Senior Product Manager, Content

Epic • Full-time • Hybrid in San Jose, California, United States • $150,000 - $200,000 / year • 3w ago

Fast Facts

Epic is seeking a Senior Product Manager to enhance children's reading experiences on their platform, focusing on product development, collaboration, and data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities: Manage the development of the Content Product Roadmap, ensuring a high-quality reading experience, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive user engagement and retention.

Skills: Agile product development, user-centered design, excellent communication, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications: 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in publishing, media, or education; strong communication and collaboration skills; bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Location: San Jose, CA

Compensation: $150000 - $200000 / Annually

About Us

Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids 12 and under. With 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers—and personalized content and built-in progress tracking—it fuels reading confidence and curiosity in kids and lets parents and educators take part in their journey. Trusted by over one million teachers and reaching 25+ million kids, Epic has been honored for learning excellence with the Teacher’s Choice Award, Parents Choice Gold Award, and Mom’s Choice Award, and recognized by People, The New York Times, and Parents.

About the Job

We’re looking for a collaborative Senior Product Manager to join the growing Content team at Epic. Reporting to the VP of Content, this individual will play a critical role in partnering with Epic’s Engineering team in building meaningful reading experiences that engage children and drive measurable impact. This role is ideal for a senior product manager who thrives at the intersection of user needs, product development, and data-driven decision making–and who is passionate about shaping the future of reading for kids.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver a high quality and engaging reading experience that ultimately leads to customer retention and acquisition
Drive the development and execution of the Content Product Roadmap which includes: Book discovery and search, the reading experience, and in-app reading features
Lead end-to-end cross-functional management and communication with Editorial, Design, Marketing, Research and Finance to design tests that are both feasible and meaningful
Manage sprint execution in an efficient manner
Define and track performance metrics to continuously iterate on features
Contribute to initiatives in personalization and AI-enhanced learning
Conduct weekly status updates, reporting on roadmap progress, flagging challenges and facilitating resolution

Requirements

5+ years of product management experience, ideally at a publishing, media or education company
Demonstrated ability to deliver products from concept to launch
Strong understanding of agile product development and user-centered design
Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration abilities
Data-informed decision-maker with experience wielding analytics tools
Able to travel quarterly to California for a three-day period
Bachelors degree or equivalent related experience

Nice to Have

Bilingual in Mandarin; able to work with a global team across time zones
Passion for children’s books
Interest in empowering teachers and parents with best in class reading tools
Familiarity with gamification and adaptive learning
Background in UX, engineering, or data science

Why Join Epic

Be part of a mission-driven company shaping how millions of children read and learn
Work on a product with real impact, global reach, and massive growth potential
Join a collaborative, passionate, and diverse team
Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and potential equity

Compensation

Total compensation ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 annually (including base salary and performance based bonus), depending on experience and alignment.