Discovery Education

www.discoveryeducation.com

1 Job

1,113 Employees

About the Company

Our mission is to nurture students' natural curiosity and inspire educators to reimagine learning. Discovery Education has been a trusted global leader in standards-based digital content K-12 classrooms for over two decades, serving 4.5 million educators and over 50 million students worldwide.

Discovery Education products have been named: CODiE Awards for Best Science Instructional Solutions (2024), Readers' Choice Awards for Curriculum Development, and STEM + STEAM (2023), Tech & Learning's Award of Excellence Best of 2023, among others.

Discovery Education is a hybrid company with employees working fully remote, from an office, or a mix of the two. We are headquartered in Charlotte, NC with additional offices in Bath, UK.

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Company Name: Discovery Education
Job Title: Product Manager
Job Description: **Job Title** Product Manager **Role Summary** Own and manage the product roadmap and backlog for a K‑12 educational product, defining strategy, prioritizing initiatives, and ensuring delivery of measurable business outcomes through cross‑functional Agile teams. **Expactations** - Deliver a prioritized, data‑driven product backlog that aligns with organizational goals and educator/student needs. - Demonstrate growth and KPI ownership, communicating performance to senior leadership. - Build consensus among design, engineering, marketing, data, and research stakeholders. - Lead release planning, coordination, and quality assurance. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Own and manage the product roadmap and backlog for the product or product area. 2. Translate business and user needs into clear requirements and priorities for design and engineering teams. 3. Represent educator and student perspectives, integrating insights from user research, product marketing, and data teams. 4. Define product‑specific key results (KPIs) and collect, analyze, and report on performance metrics. 5. Articulate product strategy and tactical priorities, linking expected value to business growth and KPIs. 6. Leverage cross‑functional relationships to secure buy‑in, align resources, and harness internal expertise. 7. Provide project management leadership during implementation, ensuring coordinated release schedules, status communication, issue resolution, and quality standards. 8. Validate tactical viability through release strategies, feedback forums, and data collection techniques. 9. Build business cases for growth opportunities and present to senior leadership. **Required Skills** - Product backlog and roadmap management - Agile/Scrum development experience - Stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration - Strong communication and presentation skills - Data analysis (Excel, BI tools, SQL) - Proficiency with JIRA, PowerPoint, and similar tools - Ability to create and validate business cases for growth **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Education, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Product management experience certification (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner, Pragmatic Marketing) is a plus but not mandatory. ---