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Benchmark Education Company is hiring a Senior Product Manager of Assessment Platform. This role involves overseeing the development of digital assessment solutions from inception to launch, collaborating with designers, engineers, and stakeholders to enhance instructional delivery and student learning experiences.

Highlights

Oversee discovery, design, development, and implementation of digital assessment platform solutions
Collaborate on wireframes, prototypes, and UX/UI design focused on students, educators, and administrators
Utilize user research, competitive analysis, and stakeholder input to guide product development
Serve as main contact for curriculum and content directors, managers, and supervisors
Write high-level requirements, prioritize user stories, and maintain a development backlog using JIRA
Conduct user acceptance testing and train other departments on assessment platform use
Troubleshoot issues and communicate escalations effectively
Minimum 2-5 years digital product management experience in ed tech and 5+ years managing K-12 assessment platforms
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and JIRA; knowledge of UX and responsive design across platforms
Bachelor's degree required; preferred experience with Agile development and Artificial Intelligence

Senior Product Manager of Assessment Platform Full Description

Senior Product Manager of Assessment Platform

Remote - USA

Full time

Position Purpose:

As Senior Product Manager in the Platform Product Management Department, you will help oversee the development of digital solutions for an assessment platform, from inception to launch, for the delivery of a variety of assessment types including but not limited to screener, diagnostic, formative, and more. You will collaborate with UX designers, engineers and other stakeholders to create innovative, customer-focused assessment solutions meant to enhance teacher instruction and enrich the student learning experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee the discovery, design, development, and implementation for new and existing digital assessment platform solutions
Conceptualize user experience from a student, educator, and administrator’s perspective by working on wireframes, prototypes, and designs with UX/UI designers
Utilize user research, competitive analysis, and stakeholder input to form a creative vision that provides solutions and clear customer benefit
Act as the main contact for stakeholder management with assessments curriculum/content directors, managers, and supervisors
Act as a mediator between the user and developers, communicating and translating user needs into new product features for the team to design and develop
Identify problems, suggest solutions, and clearly communicate the details required to build the assessment platform as conceptualized, including writing high-level requirements
Prioritize user stories for development and maintain a groomed backlog of work and bugs
Track and document digital assessment platform through all stages of development
Oversee user acceptance testing on all development work
Train and communicate other departments including Tech Support, Professional Development, etc. on use of assessment solutions
Troubleshoot problems identified by other departments and customers and communicate escalations
Present work to senior management and key stakeholders and executives for review and feedback
Maintain a roadmap of future requests

Job Requirements/Skills and Experience

A minimum of 2-5 years of digital product management experience in the educational technology industry
A minimum of 5 years managing K-12 digital assessment platform solutions
An understanding of the needs of teachers, administrators, and Pre-K-8 students
Knowledge of current ed tech trends and capabilities
Ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to independently drive projects to completion
Working knowledge of user experience, user interaction, and responsive design across mobile platforms, devices, and products
Bachelor's Degree
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and JIRA

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to develop concepts into elegant, customer-centric solutions
Contributor of solutions to interactive and user experience challenges
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to collaborate with developers and stakeholders
Experience with Agile development practices
Experience with Artificial Intelligence

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

Original Job Description

Senior Product Manager of Assessment Platform

Remote - USA

Full time

Position Purpose:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee the discovery, design, development, and implementation for new and existing digital assessment platform solutions
Conceptualize user experience from a student, educator, and administrator’s perspective by working on wireframes, prototypes, and designs with UX/UI designers
Utilize user research, competitive analysis, and stakeholder input to form a creative vision that provides solutions and clear customer benefit
Act as the main contact for stakeholder management with assessments curriculum/content directors, managers, and supervisors
Act as a mediator between the user and developers, communicating and translating user needs into new product features for the team to design and develop
Identify problems, suggest solutions, and clearly communicate the details required to build the assessment platform as conceptualized, including writing high-level requirements
Prioritize user stories for development and maintain a groomed backlog of work and bugs
Track and document digital assessment platform through all stages of development
Oversee user acceptance testing on all development work
Train and communicate other departments including Tech Support, Professional Development, etc. on use of assessment solutions
Troubleshoot problems identified by other departments and customers and communicate escalations
Present work to senior management and key stakeholders and executives for review and feedback
Maintain a roadmap of future requests

Job Requirements/Skills and Experience

A minimum of 2-5 years of digital product management experience in the educational technology industry
A minimum of 5 years managing K-12 digital assessment platform solutions
An understanding of the needs of teachers, administrators, and Pre-K-8 students
Knowledge of current ed tech trends and capabilities
Ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to independently drive projects to completion
Working knowledge of user experience, user interaction, and responsive design across mobile platforms, devices, and products
Bachelor's Degree
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and JIRA

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to develop concepts into elegant, customer-centric solutions
Contributor of solutions to interactive and user experience challenges
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to collaborate with developers and stakeholders
Experience with Agile development practices
Experience with Artificial Intelligence

ABOUT BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY

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

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