Senior Director, Product Operations

Great Minds, a rapidly growing, mission driven Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) that develops high quality knowledge building curricula for grades PK-12, is seeking a Senior Director, Product Operations to join our growing Product team.

Company Profile
Great Minds brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our curricula, Wit & Wisdom®; Geodes; Eureka Math™; and PhD Science™ all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,100 people.

For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org

Our Market Position
Great Minds’ Eureka Math™ is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka Math™ and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom® and PhD Science™, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Product Operations works closely with the Chief Product Officer (CPO), the Chief Knowledge Officers (CKO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide exemplary product management best practices and processes to support the growing enterprise Great Minds’ product portfolio. The Great Minds approach is collaborative and unique, calling for entrepreneurial methods to product development and management that are consistent with its authentic, effective challenger brand. The Senior Director, Product Operations will leverage and shape the product operations and product management teams to develop, coordinate, and execute product strategies that grow market share and revenue from schools and districts.

This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced product management leader with a passion for high-quality, knowledge-building curriculum and the belief that every child is capable of greatness. The ideal candidate will also have experience growing and leading high achieving teams in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and rapid growth environment while remaining committed to the Great Minds’ organizational mission. While the work is remote and the ideal candidate will work well independently, this will also be a highly collaborative position, necessitating a strong sense of teamwork and cooperation.

Reports To: Chief Knowledge Officer

Responsibilities

• In close partnership with the CPO and CTO, lead strategic planning initiatives with other stakeholders to set goals and prioritize initiatives that yield constant improvement of product offerings, product usage, and quality of implementation through new product or feature development, marketing, product positioning and sales opportunities 
• Work effectively with the CPO, CTO, and other stakeholders to create alignment on strategies, roadmaps, and portfolio tradeoffs
• Lead consensus building and decision making related to cross-product features and strategies that optimize the impact of Great Minds products toward its mission by balancing instructional effectiveness with market expectations and a consistent and positive user experience for single and multi-product users  
• Introduce best product management practices and processes across the Product Teams that enable the overall product strategy and product lifecycle from conception through market release and into efficacy and enhancements, aligning with Great Minds’ philosophies and structures
• Enable the Humanities, Math, and Science product management teams to serve as the key interface for products across the organization as they work with content, editorial, program management, digital, production, marketing, and legal teams, and external partners to drive the execution of the product roadmap in alignment with key requirements, ensuring readiness for each product launch 
• Promote and communicate organizational norms for conducting, socializing, maintaining and utilizing comprehensive product ROI analyses; Collaborate with Finance to establish processes for engaging Finance in the product life cycle to conduct and support the use of meaningful ROI analyses
• Proactively identify and resolve strategic and tactical issues that may impair the organization's ability to meet its strategic, financial, and technical goals 
• Create and lead effective commu