Technical Product Manager

Vista Higher Learning•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Technical Product Manager, you will be a key member of our digital product management team, reporting to the Vice President of Product Management and UX Design and contribute to the delivery and success of our digital product portfolio. You will be a technically minded product manager who enjoys working at the intersection of digital product strategy, user experience, and engineering. You enjoy translating business goals and customer needs and partnering across teams to deliver high-quality digital products that drive meaningful impact.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an industry-relevant field: Computer Science, Software engineering, Education, Business Administration, etc.
3-5 years of experience in product management, or related role
Demonstrated ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to cross-functional teams in the business
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
Ability to lead and document market research and data analysis
Adaptability to a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
Ability to quickly learn new technical product domains

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Agile development methodologies is a plus
Experience working in educational technology (edtech) or with similar products strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with members of the product team, UX design, and engineering to execute the product vision and strategy.
Research market opportunities and trends to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of the products in your ownership.
Develop a deep understanding of user behaviors and product usage to share insight and drive improvements.
Define, track, implement, and monitor KPIs for digital products, including feature usage, customer satisfaction, and learning efficacy.
Collaborate with product development teams (UX design, engineering, QA), ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, ensuring products meet quality standards, are delivered on time, and align with budget constraints.
Conduct market research, including user interviews and analysis of competitors that contribute to product enhancements and innovations.
Develop clear requirements for new product features and tools, ensuring engineers understand direction and can effectively develop based on them.
Execute product roadmaps aligned to the product vision and strategic organizational goals.
Report on product roadmap milestones and goals.
Apply frameworks to prioritize features based on sound estimations of business value and complexity.
Run hypothesis-driven experiments to drive sound product decisions.
Oversee product development across agile teams, including feature backlog, bug management, and task assignment.
Analyze user data and make sound inferences to answer questions and support decision-making.
Develop fluency in the underlying architecture, codebase, and technologies of the product platform.
Partner with UX/UI design to implement intuitive and user-friendly designs, incorporating feedback from user research and usability testing.
Coordinate and champion user research and visual user workflows to provide clarity of product goals.
Support and embrace a diverse team of product managers; remain open to learning from everyone on the team.
Develop impactful relationships across the organization to effectively bring others into the work happening in the product space.
Support oversight of third-party vendors associated with the product portfolio.
Work closely with cross-functional partners, including sales, marketing, and customer support, to ensure effective product launches and ongoing support.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather feedback and insights, translating them into actionable product improvements.