Sr. Product Manager, Assessments

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities.

OUR COMMUNITY 

Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve. We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Product Manager on the Assessments team, you’ll own the shaping, prioritizing, and product development and delivery that drive assessment experiences. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and create teacher- and student-centric assessment products.

What you’ll do:

• Leverage user feedback and research to shape assessment requirements, features, and product experiences
• Lead discovery, shaping, and prioritization for AI-enhanced assessment products that align with the Khan Academy vision 
• Partner with design, content, and engineering teams to guide assessment features from concept through launch
• Contribute to product vision and product strategy to help drive impact and usage
• Deliver and maintain clear product requirements
• Optimize trade-offs between adding more value and getting to releases faster
• Ensure products and releases are launched smoothly and on schedule
• Measure key results against project objectives

WHAT YOU BRING

Growth mindset:

• An entrepreneurial mindset, including a high tolerance for ambiguity, a penchant for experimentation, and a bias towards action
• A curiosity for what is possible and a desire to build something innovative in the K-12 assessment space

Kind collaboration:

• You're a detail-oriented team player, and people love working with you

Desired background/experience:

• 5+ years of product management experience in edTech or similar industry
• Experience with assessment teams, including content experts and psychometricians, preferred
• Experience applying AI in learning or assessment settings preferred
• Applied experience with prompt engineering
• Experience facilitating cross-functional discussions and aligning decisions with company goals
• Ability to navigate when to use advanced technologies and wisdom to know when it's unnecessary 
• Demonstrated ability to iterate quickly, pivot, and adapt 
• Demonstrated experience in building 0-1
• Experience in communicating technical concepts to various internal and external stakeholders
• Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization
• Deep passion for what makes great educational technology
• Motivation for Khan Academy's mission "to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere"

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority.
• Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times
• Generous parental leave
• An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
• The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
• Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
• And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, the well-being of our employees, and our Khan community. This belief is why we have bu