Product Manager

About this role

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Why You'll Love This Role:&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As a member of the Product Management team, you will have the opportunity to join an innovative team that directly impacts our mission to deliver meaningful classroom learning to every student. As Product Manager, you will be responsible for building and improving the experience on Newsela. You will work cross-functionally with marketing, design, success, and fellow product managers, including the Supplemental ELA product manager, to ensure that features meet the needs of teachers and students in the classroom. You will identify opportunities, track performance, and build features that drive the largest possible impact.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You'll Be Doing:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build features and tools that directly impact teachers and students.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Own the platform experience through collaboration: define what gets built, why, and in what order, in close partnership with the engineering team.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work directly with design and internal content/ELA pedagogy experts throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery to launch, to validate that features solve real classroom challenges.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner closely with a fast-moving, AI-forward engineering team to deliver high-impact features.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate ambiguous problems into clear priorities and hold cross-functional partners accountable to scope and timelines.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use data to determine what is working, what isn't, and where the greatest opportunity lies.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About You:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You have 3+ years of experience in a Product Management function scaling new or existing products.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience in EdTech, K-12 education, SaaS,or working with instructional products <strong><em>strongly preferred</em></strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience working closely with design and subject-matter experts (content, pedagogy, or similar) to shape features, beyond simply handing off requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated comfort using AI tools as part of a daily product management workflow, with genuine enthusiasm for a team that builds with AI at its core.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong analytical skills, with the ability to dig into data directly rather than relying on others for answers.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em>All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check as part of our pre-employment process.</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Why you’ll love working at Newsela:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Health &amp; Wellness:</strong> Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Work From Home: </strong>We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Supporting ALL Families:</strong> Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Financial Wellbeing:</strong> Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.</span></li> <li style="f

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