We believe that investing in people is the most powerful way to drive success—for individuals and organizations alike.
As a public benefit corporation, we partner with leading employers to unlock opportunities for their employees, providing access to top-tier education programs that align with their employees’ career goals and the company’s business goals.
Our mission goes beyond skill-building; we're here to empower our partners’ employees to advance their careers, elevate their expertise, and achieve meaningful personal and professional growth.
No matter the team you’re on, our dedication to the success of our partners and their employees is what drives us. If you're passionate about making a difference and driving educational and professional advancement, InStride is the place for you.
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What we're looking for:
Reporting to the SVP, Product Strategy & Innovation, the Product Manager will be accountable for a roadmap of capabilities that will help InStride scale innovative workforce education solutions across all of our users: corporate partners, academic partners, working adult learners, and internal teams. The ideal candidate will be able to seamlessly collaborate across product lines and partners and is passionate about building solutions to help our business grow.
The role requires a combination of strategic problem solving, analytical prowess, cross-functional leadership, and deep understanding of market dynamics, especially with regard to working adult learners.
Skills we’d love to see you show off:
- Data-driven Decision Making: Strong analytical skills and inclination to use data (or proxy data) to inform decisions and prioritization
- Translating: Ability to translate complex market and business needs into clear product requirements.
- Clear, Tailored Communication: Strong verbal and written communication across a diverse set of partners and team members; writes clearly, succinctly, and in a compelling manner
- Relationship Management: Able to build rapport and trust across stakeholder groups; strong listener who displays emotional intelligence
- Cross-functional Leadership: Experience partnering cross-functionally to effectively ask questions, listen, uncover perspectives, present options, build consensus, and effectuate new ideas
- Project Management and Execution: Designs strong project plans, effectively mobilizes colleagues across teams, and ensures the work is completed on time and to a high standard
Who you are:
- 3+ years of product management or similar experience, preferably in edtech, HR tech, or SaaS
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
- Experience with agile software development practices and experience crafting epics, user stories, building agile processes, backlog management, and roadmap planning
- Understands the value of strong documentation and knowledge management
- Enjoys tackling open-ended, ambiguous problems and delving into new topics, domains, and techniques; can process a large amount of information and distill into recommendations
- "No job too small" attitude / “roll up sleeves” mentality; proactive with a bias for speed and action; able to handle multiple, competing (and sometimes unexpected) demands
- Excited by the challenge of building a world-class business that delivers not only high revenue growth and compelling value, but also has a meaningful impact on society
How you will create impact:
Product development and execution
- Lead end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery through launch, ensuring timely execution and high-quality delivery
- Accountable for a one-year roadmap of features and capabilities to ensure a scalable and high-quality experience for learners and/or corporate partners
- Partner cross-functionally (Engineering, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Product Design, Learner Engagement, Partner Success, Sales, Solutions, Marketing, Finance, Data) to prioritize features, optimize workflows, maintain a healthy backlog, and plan sprints, ensuring each sprint delivers maximum value
- Lead partnership with other departments to ensure proper triage, review and prioritization of feature and/or bug requests from internal and external stakeholders
- Define, track, and report on key product metrics; leverage data analytics and user research to guide decisions and to continuously improve product performance and user experience
- Support exploration and go-to-market of new business solutions and features in collaboration with other teams, including representing the product team in strategic partnership conversations
Understanding of the market and business
- Maintain a solid understanding of the problems and needs of working adult learners and employer partners, by proactively reviewing and analyzing available market data and internal data (e.g., A/B testing, learner survey data, platform usage data) and seeking opportunities to obtain firsthand learnings (e.g., watch Gong recordings of sales calls, join/lead user experience interviews)
- Maintain a deep understanding of the company strategy and vision and business KPIs, e.g., by internalizing strategic priorities, company, team, and individual goals and metrics
- Translate market and business needs into product solutions and features
Team effectiveness
- Improve team efficiency by building playbooks, standardizing processes, and promoting the use of key tools and documentation
- Attend in person, company-wide annual onsite event and occasional meetings/conferences as needed
- Engage in team and companywide learning and development and compliance trainings as required
Compensation
At InStride, final offer amounts are dependent on multiple factors including location, depth of experience, interview performance and equity with other team members.
We encourage you to talk with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits available for this role.
Compensation range:
$120,000—$135,000 USD
We are looking for someone who is not only technically skilled, but also enthusiastic about making a meaningful impact. If this description resonates with you, we're excited about the possibility of having you on our team. As a skills-driven employer, we encourage you to apply if there is a skill-fit, even in the absence of years of experience.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At InStride, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this role!
Benefits @ InStride
As an organization that champions investing in people, it’s critical we walk the talk. That’s why InStride employees are eligible to enroll in 2,800+ online certificate and degree programs through our Step Forward program. Unlike traditional tuition reimbursement programs, InStride covers your tuition upfront, regardless of your course of study, degree type, or school - eligible to employees starting Day 1.
This role is also eligible for the following benefits:
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid family leave
- Best-in-class health care benefits
- And more!
InStride Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At InStride, we foster a culture of belonging, we support authenticity and intersectionality, and we embrace and appreciate our differences. We do this by building a diverse pipeline of talent and ensuring equitable access to opportunities, information and leadership. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know.
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InStride recommends employees have their COVID vaccinations. InStride may require employees to have COVID vaccination before entering the office or attending any InStride-related even in the future. However, we do not require this at this time.
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About InStride
InStride is a human capital management company that helps organizations retain talent, upskill employees, and fill critical workforce roles through education programs. By breaking down barriers to learning, fostering career growth aligned with organizational goals, and simplifying program management, InStride delivers lasting impact. Partnering with forward-thinking companies like Labcorp, Adidas, and SSM Health, InStride drives meaningful social and business outcomes by providing access to life-changing education. Visit instride.com or follow InStride on LinkedIn for more information and up-to-date news.
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