Platform Product Director

Position Purpose

The Platform Product Director will champion a multi-year, strategic edtech roadmap, working with stakeholders and users alike to determine and build differentiating products that enhance the teaching and learning experience. The Director will have a deep understanding of the product(s) they represent, the edtech market, our customers, and our competition.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Develop, enhance, maintain and support multiple modules on a platform that is accessed by millions of users with multiple curriculum products

· Help create the product strategy and roadmap, working with stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements, oversight of market and user research, analyzing the competition and industry trends, and defining a successful product.

· Develop a product vision and strategy for responsible domain areas that is consistent with the company’s overall objectives and strategies, and then translate that into clear and achievable goals for teams to develop quarterly.

· Evaluate growth options for responsible domains, assess new opportunities, and identify challenges and risks.

· Manage multiple product managers and teams and guide them through product planning, on-time launch and product training, and post-launch analysis.

· Represent product domains in customer interactions, including pre-sale opportunities and post-sale escalations, with Tech Support and PD teams, and with key stakeholders and executives.

· Work closely with the Solutions Architects, UI/UX, Scrum Masters, Engineering and QA team members to ensure the product is planned quarterly, built to specification and meets customer needs.

· Help to define and follow robust product development processes and practices, along with other teams in the company.

Job Requirements/Skills and Experience

· Minimum 8 years in product management working in the K-8 edtech space

· An understanding of the needs of teachers, administrators, and students

· Proven track record of providing new and innovative solutions in one of the following areas of expertise:

o Teaching & Learning Applications

o Learning Management Systems

· Knowledge of current ed tech trends and capabilities

· Understanding of market research techniques and product life cycle management

· Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills

· Ability to work effectively and handle multiple projects and teams simultaneously

· Experience with Agile development practices

· Understanding of WCAG and Accessibility guidelines

· Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

· Ability to develop concepts into elegant, customer-centric solutions

· Contributor of solutions to interactive and user experience challenges

· Problem-solver with ability to think out-of-the-box and empathize with users

· Leadership skills focused on delivering value to users

· Familiar with 1EdTech specifications, including LTI, QTI, TCC, CASE

ABOUT BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY

Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, with valid and reliable digital assessments that inform instruction. BEC is also a provider of exceptional professional development to educators.

BEC is recognized as a responsive publisher that offers equally rigorous and engaging digital, print, and hybrid learning materials grounded in the Science of Reading research. BEC monitors research outcomes carefully to create effective foundational resources that include strong decoding materials with systematic and explicit instruction and high-quality resources focused on language development and comprehension. BEC’s content-rich and authentic texts offer instruction in close reading and analysis, multiple perspectives, and authentic literature while building world knowledge and reflecting the individuality of every student in each diverse classroom.

Family owned and operated for more than 25 years, BEC is committed to partnering with educators to provide the best for all students through resources of exceptional quality, world-class professional learning, and effective and dedicated customer support.

Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.com