Associate Product Manager, Math Adoptions and Customizations (Contractor)

Amplify

8d•$50 - $55

About The Position

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com. Job Description: The Associate Product Manager, Math Adoptions and Customization will support the development of product solutions for math adoptions and custom math projects. The Associate Product Manager will be a key contributor in the development of products built to serve students, teachers, and other education stakeholders in key adoption markets. The Associate Product Manager will collaborate with math leadership and colleagues from across departments to support the design and development of programs, assisting with research initiatives ensuring alignment with the product vision and customer needs in each adoption market. The Associate Product Manager will serve as an advocate and expert for their projects and will communicate program updates with internal stakeholders for assigned projects. They will work closely with sales, marketing, launch and implementation teams to ensure successful product launches. An ideal candidate is an organized and skilled communicator that is passionate about building the best possible experience for teachers, students, and administrators and is excited to work with cross-functional teams. The Associate Product Manager will report to the Associate Director, Product, Math Adoptions and Customizations.

Requirements

Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
1+ year of experience in a product development role
Excellent organizational skills and great attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
Strong project management skills
Knowledge of the educational product market and/or classroom teaching experience

Nice To Haves

Background in technology, design, user experience, or curriculum development
Experience with software and content development life cycle, from concept to delivery

Responsibilities

Develop exceptional products.
Empathize with our customers’ and users’ needs and be a passionate advocate for their perspectives through all phases of product development.
Partner with user experience to conduct user testing interviews, organize pilots, and occasionally visit Amplify classrooms to identify problems and validate improvements.
Research the competitive product landscape and education market.
Synthesis data, observations, and other research into insights to help inform product strategy.
Communicate internally and externally about products.
Proactively communicate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of product vision and execution.
Track progress toward successful delivery.
Raise issues, risks, and dependencies, and work collaboratively to resolve them.
Deeply understand your product’s features, content, user experience, and relationship to the broader product ecosystem, so you can effectively communicate about your component with a broad range of team members.
Collaborate on customer-facing projects including training materials, pilot support, customer conversations, and sales meetings.
Be a cross-functional team leader.
Communicate product vision and goals to your team regularly to motivate them and empower your team to take on work they think is best based on the prioritized backlog.
Serve as a key member of your cross-functional team to plan, develop, design, test, and deliver working software and content.