Product Manager, Academy Products (Remote) Save

Job Summary: 

The Product Manager, Academy Products helps build, improve, and grow digital products that support NAF academies, students, educators, and NAF’s broader mission. The Product Manager works closely with many teams at NAF as well as students, educators, and other users to understand their needs, define product requirements, prioritize work, and help move product initiatives from idea through launch. Once launched, the Product Manager will monitor data and user feedback to improve the user experience Help define success metrics for new features and initiatives.

The Product Manager has ownership of specific product initiatives and is responsible for a small portfolio of products and tools that support the national NAF network across 600+ academies, with anticipated growth to 1,200 or more over the next few years.

This is a remote role with occasional regional and national travel, up to 20%.

Preferred Educational/Training:

Coursework, certification, and/or a degree in product management, business, marketing, technology, communications, analytics, education, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Preferred Experience:

• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience in product management, project management, technology, education, business, design, analytics, or a related area.
• Previous Product Management experience with ownership or co-ownership of a product
• Experience working on digital products, websites, software, or technology projects preferred.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams is preferred.
• Familiarity with K–12 education, EdTech, career readiness, or nonprofit organizations is a plus.
• Experience with SaaS tools like Airfocus Asana, Figma, ChatGPT, and Claude

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the product development lifecycle, Agile/Scrum practices, user research, product discovery, product analytics, digital products, emerging technologies, and AI tools that support productivity and product development.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate problems, requirements, recommendations, user stories, and product requirements and to present effectively in pitches, demos, conferences, and partner meetings.
• Strong analytical judgment and user-centered decision-making, with the ability to ask thoughtful questions, use data, seek additional information, and make sound recommendations even when information is incomplete.
• Effective collaboration, relationship-building, and influence across technical and non-technical teams in matrixed environments, with comfort learning and using product management, analytics, and collaboration tools and gaining buy-in for decisions.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account eligibility as of date of hire
• Employer-paid Life Insurance as of date of hire
• Employer-paid Headspace and HealthiestYou by Teladoc memberships as of hire date
• Generous employer contributions to Retirement Plan
• Twelve Paid Holidays per calendar year
• Five Paid Sick Days per calendar year
• Generous flexible paid time off policy
• Conditional Paid Leave, e.g., Parental Bonding, Bereavement, Jury Duty

To Apply:

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and short-answer response to [email protected]

Choose one popular digital product from the following list: Uber, Airbnb, Duolingo, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Slack, or Zoom. We're interested in understanding how you approach problems, prioritize opportunities, and measure success. Imagine you are the Product Manager responsible for growing its user base. In 500 words or less, address the following:

1. Growth Strategy: What 2–3 specific ideas would you recommend to attract new users and grow the product?
2. Measuring Success: What metrics would you track to determine whether your ideas are working?
3. Prioritization: Which idea would you implement first, and why?

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