[Hiring] Product Owner @Really Great Reading

Role Description

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on literacy? At Really Great Reading, we are building a bright, diverse, and passionate team dedicated to leading the industry in improving literacy scores nationwide. With nearly two decades of leadership bringing the Science of Reading to thousands of schools, we design innovative products, training, and materials that transform how educators teach and how students learn.

The Product Owner helps connect instructional expertise, technology, and classroom needs. By shaping clear problems, collaborating on practical solutions, and learning from product data and educator feedback, this role helps create intuitive, accessible experiences across our student, teacher, and administrator tools.

Success in this role means consistently delivering useful, high-quality product improvements; translating instructional and user needs into well-defined solutions; embedding accessibility throughout the product experience; and using evidence to understand whether our work makes a meaningful difference.

We are seeking a collaborative, technically fluent Product Owner to support the continuous improvement of Really Great Reading’s digital learning platforms, including existing products and new product initiatives.

Working within a Shape Up environment, you will partner with engineers, curriculum experts, designers, and teams across the business to frame problems, shape solutions, and support execution. You will bring a hands-on approach to user flows, wireframes, and AI-assisted prototyping while helping teams make thoughtful decisions about scope, usability, accessibility, and technical tradeoffs.

The ideal candidate can move comfortably between instructional goals, user experience, and technical conversations. They ask thoughtful questions, communicate clearly, and keep the team focused on solutions that reflect the Science of Reading and the realities of classroom instruction.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager working on education technology, interactive learning games, or SaaS digital products.
• Experience working in Shape Up or a similar software development framework focused on outcomes, with a track record of regularly shipping functional, high-quality software.
• Demonstrated experience addressing digital accessibility across educator-facing platforms and interactive student learning experiences, including WCAG compliance, assistive technology compatibility, and inclusive user experience.
• Hands-on experience creating user flows, wireframes, and rapid prototypes, including the use of AI-assisted design tools.
• Technical fluency and the ability to discuss data models, APIs, system constraints, dependencies, and tradeoffs with engineers.
• Experience using product usage data and user feedback to inform priorities, assess results, and make scope decisions.
• Knowledge of the Science of Reading, K–12 public school workflows, and classroom instructional delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to frame problems clearly and explain complex functionality in accessible language.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical, instructional, and customer-facing teams.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or advanced degree in Education, Computer Science, Design, Business, or a related field. A degree is beneficial but is not required.

Benefits

• This is a fully remote role.
• Team members work primarily at a computer and regularly engage in video conferencing, document review, and digital collaboration.
• The ability to work at a screen for extended periods, use standard input devices, and participate in virtual meetings is required.

Company Description

Really Great Reading is an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive, high-performing workplace that reflects the diverse students, educators, and communities we serve. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen innovation, improve learning outcomes, and advance educational equity nationwide.

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.