Director of Product Management

COMPANY PROFILE

Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in K-12 schools and increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. Our vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part K-12. The leading provider of K-12 computer science solutions in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also created the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world!

JOB SUMMARY 

Code.org is looking for a Director of Product Management who is passionate about building world class user experiences and products that deliver the most popular K-12 Computer Science and AI curriculum to students and educators around the world. In this role you will drive the development and delivery of a suite of products used by students, teachers, partner organizations, curriculum writers, and administrators all in service of teaching students Computer Science and AI. This suite includes student facing programming labs, Hour of Code activities, curriculum building tools, and teacher and administrator tools. You will be leading a team of talented Product Managers and working closely with the engineering, design, data, support, teaching and learning, and marketing teams to deliver experiences that delight and inspire students and educators. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will:

• Embrace the organization’s strategy, cross-team priorities, and goals
• Be the expert on the landscape and market for Computer Science education products
• Be the expert on student and teacher needs, use cases, and behaviors
• Leverage your market and user expertise to help evolve the  organization’s product vision, strategy, goals, and metrics
• Leverage your market and user expertise to create a product roadmap that aligns with the product vision and strategy, and the organizational priorities and goals
• Create user experiences that delight students and teachers
• Lead the product management team in executing the product roadmap towards organizational and product goals with an accountable and learning mindset
• Coach and support the career growth of a team of Product Managers
• Cultivate an inclusive team culture that fosters strong collaboration and execution
• Coordinate and ensure alignment with engineering, design, data, support, teaching and learning, and other teams
• Continuously improve team processes and execution of the roadmap
• As part of the leadership team, influence organizational culture, operational processes, and decisions
• Connect with external organizations and find opportunities for beneficial partnerships

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

We seek candidates who have:

• At least 5+ years of experience managing a team of product managers
• At least 8 years of experience product managing online consumer products 
• Experience designing user experiences for non-tech savvy consumers
• Experience using data to make decisions
• Taken computer science courses or have experience with programming
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong technical background
• Experience building and maintaining partnerships with other teams/organizations

We prefer candidates who also have:

• Teaching or volunteering experience in K-12 classrooms
• Experience using programming tools designed for students
• Experience building programs or products  for underrepresented communities

In addition, candidates must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Be located in the United States
• Pass a pre-employment background check
• Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events 
  

 

WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS LIKE?

Step 1: Informational Interview - learn more about the role and share your experience (45 minutes)
Step 2: Homework (~3 hours)
Step 3: Interviews with several members of the Code.org team (~4 hours)
Step 4: Final Interview (1 hour)
Step 5: Reference Checks 

All interviews are currently being conducted virtually via Zoom

 

TO APPLY

Our team will review all applications on an ongoing basis and if we believe your qualifications would make a great fit, we'll contact you to schedule an informational interview.