Sr Product Manager
At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.
What We’re Looking For:
2U is searching for a Sr. Product Manager with a strong business mindset to deliver exceptional digital experiences for learners who are interested in technical skill bootcamps. As a Senior Product Manager, you will examine market conditions, the competitive and technology landscape, and sales and customer input to evaluate and prioritize product growth opportunities. You are a perceptive and creative problem-solver with a proven track record for successfully implementing strategies that deliver business results.
You will regularly engage with customers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to identify, synthesize, and clearly communicate product requirements that create an outstanding experience and achieve desired outcomes for our bootcamp customers and university partners. Your work will help learners in the US hone high-demand skills in today’s competitive job market in order to fuel their ambition towards career and life success.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
- Define strategy, target outcomes, and product priorities informed by customer and business needs that are aligned with the company vision
- Create and maintain comprehensive roadmaps in support of delivering critical outcomes and regularly measure and communicate impact; adjusting course as needed
- Interact directly with learners, other product managers, and organizational stakeholders to understand emerging product needs and capture these in the form of product memos, demos, and executive presentations in order to shape product requirements and feature specs
- Define the engineering backlog, technical requirements, and product features, and lead a cross functional team of engineering, data science, UX, and others to design solutions and deliver results
- Represent your team and work with 2U leadership, the company, and external stakeholders
- Mentor and guide other product managers
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
- 5+ years of experience in product management
- Experience building and owning a product roadmap
- Demonstrable effective communication - you communicate with confidence, empathy, and respect in order to convey your vision, product requirements, and priorities to various stakeholders. You actively listen to others and consider their perspectives.
- A proven data driven and iterative approach, offering audacious hypotheses, while perpetually investing in testing and learning. Comfort with defining metrics and leveraging data insights to find new opportunities.
- Can thrive during periods of ambiguity with a strong bias towards action and decision-making
- Attuned to operating and thriving in a matrixed, results-focused, fast-paced environment
- Strong empathy and intuition for our learners and customers
- Experience with agile software development
- Desire to improve access to education around the world
- Strong understanding of technical concepts and customer acquisition strategies
Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:
- Experience in education technology
- Familiarity with payment and affordability solutions
- Digital marketing experience
- Background in digital transformation a plus
Benefits & Culture
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, U.S. benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
- Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
- Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break
The anticipated base salary range for this role is ($130,000 - $150,000), with potential bonus eligibility. Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, budget for the position and cost of labor in the market in which the candidate will be hired.
2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com.
About 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU)
For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
About edX
edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU). Together with the majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at edX.org.
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