Wiley
Product Manager
SaaS
Edtech.com's Summary
Wiley, Inc. is hiring a Product Manager. The Product Manager will collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams to prioritize platform roadmaps, gather stakeholder requirements, and drive delivery of platform features and learning tools. They will lead feature development, support agile processes, and monitor metrics to improve the platform impacting hundreds of thousands of students across over 1800 academic institutions.
Highlights
- Collaborate with engineering, design, and content teams to deliver platform capabilities and features.
- Define priorities, roadmap, and product requirements with guidance from senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Lead feature development by gathering requirements and writing user stories.
- Support agile development processes including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
- Conduct user research and gather feedback from internal stakeholders to understand customer needs.
- Track and communicate progress and maintain transparency with stakeholders.
- Monitor feature-level metrics and KPIs for impact assessment and improvements.
- Contribute to product documentation and process improvements.
- Experience required: 1-3 years in product management, SaaS product development, software engineering, or related technical roles.
- Proficiency with product management tools such as Jira and Confluence and experience with agile development processes.
- Excellent communication skills for translating technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Passion for educational technology and improving student learning outcomes.
- Compensation range is $85,500 to $122,567 USD annually.
- Position is full-time and remote within CA, USA, and may require occasional travel.
Product Manager Full Description
Job Description:Product Manager
Location:Remote, CA, USA
Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
About the Role:
zyBooks is looking for a Product Manager to join our Platform team. In this role, you'll work with engineering teams to prioritize platform roadmaps, gather requirements from stakeholders, and drive the delivery of platform capabilities and learning tools that enable product innovation. You'll collaborate across the organization to understand needs, translate them into clear requirements and user stories, and facilitate agile development processes. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your product management skills while making a meaningful impact on a platform used by hundreds of thousands of students at over 1800 academic institutions. zyBooks is a fast-growing market leader in STEM education—come join us and help transform education!
How we work:
- Hyper-focused on the student and instructor experience, building platform capabilities that enable great educational outcomes.
- Strong ownership culture where product and engineering teams work together through the entire process from discovery to delivery and support.
- Emphasis on learning and personal growth for all team members, with mentorship opportunities.
- Empowered teams that drive platform initiatives with appropriate guidance and support from leadership.
- Data-driven decision making balanced with technical expertise and business context.
- Highly collaborative and transparent team culture with strong cross-functional partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with engineering, design, content, and other teams to deliver platform features and capabilities.
- Contribute to the definition of priorities, roadmap, and product requirements with guidance from senior product leaders and stakeholders.
- Lead feature development efforts by gathering requirements, writing user stories, and working closely with engineering teams through design, build, and delivery.
- Support agile development processes including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
- Gain understanding of customer needs by participating in user research and gathering feedback from internal stakeholders.
- Track and communicate progress on platform features to stakeholders, maintaining transparency on timelines and deliverables.
- Monitor feature-level metrics and KPIs to understand impact and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Contribute to product documentation, process improvements, and team knowledge sharing.
Requirements:
- 1-3 years experience in product management, SAAS product development, software engineering, or related technical roles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to translate technical concepts for various audiences.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to both details and broader context.
- Ability to work with diverse stakeholders and consistently deliver on commitments.
- Collaborative mindset with demonstrated ability to work effectively with engineering teams.
- Experience with agile development processes.
- Experience with product management tools (Jira, Confluence, or similar).
- Passion for educational technology and making a positive impact on student learning.
- Occasional travel may be required for team meetings or company events.
At zyBooks (a Wiley brand), we welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and embrace individuals who get excited about learning whether online or by book. Learning is for everyone, and so is our workplace. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. It's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
Wiley is a diverse, global organization and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants and treat all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
About Wiley:
Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world's most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities.
With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
Salary Range:85,500 USD to 122,567 USD#LI-CW1
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