Product Manager, Wyzant

IXL Learning • Raleigh, NC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Wyzant is the web’s largest tutor marketplace, with more than 65,000 tutors helping K–12 students, college students, and adults succeed in school and achieve their goals. The Product Manager will help expand Wyzant’s reach by improving the user experience and developing services for a wider range of learners. This is a full-time position requiring work from the company’s Raleigh, North Carolina-area office.

The role supports the evolution of Wyzant’s product, from identifying high-impact developments through delivery and post-launch analysis. The Product Manager will develop a deep understanding of the platform and its users, write product requirements and specifications, collaborate across functions, and provide updates and recommendations to product leadership. The position also serves as a problem solver and point of contact for internal stakeholders, with the goal of achieving positive outcomes for users.

IXL Learning describes itself as the country’s largest EdTech company, reaching millions of learners through products including IXL, Rosetta Stone, Wyzant, and Teachers Pay Teachers. Its mission is to create innovative products that make a positive difference for learners and educators. The company describes its culture as collaborative and open to exchanging ideas, and emphasizes kindness, respect, passion, tenacity, authenticity, and a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in STEM or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in product management.
• Proven success leading product teams to build the right things and build them well.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to provide high-quality, efficient, creative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, especially engineering.
• Strong communication skills.
• Highly motivated, resourceful, and able to take a “figure-it-out” approach.
• Creativity, open-mindedness, and a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing the product’s evolution, identifying developments with the greatest potential impact and seeing them through to completion.
• Develop a deep technical understanding of the Wyzant platform and become an expert on its diverse user base to define product requirements and written specifications.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, customer success, sales, marketing, and other teams to develop and test solutions.
• Manage the gathering and analysis of user data after features launch to inform further product decisions.
• Provide ongoing status reports and recommendations to product team leadership.
• Serve as a problem solver and point of contact, collaborating with and managing internal stakeholders to achieve positive impact for users.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level