[Remote] Product Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students achieve strong educational outcomes. They are seeking a strategic Product Manager to build tools that drive educational equity by translating user needs and organizational strategy into a high-impact roadmap. The role involves leading cross-functional teams and improving organizational clarity while enhancing the product management practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle, from discovery to launch, translating market trends and user insights into a clear, multi-year roadmap that balances impact with technical and financial stewardship
• Define success metrics and synthesize qualitative/quantitative data to frame critical questions, surfacing the trade-offs and dependencies necessary to guide leadership through complex prioritization
• Partner closely with Engineering, Content, Assessment, Operations, and partner-facing teams to drive seamless execution. Lead rollouts and launches, with proactive change management and implementation risk implications
• Communicate a compelling product vision to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring senior leaders and cross-functional teams are aligned on sequencing and strategy
• Maximize organizational focus by identifying opportunities to simplify or sunset lower-value workflows and investments while staying current on EdTech best practices and emerging tech
• Establish and scale robust systems for product discovery, roadmap management, and stakeholder communication to improve organizational clarity around ownership and decision-making
• Identify and resolve process gaps and operational friction points, strengthening collaboration across teams and managing dependencies with transparency and structure
• Elevate ANet’s product management practice by establishing operating norms and a learning culture centered on user-centered problem solving and evidence-based decisions
• Coach colleagues across functions on product development best practices while fostering an inclusive environment of direct communication and continuous improvement

Skills

• 6+ years in product management, with a track record of owning complex initiatives and significant organizational decisions
• Ability to turn ambiguous goals and user needs into actionable roadmaps and technical execution plans in an agile environment
• Deep understanding of software development and how product decisions impact interconnected workflows and organizational priorities
• Commitment to mastering complex operations and staying current on market trends and emerging technologies
• Ability to distill complex qualitative and quantitative data into strategic insights and actionable recommendations
• Experience using user insights, market context, and operational realities to influence prioritization and direction
• Ability to identify critical trade-offs, risks, and dependencies to guide effective leadership decisions, even in ambiguous environments
• Skilled at evaluating decisions through the lenses of equity, sustainability, technical feasibility, and user impact
• Proven ability to manage large-scale initiatives involving diverse stakeholders, competing priorities, and evolving constraints
• Strong organizational skills that balance short-term execution needs with long-term strategic goals
• Proactive approach to identifying dependencies, mitigating execution risks, and maintaining momentum across large bodies of work
• Demonstrated ownership of outcomes and the ability to drive follow-through when challenges arise
• Exceptional verbal and written skills with the ability to translate complex strategic rationale for diverse audiences
• Ability to facilitate difficult conversations, surface trade-offs transparently, and build consensus among stakeholders with differing perspectives
• Strong listening skills and the ability to foster psychologically safe environments for effective problem-solving
• Proven ability to influence organizational direction through thoughtful, high-integrity communication
• Experience in K–12 education, educational technology, nonprofit organizations, or mission-driven organizations
• Experience building products or systems that support educators, school systems, or instructional improvement
• Familiarity with assessment, curriculum, reporting, analytics, or instructional technology products
• Experience operating in highly collaborative and matrixed organizational environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance where ANet pays a portion of the cost of these benefits for employees and their families/domestic partner
• Generous paid time-off including 10 paid holidays and paid days off between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Educational expenses reimbursements
• Flexible spending accounts
• Professional development
• A 401(k) plan with a 4% match
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life and personal accident insurance

Company Overview

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