non-profit organizations and millions to help schools during the pandemic.

At Study.com, we know that strong communities are built on the power of our diversity and we respect and strive to understand for the diverse identities, race, ethnicities, backgrounds, and perspectives of our team members. And our work and company culture have been consistently recognized, including:

• Inc. Best Place to Work
• Fortune Great Places to Work – Best Workplaces in the Bay Area
• Golden Bridge Awards – Gold Winner, Corporate Social Responsibility
• San Francisco Business Times & Silicon Valley Business Journal – Best Places to Work

Study.com is searching for a Vice President of Product Management who is excited and passionate about our mission of making education accessible.   This position will report to the Chief Product Officer and will be a collaborative, hands-on, motivating leader, who will drive both the business and product strategy for a significant portion of our direct-to consumer business. The Vice President of Product Management will lead and coach our product teams to deliver exemplary results against our product plans, collaborate with leadership to create the right product vision and strategy to win in our various user segments and product lines, as well as coordinate with stakeholders across the organization to set revenue goals and determine business priorities.  Serving as a General Manager for a portion of our B2C business, this position will be a key leader in the organization and create the overall roadmap and update on an as-needed basis. 

Our Product Management team’s core mission is to delight customers and grow market share by creating evidence-based product strategies that identify new products, features, and services. We obsessively seek to understand customers’ perspective, are business savvy, have a bias toward data-driven action and can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development. Product managers also serve as the product owners for our product teams, helping lead cross-functional product development teams on a day-to-day basis.

We value the following traits in our product management leaders:  

1. Stewards: We put the needs of our customers and our business ahead of our own egos
2. Leaders:  We lead by example, inspiring and motivating those around us
3. Hi-Lo: We are both strategic and hands-on, detail-oriented when necessary.
4. Generalists:  We are equally comfortable working on all parts of the product stack
5. Evidence-driven: We base our ideas on data and measure the results of those ideas.
6. Resource-aware: We are resource efficient in everything we do.  

Responsibilities

• Serve as a general manager for a portion of our B2C business, including coordinating product, marketing, content, and services needed to achieve revenue goals.
• Work with leadership to create and evangelize a product vision, strategy for the business
• Create the overall roadmap and update as needed.
• Manage backlogs across multiple product teams
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to solve complex problems.
• Review business and product results consistently with leadership, suggesting changes to the business or product plans.
• Manage, motivate, coach, and develop a team of product managers.
• Step in for your product managers as team product owners when necessary.

Requirements

• Passion and alignment with our core mission of making education accessible.
• 10+ years product management experience managing multi-team product strategy and creating roadmap.
• Ownership of revenue goals with proven track record of successful growth
• Demonstrated experience in building, managing, motivating, and developing a team.
• Consumer SaaS product experience as well as experience in one of the following areas:
  • EdTech and e-learning
  • Digital content and media, (focus on video)
  • Other direct-to-consumer business models
• Scrum-certified with extensive knowledge of agile development methodologies
• Experience with SEO, growth product execution, content strategy development, machine learning/adaptive learning is a huge plus.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a direct impact on the business at Study.com and our core mission of making education accessible!

Please Note: Our primary concern is for the health and well-being of our employees, as well as candidates. Given ongoing COVID concerns, new employees are being onboarded and working remotely. Once we return to the office, this position will be located in our office in Mountain View, CA.   Study.com will be implementing a hybrid model that will include both in-office and remote work.

In addition, Study.com will be requiring all employees be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. If an accommodation is required, please speak with a member of the People Team.

Life at Study.com

At Study.com, you'll join an Agile team, making a big impact in a cross-functional, collaborative environment where team members wear different hats and regularly interact with senior leadership. We get things done and move quickly.

Study.com’s team members, together with our Study Studio network of instructors, tutors, subject matter experts, video animators, and editors, have developed 1.5 million learning resources on our platform. This includes micro-lessons, videos, flashcards, lesson plans, worksheets and more, fueling 16 million hours of learning engagement a year.

We are in the heart of downtown Mountain View, just a few steps from the Caltrain station. And regardless if we are in the office or sheltered at home, we have comprehensive health and wellness benefits. We offer ongoing education and professional growth opportunities, including a life-long membership to Study.com. You can also expect:

• 100% paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employees
• 401(k) with employer match
• 20 - 30 PTO days each year (increases with tenure)
• 10 paid holidays
• Work at home setup stipend
• Company-sponsored gym memberships
• Free Caltrain Pass
• Tuition reimbursement and gift matching programs

 Study.com provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran or disability status. In addition to federal law requirements, Study.com complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Additionally, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with applicable state and local laws.