Senior Product Manager, Math Assessment

A pioneer in K-12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 10 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.
The Senior Product Manager, Math Assessment will be an authority in management of and product strategy for Amplify's assessment program for the math suite. The senior product manager will help drive product planning and execution in the design and development of the math assessment that can support the various use cases of the math suite, including for core, supplementals, and as a standalone product. Partnering with the math product leadership and other company stakeholders, the math product manager will drive research to advise the vision and long-term plan for the product, lead product and feature initiatives, collaborate on product strategy, and ensure strong tactical execution against strategy. The product manager will work closely with leaders from across departments to ensure the design and development of the program adheres to the product vision and remains aligned to customer needs.
The Senior Product Manager will report to the Director, Product, Math Assessment.
Responsibilities:

• Product Planning: Conduct research to identify and see the real problem our users face and represent them with data. Propose solutions to overcome their challenges and work with teammates to build out initiatives that would implement solutions. Build and pitch initiatives grounded in research for inclusion in the product roadmap. Present product roadmap to vital team members (including Sales and Marketing leadership) for input and agreement.
• Product Design: Collaborate with partners including design, content, research & measurement and engineering to build out solutions to meet the goals of your initiatives. Participate in human-centered design workshops. Make informed decisions by analyzing data from product metrics / user behavior and prototyping results.
• Product Development: Serve as a key member and collaborative leader of your cross-functional team to plan, develop, and deliver finished products. Actively participate in your team's ceremonies and be readily available to address questions, concerns, and blockers. Partner with the content team and design to ensure regular coordination of features and product design guidelines throughout the product development phase.
• Product Deployment: Draft internal communications, release notes, and training materials for the launch of new products and features. Review customer-facing information before it is released. Support troubleshooting.
• Product Knowledge: Serve as an expert on our products, working with marketing, sales, and implementation teammates. Collaborate on customer-facing projects including training materials, pilot support, customer conversations, and sales meetings.
• Market Research and Analysis: Stay up to date on the math education market and prepare briefs to share with leadership and the product team. Research the competitive product landscape to inform product, design, and development decisions. Through win/loss analysis, compile insights to describe why competitive programs are selected (or not) in curriculum adoptions. Integrate research findings into innovative strategy based planning and product development.
• User Empathy: Be a passionate advocate for our users and empathize with their unique needs. Represent their points of view through all phases of product development. Visit classrooms and synthesize observations and findings. Become an authority in our customer feedback, drawing insights from data points and sharing them with the product team to aid product strategy. Explore usage data for insights into how our product is used in classrooms during field tests and full implementation.
• User Testing: Lead user testing of new product ideas, including running interviews and focus groups with teachers, getting feedback on prototypes, and organizing feature pilots with live classrooms. Create research plans, interview participants, analyze data, and recommend actions based on findings.
• Cross-functional Product Leadership: Lead product initiatives that span across multiple teams, including content, product, design, engineering, marketing, and measurement. Drive the delivery of initiatives and large-scale projects from initial concept and planning, through execution and release.
• Team Leadership: Communicate product goals and objectives regularly to your project team to motivate them, and empower them to take on work they think is best based on the prioritized backlog. Support team members where vital to overcome challenges and find solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree - BA/BS or equivalent experience
• 3-5+ years experience in Math product development
• 3-5+ years experience/background in technology, design, user experience and product management
• Proven research and analysis skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills and great attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or other advanced degree
• 3-5+ years experience designing and developing print and digital products for education
• 3-5+ years background in math education
• 3-5+ years background in assessment and measurement

What we offer:
Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a lucrative 401(k) plan, incentive stock options, competitive health insurance and mental health options, basic life insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and access to best-in-class development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $130,000 - $145,000. This role is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.
Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.