Sr Technical Product Manager

Ascend Learning • Full-time • Remote (Hybrid in Leawood, Kansas, United States) • 1m ago

Fast Facts

Join Clover Learning, an Ascend Learning brand, as a Senior Technical Product Manager to drive strategic platform management and enhance online healthcare education. This remote role focuses on executing a long-term roadmap and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product effectiveness.

Responsibilities: Develop and execute a long-term strategic roadmap for the platform, collaborate with product delivery teams, manage product features and increment cycles, and provide updates to stakeholders.

Skills: 8+ years in product management or technical product management, strong communication skills, familiarity with agile methodologies, and expertise in data analysis and market research.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; experience in a technical environment is preferred; proven strategic roadmap management capabilities.

Location: This position is remote within the United States.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $120,000 - $160,000.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Clover Learning, Inc., an Ascend Learning brand, is a pioneer in online healthcare education for the diagnostic imaging field. Founded in 2017, Clover Learning has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry, offering engaging video lessons, quizzes, assessments, and certification exam prep tools. Clover Learning's mission is to transform students into professionals and professionals into experts through personalized, innovative, and accessible online education.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Sr Technical Product Manager (TPM) position will help Clover Learning, Inc., an Ascend Learning brand, achieve a more strategic, effective, and streamlined approach to platform management, by having a dedicated role accountable for developing and managing the long-term platform strategy and roadmap. This role is designed to simplify technology prioritization and minimize hand-offs across Product and Tech teams.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This position offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

Develop and execute long-term strategic platform roadmap in alignment with overall Ascend strategy and objectives and market trends.
Ensure roadmap is inclusive of and enables clear implementation.
Bring deep expertise in platforms and capabilities to the enterprise. Act as SME for nursing. Leverage market data trends and customer feedback to improve overall platform and capability maturity and effectiveness as part of long-term roadmap, making data-driven trade-offs between product and core capability enhancements. Support efforts to ensure accurate and deeply connected integrated roadmaps.
Work closely with Capability TPMs, Business Product Owners and Product Delivery Teams to review, rationalize, and prioritize requirements from different solution areas. Guide, educate and support Product Delivery Teams as needed to ensure alignment to customer and strategic value/priorities.
Own, oversee, and provide regular updates to relevant stakeholders on product development.
Provide guidance to development teams responsible for product build and maintenance.
Plan, manage and prioritize features and product increment cycles (PIs) for agile development, as needed.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Bachelor’s degree in related fields, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or other areas combined with relevant work experience (relevant work experience alone may provide sufficient experience)
8+ years of combined experience in product management, technical product management, business management, or consulting, preferably in a technical or software-related environment
Experience working in an agile environment is strongly preferred
Familiarity with data analysis, market research related to SaaS/technology trends, and customer feedback methodologies to inform capability decisions
Proven ability in managing a complex strategic roadmap with multiple dependencies.
Proven communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively collaborate with product teams, engineers, content teams, and other stakeholders
Combines strong technical acumen with deep understanding of the customer/markets being served
Strong understanding of software development principles, technologies and agile methodologies
Proven expertise in making critical technology-related decisions and trade-offs to drive overall business value and capability effectiveness
Ability to align capability roadmap with product requirements and overall business objectives
Ability to derive insights from technical trends/capabilities to champion improvements to the capability
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
Strong project management skills to oversee development of capability requirements.
Proven expertise in capability area for which he/she is responsible (e.g., Assessment, Instructional Content)
Demonstrated leadership to provide technical leadership and guidance to capability development teams

BENEFITS

Flexible and generous paid time off
Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401(k) employer matching program
Parental leave
Wellness resources
Charitable matching program
Hybrid work
On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
Community outreach groups
Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

About Clover Learning

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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