Product Manager, English Language Arts (ELA)

Who We Are

Open Up Resources is a publisher of high-quality open educational resources in core content areas, with a vision of providing teachers with the tools to engage students in equity-centered educational experiences.

Open Up Resources’ portfolio seeks to include the highest-quality, standards-based PK-12 curricula, with validation from respected third-party entities, evidence of efficacy, effective supports for multilingual learners, inclusive strategies for students with disabilities, embedded culturally relevant pedagogy, and professional learning that is inclusive and culturally considerate.

We are transforming instructional materials through our commitment to anti-racism. This intentional commitment infuses every program, partnership, and practice. Our desire is that Open Up Resources' curricula catalyzes anti-racist norms, structures, practices, and policies in education and society.

Requirements

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic Product Manager to help bring a growing number of HQIM to K–12 schools across the country. This position will report directly to the Senior Product Manager for English Language Arts (ELA).

A Product Manager on the ELA team participates in the development and execution of our ELA product roadmap. The position collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to drive the creation of engaging, effective, and user-centered ELA learning experiences. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our ELA products and deliver solutions that have a lasting impact on student outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of product development for ELA products, from concept, launch and beyond.
• Maintain curriculum catalog in CMS including corrections, updates and improvements. 
• May train and manage contractor(s) to assist in ingestion and maintenance of catalog.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define product vision, goals, and success metrics that align with the company’s strategic objectives.
• Conduct market research, analyze trends, and gather feedback from users and internal teams to identify customer needs and opportunities.
• Work with Engineering and Design teams to build, test, and ship new products prioritizing features and improvements based on customer impact, business value, and technical feasibility.
• Define detailed product specifications and requirements, oversee development, write user stories, and perform user acceptance testing of all feature development.
• Partner with other departments and external partners to successfully roll out new products, features and optimizations.
• Lead cross-functional teams to prioritize and pursue the highest impact opportunities
• Communicate progress and challenges to all stakeholders regarding timelines and deliverables.
• Engage with the ELA community to understand the unique needs of educators and students and ensure these are reflected in our product offerings.
• Monitor and measure product performance, using insights to make data-informed decisions on product iterations and enhancements.
• Conduct customer site visits and interviews (Travel required)

Job Qualifications

• Minimum 3yrs experience as a Product Manager, preferably in the educational technology space or a related field.
• Demonstrated ELA product development experience preferred. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of ELA pedagogy, curriculum standards, and trends in K-12 education. 
• Classroom teaching experience is a plus!
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Education, Product Management, or a related discipline. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills in a virtual, remote work environment.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas and priorities to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.
• Experience with agile methodologies and task management software (e.g., ClickUp, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and manage stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Experience working within Content or Learning Management Systems (LMS). 
• Adaptive to new technologies.

Benefits

Additional Details

• At Open Up Resources, we believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where all applicants are considered for employment without attention to color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
• We are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• We are a virtual organization with headquarters in the California Bay Area. 
• We offer competitive compensation and generous benefits packages including free healthcare, vision, dental, 401k matching, unlimited paid-time-off, monthly home-office stipends, and more! 
• This is a remote, full-time, benefited position with a salary range of $60,000 - $98,000.

Organizational Core Competencies

Ethics and Integrity: Behave in a fair and ethical manner toward peers, partners, and customers; instill mutual trust and confidence; acts with honesty and integrity.

Planning/Organizing/Goal Setting: Demonstrates the ability to organize people and tasks; develops realistic action plans while being sensitive to time constraints and resource availability; defines realistic, specific goals and objectives; prioritizes objectives. 

Teamwork and Collaboration: Works with colleagues to build morale and team commitment to goals and objectives.

Diversity: Understands that each individual is unique and celebrates individual differences including race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status, education, training, position, level of authority, seniority, full-time or part-time status.

Continuous Improvement: Continuously seeks opportunities for innovative approaches to address organizational opportunities.

Solution Oriented: Able to take action in solving problems, using reason and a systematic approach.