Associate Product Manager (ELA/Socials) - 12 months FTC
About The Position
As Associate Product Manager on the Product team, reporting to the Vice President Content & Curriculum K12, you are passionate about education and will work with a dynamic team to help create innovative e-learning solutions for use in classrooms across Canada. You are responsible in collaboration for the identification, conceptualization, validation, and strategic development of new e-learning resources and educational solutions across the ELA and Social Studies portfolio. You will participate in budgeting new projects, collaborating on defining the pedagogy and instructional design, identify and develop new authors, reviewers, subject matter experts, and thought leaders in the subject area. The role will involve conducting market research to deeply understand customer needs and shifts in curriculum and pedagogy to develop highly valued Edwin e-learning resources that grow and retain our customer base. We are looking for a candidate who is results-oriented, strategic problem-solver, gifted at understanding teaching and learning in a digital learning classroom, innovator, creative thinker, great project manager and has strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Requirements
- University degree is required
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in K-12 educational Ed-Tech market with experience working directly with content creators
- K-12 teaching experience
- Results-oriented, strategic problem-solver, innovator, creative thinker and has strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Current understanding and knowledge of digital technologies, AI, digital learning tools, how students learn best in a digital environment, and other multi-media applications
- Knowledge and understanding of the Canadian K–12 landscape, including various Canadian curricula, effective instructional practices, and emerging educational trends, technologies, teaching, learning, and assessment strategies
- Ability to clearly synthesize and communicate market needs and trends
- Ability to quickly separate opportunity from ambiguity and to filter market ‘noise’
- Exceptional relationship management skills, including recruiting, managing, and mentoring internal and external authors, reviewers, editors, subject matter experts, and digital content developers
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and risk-mitigation skills
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Ability to handle a high volume of work in a short period of time, handle multiple priorities simultaneously, be flexible to pivot priorities as needed to meet corporate goals, and operate in a demanding work environment is important
Nice To Haves
- Strong organizational skills and project management experience an asset
- Experience with SCRUM an asset
- French an asset
Responsibilities
- Comprehensive Market Research and Product Conceptualization
- Business Case Development & Project Budgeting
- Product-in-Development Leadership
- Author/Reviewer/Subject Matter Expert Acquisition and Relationship Management
- Market Launch Initiatives
Benefits
- This role is primarily on-site with some hybrid flexibility, M-F, standard business hours
- Commuter friendly location (Sheppard & Don Mills)
- Free parking on-site
- Free, convenient shuttle bus service from Don Mills Subway Station to and from the office
- Access to on-site fitness center and fitness classes
- Access to Linkedin Learning for continuous skill growth
- Mentorship and professional development opportunities
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in-between.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
