Product Manager (K-12 Education)

Vernier Science Education•Beaverton, OR

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Vernier Science Education, we advance science education by empowering educators and inspiring learners. We’re seeking a Product Manager, K-12 to help shape innovative STEM solutions used by educators and students across elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. This is a rare opportunity to do true go-to-market product management in EdTech. You’ll own product strategy and roadmap direction while partnering closely with sales, marketing, customer success, curriculum, and engineering teams to bring impactful learning solutions to market. This is not a product owner role focused solely on feature delivery. Instead, you’ll spend significant time engaging directly with teachers, administrators, and customers to deeply understand classroom needs and translate those insights into product direction and market impact. The ideal candidate brings a strong product mindset, customer curiosity, and the ability to balance educator needs, business priorities, and technical considerations. Success in this role is measured not only by products launched, but by the educational outcomes and experiences created for teachers and students.

Requirements

5+ years of product management experience in EdTech, software development, or related industries.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education, business, computer science, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.
Experience managing products through the full lifecycle, from discovery through launch and iteration.
Experience translating customer and market insights into product requirements, roadmap priorities, and product decisions.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills rooted in user needs and data.
Experience conducting customer interviews, user research, or observational discovery work.
Ability to balance customer needs, business objectives, and technical constraints in prioritization decisions.
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, curriculum/content development, marketing, sales, and customer-facing teams.
Experience working in Agile or similar iterative product development environments.
Excellent communication and presentation skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated success in managing digital product lines.
Experience using qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate product success and inform prioritization decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in K–12 STEM education, classroom technology, connected hardware, or scientific tools is a plus.
Former teaching or classroom experience is a plus.
Experience in the EdTech industry is preferred; former teaching or classroom experience a plus.
Experience working with connected hardware, classroom technology, scientific tools, or device-enabled software products preferred.
Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, or similar

Responsibilities

Own the product vision and roadmaps for K-12 initiatives across hardware, software, and curriculum offerings.
Develop compelling business cases for new product initiatives, enhancements, and market expansions—including analysis of market opportunity, cost-benefit, risks, and strategic fit.
Partner with executive leadership to evaluate ROI and ensure alignment with Vernier’s mission and financial objectives.
Prioritize features and capabilities based on customer impact, business goals, and technical feasibility.
Conduct market and competitive analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in the education technology space.
Partner with software and hardware engineering teams to define solutions and requirements in alignment with product goals.
Support day-to-day execution of product initiatives by setting clear priorities, managing timelines, and coordinating deliverables across engineering, design, and content development teams.
Collaborate with curriculum developers to ensure seamless integration of content with Vernier tools.
Maintain a high standard of usability, reliability, and accessibility across products.
Collaborate closely with engineering, hardware design, curriculum development, sales, marketing, and customer support teams.
Drive the end-to-end product lifecycle—from ideation and development to launch and iteration.
Serve as a key point of contact as customer or product issues arise.
Empower sales and marketing teams with product positioning, messaging, and artifacts that drive new customer acquisition.
Participate as the product expert in prospect sales meetings (virtually and on-site, as needed).
Regularly solicit feedback from sales and marketing teams to improve market awareness and reduce friction in the sales process.
Work closely with the customer success team to ensure products are successfully adopted and achieve the expected product outcomes.
Regularly solicit feedback from customer success representatives to drive improvements back into the product that improve the customer experience.
Follow organizational frameworks to lead user research, interviews, and classroom observations to deeply understand educator needs and student outcomes.
Represent Vernier at customer meetings, education conferences, and pilot testing engagements
Translate insights into actionable product requirements and user stories.
Measure and report on success metrics and regularly track product performance
Analyze usage data, customer feedback, and sales input to identify areas for improvement.
Iterate on existing products to maximize educational impact and user satisfaction.
Participate in employee committees, recognition efforts, and organizational meetings to support and strengthen our culture.
All other duties as assigned.