PowerSchool
Product Manager
K-12
Edtech.com's Summary
PowerSchool Group LLC is hiring a Product Manager to lead product planning, delivery, and marketing for its Special Programs product line. The role involves managing product needs for assigned states or provinces, engaging with customers and Departments of Education to determine compliance requirements, and collaborating with R&D and internal teams to ensure successful product releases.
Highlights
- Manage product requirements and development priorities for Special Programs in specific states or provinces.
- Conduct customer interactions, presentations, and focus groups to gather feedback and define enhancements.
- Coordinate with Departments of Education to ensure compliance and timely releases.
- Collaborate with R&D teams including engineering, QA, and documentation for product delivery.
- Work closely with support, customer success, and sales teams to optimize customer experience.
- Minimum 2 years relevant work experience, preferably in the Education Market.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- Up to 10% travel required for key events and meetings.
- Preferred experience includes Special Education, Compliance Reporting, and familiarity with PowerSchool products.
- Estimated base salary range of $80,500 to $110,600 USD, plus comprehensive benefits.
Product Manager Full Description
Overview:
At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.
Team Overview
Our Product team leads the direction, coordination, output, quality, and enhancements to PowerSchool’s product portfolio. This dynamic, multi-functional team ensures the effective rollout of new products across the platform, packages and positions products to appeal to consumers, and helps set the future direction and pace of innovation in our organization.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Description
The Product Management team is critical in full lifecycle product planning, delivery, and marketing with the end user in mind.
Your day-to-day job will consist of:
- Manage product needs for assigned states and/or provinces for our Special Programs product line, including writing requirements, managing development ticket priority,
- Interact with customers for assigned states and/or provinces as needed to determine needs and enhancements required for Special Programs. This includes presentations (virtual and/or in person), facilitating user group and focus group meetings, etc.
- Interact with the specific Department of Education for assigned states and/or provinces to determine compliance requirements and timing of releases needed in Special Programs.
- Interact with specific R&D team members to ensure release for assigned states and/or provinces (engineering, quality assurance, documentation, etc.) including ticket management, QA reviews, prioritization, documentation reviews, etc.
- Interact with other PowerSchool team members (support, customer success, sales, etc.) as needed to ensure the best experience for our customers.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant and related work experience, preferably in the Education Market.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
- Ability to travel occasionally, up to 10%, for key moments such as team summits, training, customer meetings, company events, etc., with increased frequency during peak periods based on business demands.
- This position is subject to company's "on call' policies which can constitute working hours outside of the normal workday and or holidays as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Special Education (teaching or software experience) of at least 2 years.
- Experience in Compliance Reporting (actual or software experience) of at least 2 years.
- Experience in the PowerSchool product line (SIS, PSSP, or other) of at least 2 years
Compensation & Benefits:
Compensation & Benefits
PowerSchool offers the following benefits:
Compensation & Benefits
PowerSchool offers the following benefits:
- Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Comprehensive 401(k) plan
- Generous Parental Leave
- Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
- Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage
A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $80,500 - $110,600 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.
EEO Commitment
PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.
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