Technology Product Manager
Company: Savvas Learning
Location: Northbrook
Posted on: April 30, 2024
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Job Description:
Technology Product Manager
United States * Virtual
Req #1660
Monday, April 22, 2024
Savvas Learning Company is a global education company that produces
award-winning learning solutions that empower educators and engage
students with the highest quality content.
Recognized as an industry leader, we serve millions of K-12
learners with innovative, student-centered educational programs
that turn today's classrooms into active learning environments. By
embracing technology, personalized learning, and immersive
experiences delivered across multiple platforms, we design our
learning solutions to be more accessible and relevant to each
student.
Our comprehensive solutions for core curriculum, and supplemental
and intervention programs - supported by an array of professional
development services - allow teachers to use data to inform
classroom practices and tailor instructions to an individual's
abilities and learning styles.
At Savvas Learning Company, we're committed to a world that's
always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible.
From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into
laptop lessons, we are always reexamining the way people learn
best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education
community across the globe.
We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each
other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and
inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of
technology - and each other to surpass these boundaries - we create
seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's
innovations, personal and global, large and small.
The Position:
As a Sr. Technical Product Manager at Savvas Learning Company,
you'll be working with a highly-capable team of product leaders,
architects, UX designers, and engineers focused on building
efficacious learning experiences on Savvas' flagship learning
management system, Savvas Realize. Your primary responsibility will
be to define, own, prioritize and deliver on a backlog of features
that are all ultimately in support of improving teaching and
learning.
What you'll do:
Collaborate with designers, product managers, business analysts,
architects, and engineers to translate high-level business
objectives into actionable features and stories with clear
acceptance criteria for development by engineering teams.
Use quantitative and qualitative methods to balance business and
technical needs.
Surface user and business value in our engineering objectives for
prioritization conversations with our product leaders.
Perform acceptance and ad-hoc functional testing of new
features.
Effectively manage trade-offs between cost/schedule versus real
business benefit/need.
Manage the refinement of business value, ensure the work is
planned, organized, and delivered based on priority, identify risks
and collaborate with Program Management on mitigation and tracking,
communicate effectively and adapt to inevitable challenges.
Manage and coordinate technical integrations across multiple lines
of business.
Coach and mentor junior technical product managers and business
analysts.
Manage a small group of business analysts.
What you'll need:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information
Science or related field.
5+ years experience as a technical product manager (or technical
product owner), leading small to medium sized scrum teams that work
in agile workstreams.
2+ years experience as a people manager.
High-level demonstrable understanding of typical technology
architecture and modern software engineering patterns used in web
development at scale.
Experience managing, translating and distilling requirements across
multiple products into features and bite-sized user stories with
clear acceptance criteria that engineering teams can implement
within a sprint.
Strong customer focus, excellent problem solving and analytical
skills.
Self-starter, accustomed to working in a changing environment, who
takes pride and ownership in their products.
Excellent communicator, comfortable having technical discussions
with both internal and external developers, as well as discussing
high level concepts with both internal and external
stakeholders.
Comfortable and confident facilitator of communication between
technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven ability to work with cross functional teams to drive the
implementation of new features as well as resolve operational
issues.
Strong preference for candidates with experience in K-12
education.
Strong preference for candidates with relevant agile experience and
product owner certifications (e.g., CSPO).
Strong preference for candidates that are familiar working with
Amazon AWS.
Savvas Learning Company provides access to a benefits experience
created to offer our employees choice, flexibility, and the
opportunity to save money for the future. Benefits include medical,
dental, vision, tax-advantaged accounts, pharmacy, life insurance,
disability insurance, matching 401(k), and paid time off. Our
benefits are part of a total package that is carefully designed to
support the total well-being of our employees.
Savvas Learning Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Savvas
Learning complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws
regarding recruitment and hiring. Savvas prohibits discrimination
against individuals based on race, color, region, national origin,
sex, age, disability, and other protected group status. We strive
to create a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone feels
valued and respected. Learn more about your EEO rights as an
applicant.
Savvas Learning is an affirmative action employer and participate
in E-Verify. E-Verify Know Your Rights
"Notice to California applicants: Information collected and
processed as part of your Savvas Careers profile, and any job
applications you choose to submit is subject to Savvas' California
Applicant Privacy Notice."
Other details
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AIP Eligible
Pay Type
Salary
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