[Hiring] Director of Product Management @Carnegie Learning

Role Description

We’re looking for a seasoned product leader who knows how to turn big potential into a clear path forward. As our Director of Product Management, Literacy, you’ll lead the strategy and success of a growing product portfolio at an important stage in its lifecycle.

• Start with the market. Stay close to educators, districts, state adoption priorities, customers, Sales, and competitive moves to understand what is changing in the Literacy market and where meaningful unmet demand exists.
• Turn opportunities into product strategy. Define the customer and market opportunity, the problem we are solving, the value we will deliver, how we will differentiate, and what success looks like.
• Lead the product strategy from idea to market. Translate market opportunities into a product vision, strategy, roadmap, and investment plan.
• Bring the right people together and drive the work forward. Lead cross-functional teams around a shared strategy, clear outcomes, ownership, milestones, dependencies, and decisions.
• Own the GTM strategy. Define who we are targeting, what unmet need we are solving, and how we will differentiate.
• Drive launch readiness. Bring teams together around an integrated launch plan.
• Lead through launch. Ensure the organization is ready to release the product, sell it, implement it, support it, and drive adoption.
• Stay accountable for what happens in the market. Monitor pipeline, bookings, adoption, usage, customer feedback, and competitive response.
• Make portfolio decisions. Look across the Literacy portfolio to determine where to scale, improve, reposition, expand, or stop investing.
• Keep leadership aligned. Regularly communicate the market opportunity, product strategy, GTM plan, launch readiness, performance, risks, investment needs, and tradeoffs to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressively responsible product management experience, with demonstrated ownership of product strategy, go-to-market, launches, and growth; experience in EdTech, education publishing, or SaaS is especially valuable.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience; an advanced degree is a plus.
• A track record of leading go-to-market strategy, including cross-functional launch planning, market segmentation, positioning, launch sequencing, and sales enablement.
• Experience leading products across the lifecycle and using customer insights, market data, prioritization frameworks, and performance measures to make sound product and investment decisions.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, create alignment across teams, and make decisions confidently in ambiguous environments.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing product talent with a balance of accountability, autonomy, and support.
• Strong business acumen and communication skills, with the ability to connect customer needs and product decisions to measurable business outcomes.
• Familiarity with K–12 education, curriculum products, or state adoption cycles is a strong plus; deep ELA expertise is welcome but isn’t required.

Benefits

• An inclusive range of Health Insurance options, including a premium-free plan.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to you.
• Access to Headspace at Work with no added cost, empowering you to enhance your mental health.
• Flexible work arrangements with our Work From Anywhere Policy.
• Your Time, Your Way - paid time off that you can use as you see fit to recharge and nurture your personal life.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Reduced working hours on full pay for soon-to-be and new parents.
• Free access to CL products for employees and their children.
• Quarterly Wellness Incentives.
• Monthly employee activities + recognition program.
• 9 Employee Resource Groups.