Product Manager

The Product Manager will be at the intersection of strategy, execution, and customer experience, using data to drive decision‑making and align business goals with user needs. They will partner closely with engineering, content, and operations to define product requirements, manage backlogs, and ensure a seamless customer experience from ideation through launch.

Structured as a remote full‑time salaried position. This position will report to the Director of Product and is eligible for remote work from the United States.

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• Technical aptitude to effectively lead and collaborate with cross‑functional development teams, including software engineers, content developers, and operations specialists.
• Partner with engineering leadership to translate business and user requirements into scalable technical solutions, with clear architectural rationale.
• Define and manage API integrations, data pipelines, and system dependencies across platforms (e.g., LMS, CMS, CRM, or analytics tools).
• Lead technical discovery for new initiatives, evaluating feasibility, dependencies, and system impact early in the planning cycle.
• Collaborate with QA and Dev Ops to ensure high product reliability, observability, and performance.
• Support release readiness by ensuring that feature flags, versioning, and documentation align with technical delivery standards.
• Use data to drive identification and prioritization of product initiatives, including market research, user research, competitor analysis, product analytics, and client/field feedback.
• Knowledge of user experience (UX) design principles and design thinking.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify solutions that can be integrated into our products to meet the needs of our customers.
• Ability to balance customer needs with business objectives.
• Work with the Director of Software Engineering to prioritize and manage the engineering backlog.
• Collaborate with the Director of Product Management to prioritize product enhancements and maintenance activities within the product backlog, informing the roadmap and release plan.

• A mission‑driven mindset; ability to embed AOE's mission as a core driver in product strategy and planning.
• Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills, leading to meeting demanding deadlines.
• Strategic ability:
  Anticipate future opportunities and consequences, demonstrated an innovative approach to work.
• Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Ability to work independently but also operate efficiently and effectively within a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated expertise working in complex, collaborative, cross‑functional teams with strong influence, communication, and partnership skills.
• Extremely detail‑oriented; proven experience analyzing and documenting complex business processes and user journeys.
• A solid grasp of user‑centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research and A/B testing.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging data to inform roadmap and design decisions.
• Experience in the K‑12 education domain is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed, up to 10%.

While we have identified specific requirements for this role, we acknowledge that not all candidates may possess every requirement listed. We encourage applicants who believe they possess the necessary skills and experience to apply for consideration, regardless of whether they meet each requirement to the fullest extent.

• 5+ years in product management, with at least 3 years managing technical or platform products.
• Proven experience leading cross‑functional software delivery with engineering, data, and QA teams.
• Experience managing API‑driven products, SaaS platforms, or data integration pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical debt, scalability, and customer experience priorities.