What is the type of contract for this position?

The contract for this position is a Full-time contract

What's the salary range for the Product Manager - Education Technology position?

The suggested salary for this position is $150,000 - $200,090*

Is telecommuting possible for this position?

No, telecommuting is not possible for this position

Product Manager - Education job at Top Hat

We are looking for a skilled Product Manager to join our close-knit and amazingly talented product team. The ideal candidate is a smart and deliberate decision-maker, with a passion for creating superior products. They can get things done and can drive the development of technically complex projects from vision to successful launch, and know how to negotiate a win-win scenario with key stakeholders while balancing common resource and timeline pressures. As a Product Manager, you will utilize deep customer empathy, strategic thinking, analytical prowess, team leadership and technical competency skills to deliver delightful and differentiated customer experiences that drive growth.

Top Hat has recently acquired Aktiv Learning, and we're undertaking the process of merging Aktiv systems and products into the overall Top Hat umbrella. In this role, you will help drive the roadmap for key aspects of the integration of the Aktiv platform within Top Hat. The purpose if this integration is to increase student engagement and improve student outcomes in STEM courses. This is a key piece for Top Hat’s mission to empower educators to engage students and unleash their potential, and to ultimately work towards our vision of transforming the way professors create, curate and deliver content.

A few examples of projects that we will need your help leading include:

Supporting our engineering team in integrating the Aktiv systems and products into the TopHat’s product umbrella, through SSO and content deep-linking
Enhancing the key feature requests in our Assessments domain, enabling the instructors to best assess their students within Top Hat through homework assignments and exams

As a key member of our product team you will:

Lead the product roadmap for the projects you will be in charge of
Work very closely with Engineering management to define and execute on the roadmap
Work with the different Product & Engineering teams to understand the vision of every different product offering
Create meaningful signals and use them to inform your decisions, the progress of your projects, and the success (or failures) of your initiatives
Work with the development team to write user stories, as well as manage sprint work
Utilize data analytics to inform your decisions
Communicate new releases to internal customers

About you:

3+ years experience as a product manager
Prior experience in the education technology sector
Deep empathy towards customers
Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to persuade and galvanize others behind the product and your vision
An analytical, meticulous, detail-obsessed mindset, with an unending desire to continue learning
You develop strong opinions about your products but can easily switch course when data or qualitative research tell you otherwise
Belief in data-driven design and ability to work with various analytics platforms to help inform and validate design decisions
Autonomous, able to take your own initiative
Experience working with JIRA, Amplitude, Looker, SQL, and Salesforce
A Technical background so you can effectively communicate with engineers is nice to have
Experience with integrations or API’s is a nice to have
Experience working in an agile dev environment is a nice to have

Why team members love working at Top Hat :

A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work

A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other

We’re a company of invested owners - every Top Hatter receives stock options

Professional learning and development for all role levels

An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ, and a growing sales hub in Austin, Texas

Competitive health benefits that start on day one

A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection

Our winning strategy and market potential

Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care

Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do