Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important, and NoRedInk helps students become better writers in more than 60% of U.S. school districts. We're looking for a Director of Product Management to manage, mentor, and grow our team of Product Managers while also driving the roadmap for our product teams.
In this role, you will:
- Oversee successful execution against our product objectives, roadmap, and success metrics for our current and future products
- Manage and grow a team of high-performing product managers
- Ship solutions that dramatically increase student success and support the needs of teachers and administrators
- Oversee product initiatives from conception through launch, collaborating closely with our Engineering, Design, Curriculum, and QA teams to ensure that goals are met
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment across the organization, including with senior and executive-level stakeholders
- Lead initiatives and uphold best practices that improve our team’s approach to product development
About You:
- You have 10+ years of experience in SaaS product management or similar product development roles
- You have 3+ years of experience hiring and managing other product managers
- You have a track record of successfully launching and growing impactful products and features
- You have experience creating product roadmaps, defining success metrics, and overseeing execution from conception through launch
- You are adept at both user research and quantitative data analysis and can use insights effectively to create the best possible value for users
- You are excited to tackle both high-level strategic thinking and roll-up-your-sleeves individual contributor work
- You make decisions quickly and decisively and can craft a compelling narrative to gain buy-in and inspire others
- You convey information with a high degree of clarity, precision, and succinctness, both verbally and in writing
- You are passionate about education and want to work at a mission-oriented startup with a talented team
What NoRedInk Offers:
- A competitive salary and equity package in a well-funded startup with a strong product-market fit
- Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits (U.S. Only)
- 100% remote work environment
- Flexible PTO and paid parental leave
- 401(k) (U.S. Only)
- LinkedIn Learning subscription with unlimited access to thousands of expert-led online courses
- Team retreats and events to connect with fun, talented coworkers
- The ability to help millions of students and teachers and address a critical societal need
About NoRedInk:
NoRedInk helps students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our deeply engaging, adaptive curriculum personalizes exercises to kids' interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. Students have completed over 10 billion exercises on our site, and our mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word.
Check out our press page, including our 2-minute pitch on NBC and articles in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.
NoRedInk believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. At NoRedInk, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation at NoRedInk is robust and includes a full range of benefits, unlimited PTO, monthly co-working stipends, an initial home-office set-up stipend, and generous equity. Our salary ranges are based on factors such as expectations in the job description, location-specific market data, internal parity, and the experience and skills of individual candidates. Therefore, the compensation range is $200,000 - 240,000, accounting for various locations and skills/expertise. Please know that if you are invited to speak with a recruiter at NoRedInk, they will discuss compensation openly during your first call to ensure alignment.
*Note: Agencies or other third-party recruiters may not submit unsolicited candidate resumes or their information to any NoRedInk employee, including a NoRedInk Recruiter, unless a contract is signed and the Talent Acquisition team gives you permission to work on a job opening.
What We Do
NoRedInk’s mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word, and we currently help students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our adaptive writing curriculum engages students with exercises based on their interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. To date, learners have completed over 10 billion writing exercises on our site.
Founded by a high school English teacher, NoRedInk is led by an experienced team of educators, technologists, and language evangelists. We’re backed by top-tier investors, including Susquehanna Growth Equity, True Ventures, ReThink Education, Google Ventures, and GSV. Check out our 2021 coverage in Business Wire, earlier articles about us in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, or our founder’s 2-minute pitch on NBC when first launching the company in 2012.
We are a team of 155 people with a deep commitment to unlocking every writer’s potential. We are a fully remote team with a strong culture. Check out our current openings at: https://www.noredink.com/jobs
