Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field., At least 3 years of experience in product management., Proven success leading product teams and managing product development., Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills..

Key responsibilities:

Oversee the evolution of the product and prioritize developments.

Define product requirements and specifications based on user data and platform understanding.

Collaborate with engineering, customer success, sales, and marketing teams to develop solutions.

Provide status reports and recommendations to leadership.

Job description

Wyzant is the web’s largest tutor marketplace. Our 65,000+ tutors help K-12 students, college students, and adults succeed in school and achieve their life goals. As successful as Wyzant already is, there is still great potential to expand our reach and help even more learners. We will do this by making the user experience even more compelling and by offering new services to meet the needs of a greater variety of learners. #LI-CC1

This is a full-time position in our Raleigh, NC area office. The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday in the office with the option to work from home one day per week.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Assist in overseeing the product’s evolution, helping to determine which developments will make the greatest impact, and seeing them through to completion
Understand the Wyzant platform at a deep technical level, and become an expert on Wyzant’s diverse user base to define product requirements and written specifications
Work cross-functionally with teams across our organization, including engineering, customer success, sales and marketing to develop and test the right solutions
Manage the gathering and analysis of user data after features launch to inform further product decisions
Provide ongoing status reports and recommendations to product team leadership
Serve as a problem solver and point of contact, collaborating with, and managing internal stakeholders to achieve the greatest positive impact for users

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

BA/BS degree in STEM or related field
3+ years of experience in product management
Proven success leading product teams to both build the right thing - and build the thing right
Strong analytical skills - ability to provide high quality, efficient, creative solutions to complex problems
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, especially engineering
Strong communication skills
Highly motivated with a resourceful, “figure-it-out” approach
Creativity, open-mindedness, and an unfailingly positive attitude

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.