Director, Product Management (Creator+) - USA Based

Job Summary:

If leading a strategic product for a top EdTech company sounds exciting, this may be the role for you!  

We are searching for a proven product leader to take our Creator+ product to the next level. You will be responsible for the commercial success of Creator+, the product strategy, product roadmap, and people leadership for your team. You will collaborate with design and engineering leaders to prioritize the roadmap and ensure successful execution. With deep experience in content creation and EdTech, you will confidently communicate with academic and business leaders in our customer community and beyond, learning from them, partnering with them, and demonstrating thought leadership.    

How will I make an impact?

• Grow the revenue, attach rate, and market share for Creator+, while delighting customers 
• Collaborate closely with Design and Engineering leaders as business success includes delighting users and technical sustainability 
• Set the product strategy for Creator+, focused on achieving business results 
• Plan the roadmap for Creator+ 
• Develop go-to-market plans and enable our sales and marketing teams 
• Articulate the value and the future direction of Creator+ to customers and internal stakeholders  
• Manage and mentor your team of product managers, championing a positive high-performing culture  
• Work with other Product Managers to ensure coherent offerings for our customers 
• Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships to augment the product offering   
• Define, monitor, measure, analyze and report regularly on key business, customer and user metrics   
• Be an important part of our Product leadership team, significantly contributing to improving our Product Management practices 

Skills & Competencies (What you’ll bring to the role):

• Over the top energy and drive to deliver commercial success 
• Strategic thinking – understands how the product fits into the company’s strategy and portfolio; identifies and pursues growth opportunities 
• Market research – customer needs, competitive analysis, and market trends 
• Data driven decision making 
• Strong communication and presentation skills – comfortable presenting to internal executives, stakeholders, and customers; and managing customer expectations   
• Excellent collaboration – team player who recognizes strengths in others and skillfully influences others 
• Execution focused – acts with urgency and attention to detail to achieve goals 
• Empathetic leadership – creates a positive employee experience and high-performance culture in pursuit of the company mission to transform the way the world learns 
• Has shipped successful EdTech solutions, especially focused on course and content authoring  
• Understanding of learning sciences 

D2L Leadership Competencies  

• Leads by Example with personal and professional integrity, high accountability and say/do ratio   
• Boundaryless collaboration and influence skills both within team, peer group and broader organization. Effective communicator with a proven track record of   
• Delivers Awesome Outcomes: Strategic mindset and business acumen, with strong prioritization skills and a focus on organizational outcomes vs. team tasks. Effective problem solver, able to achieve results individually and through others, in fast paced, deadline-driven environments.   
• Talent Magnet: Talent-focused leader, with demonstrated ability to coach, build and lead a high performing, diverse team.   
• Better, Smarter, Faster: An agile learner, with a growth mindset, attention to detail and organizational skills. An operationally minded leader, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Wins Hearts and Minds: An effective communicator, with the ability to connect the why and the what. A change agent, with proven delegation, motivation, and team building skills.

Suggested Qualifications/Experience: 

• Product Management leadership experience in B2B SaaS products across hundreds of customers and millions of users   
• Experience with content management or EdTech products; both is a big plus   
• Strong background in content engineering, learning science, curriculum or assessment 
• P&L ownership experience for SaaS B2B products is a big plus 
• Degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a similar field, or equivalent work experience