VP of Product

Alma Technologies•Portland, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Alma makes mission-critical SaaS operational software for K-12 schools, empowering educators through time savings, data insights, and community connection. We have been the fastest growing K-12 SIS company for most of the past decade. We are seeking an exceptional product executive to lead our product organization and shape the future of K-12 educational technology. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own three critical areas: Product Strategy: Define and execute our product vision, ensuring we deliver exceptional value to state partners, educators, administrators, students, and parents Data/AI Roadmap: Pioneer our evolution into a data-driven, AI-enhanced platform that delivers time savings and actionable insights People and Operations: Build and scale high-performing product teams while establishing world-class processes This is a hands-on executive role for someone equally comfortable setting strategic direction and rolling up their sleeves. This position is 3-5 days a week in-office position in our Portland, Oregon HQs and will be leading a distributed team (60% Portland, 40% other US time zones).

Requirements

8+ years of progressive product leadership, with at least 5 years leading and scaling teams serving enterprise software markets
Track record of building high-performing teams and shipping successful products with measurable outcomes
Deep experience with data structure, data modeling, and machine learning projects
Experience shipping features utilizing ML and data visualization
Familiarity with BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Looker Studio) and active use of AI tools
Strategic thinking combined with comfort in tactical details; strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

Background in compliance-heavy industries
K-12 education experience as educator, administrator, or edtech leader
Familiarity with Student Information Systems or Learning Management Systems

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor high-performing product managers; partner with CEO and VP of Engineering on long-range goals and roadmaps
Synthesize and communicate product vision aligned with company goals and market opportunities
Oversee the entire product portfolio lifecycle from discovery through launch and iteration
Facilitate cross-departmental alignment across engineering, sales, marketing, and customer engagement
Implement scalable product processes for research, documentation, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration
Utilize AI to streamline product development and install team KPIs
Guide and lead pioneers in ML and analytics capabilities, championing hands-on development of early data-driven features
Lead evolution of business intelligence capabilities to deliver dashboards that scale from small schools to large districts
Navigate compliance requirements to ensure products meet state and federal education standards