[Remote] Senior Director, Product Management

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PowerSchool is a global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. The Senior Director of Product Management is responsible for guiding the overall roadmap for the Product portfolio, leading a team, and managing product activities to enhance the educational ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Classroom Portfolio roadmap
• Manage a team of product management professionals
• Assess needs and opportunities for Classroom products through research and feasibility analysis
• Manage, gather, and analyze competitive intelligence data for product lines
• Participate in product modification, support cost reduction, margin analysis, forecasting, product positioning and pricing strategies
• Ensure roadmap plans are aligned with portfolio vision, business objectives, market needs, and competitive environment
• Senior product expert positioned as a key resource with Clients, prospects and partners
• Work with Sales and Project Management to gather/document business requirements
• Lead the writing and curation of clear, detailed business requirements for product and project initiatives
• Work effectively within and across Classroom data operations and engineering teams to execute projects and roadmap items
• Assist in creating go to market strategies
• Stay abreast of changing industry regulations affecting product development

Skills

• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant and related work experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience
• Travel occasionally, up to 15-20%, for key moments such as team summits, training, customer meetings, company events, etc., with increased frequency during peak periods based on business demands
• This position is subject to company on call policies which constitutes working hours outside of the normal workday as needed
• Manage and lead others effectively, growing the skill set and capabilities of the team holistically and for each individual contributor
• Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle models
• Specialized knowledge
• Understanding of K12 District needs for the classroom
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills
• Exhibit intelligent decisiveness
• Manage multiple projects/products simultaneously
• Excellent customer-facing skills
• Excellent ability to listen for both what is and is not being said - seek to understand before being understood
• Able to operate within a structured environment, but willing to foresee and/or solve problems when they arise

Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive 401(k) plan
• Generous Parental Leave
• Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
• Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

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