Head of Product

Our Mission and Opportunity

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes is a must for working families and has lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is high quality early education for every child. We pursue this by directly supporting teachers in the classroom engaging parents in the development of their kids and enabling the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education industry. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education trusted by tens of thousands of providers and millions of educators and families.

Our Team

Our team is passionate talented and customer-focused. We embody our Leadership Principles in our work and culture. We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition Bessemer Emerson Collective Lowercase Capital Mark Cuban Notable Capital and others.

Who You Are

As the Head of Product & Design you will oversee all aspects of product management and design. This role will ensure the delivery of high-quality impactful products that meet customer needs and align with business objectives. You will build and lead a world-class Product & Design team establish processes to enhance operational efficiency and partner cross-functionally to drive exceptional results.

What You'll Do

• Establish the Company Product Roadmap: Develop a clear and compelling roadmap in partnership with our CEO that aligns with company objectives and customer needs.

• Enable High Quality Product Development: Lead the end-to-end product development process from ideation to launch ensuring technical feasibility design excellence and customer satisfaction. Drive operational excellence.

• Build and Lead Teams: Recruit coach and develop a high-performing Product & Design team cultivating a culture of ambition collaboration and accountability.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Engineering Marketing Customer Success and other key stakeholders to align on priorities roadmaps and go-to-market strategies.

• Drive Business Outcomes: Translate company goals into actionable product plans ensuring consistent delivery of measurable results that contribute to business success.

Qualifications Skills & Abilities

• Proven track record of shipping high-quality high-impact products at scale. Experience building 0 to 1 and scaling 1 to 10 products.

• Strong user empathy product intuition and decision-making capabilities. Ability to prioritize initiatives using data and logical frameworks.

• Experience leading large complex teams (Direct line teams of 20+ 100+ engineers). Skilled at hiring developing and retaining top talent while fostering high standards.

• Bias for action strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make decisions quickly with incomplete data.

• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders aligning cross-functional stakeholders and driving company-wide initiatives.

Brightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package including base salary equity and benefits. Our benefits package includes premium medical dental and vision benefits generous paid parental leave a flexible paid time off policy a monthly wellness and productivity stipend and a Learning & Development stipend.

For cash compensation brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function level and geographic location benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Multiple factors determine final offer amounts including geographic location candidate experience and expertise. If you have questions about the compensation band for your region please ask your recruiter.

Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.