Senior Technical Product Manager

Vista Higher Learning

Vista Higher Learning

Product, IT

Remote

USD 125k-155k / year

Posted on Apr 30, 2026

Description

WHO ARE YOU? You are a strategic, technically fluent specialist that focuses on how systems work together to support a business end-to-end. You are an effective communicator and product manager who easily aligns stakeholders, prioritizes well, and delivers high-impact results.

WHO ARE WE? We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities.

WHAT IS THE ROLE ABOUT? As a Senior Technical Product Manager, you will be a pivotal member of our product team reporting to the Vice President of Product Management and UX Design. While internal tooling is a meaningful component of the role, your scope will extend beyond internal efficiency to also include how products and processes enable Sales, support customer acquisition and govern access across users, roles, and institutions. You will be responsible for shaping the interactions between these areas and ensuring the work is grounded in real business needs.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

Strategic Planning & Collaboration

Collaborate with members of the product team, UX design, and engineering to execute the product vision and strategy.

Research market opportunities and trends to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of the products in your ownership.

Develop a deep understanding of user behaviors and product usage to share insight and drive improvements.

Define, track, implement and monitor KPIs for digital products, including feature usage, customer satisfaction, and learning efficacy.

Support oversight and management of third‐party vendors associated with the product portfolio.

Work closely with cross-functional partners, including sales, marketing, and customer support, to ensure effective product launches and ongoing support.

Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather feedback and insights, translating them into actionable product improvements.

Product Development & Roadmap Management

Lead and manage agile product development teams (UX design, engineering, QA), roadmaps and report on milestones and goals.

Oversee end-to-end product development lifecycle, ensuring products meet quality standards, timelines and align with budget.

Conduct market research, including user interviews, hypothesis-drive experiments and analysis of competitors that contribute to and drive sound product enhancements, innovations and decisions.

Develop clear requirements for new product features/tools and provide direction to engineering for effective development.

Apply frameworks to prioritize features based on sound estimations of business value and complexity.

Partner with UX/UI design to implement intuitive and user-friendly designs, incorporating feedback from user research and usability testing.

Coordinate and champion user research and visual user workflows to provide clarity of product goals.

Analyze user data and make sound inferences to answer questions and support decision-making.

Develop fluency in the underlying architecture, codebase and technologies of the product platform.

Leadership & Team Building

Mentor more junior Product Managers, foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence through continued learning.

Develop impactful relationships across the organization that encourage interest in the work happening in the product space.

YOU MUST HAVE (MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE):

Bachelor's degree in an industry-relevant field (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business Administration, etc.)

5+ years of experience working in product management

A solid background in managing cross-functional teams and launching impactful products to market.

Demonstrated ability to articulate complex product and technical concepts clearly to executives, clients, and cross-functional teams.

Proven track record leading SCRUM/Agile development teams and methodologies.

Experience working with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and familiarity with visualization tools (i.e. Figma, Miro, Lucid).

Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technical product domains, manage multiple priorities and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Willingness and ability to travel to the Boston, MA office location 4-8 times a year.

IDEAL IF YOU HAVE (PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE):

Experience in edtech or educational technology

Experience with Jira

Experience in education, teaching, administration, or learning a second language is a plus.

Experience in data products, data science, human-computer interaction, or AI is a plus.

LOCATION: Boston-Hybrid or Remote in Eastern US Time Zone

Position requires current residence within the United States of America and within the eastern time zone. Ideal candidates will be located within proximity to our Boston, MA office location and be willing to work a Tuesday and Thursday (2-day minimum) Hybrid schedule. Relocation assistance is not available.

SALARY RANGE: $125k-$155k annual

This position is salaried and is eligible for an annual incentive based on employee and organizational performance.

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We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities. Our benefits package includes life/health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), educational assistance, commuter pass subsidies, generous employee referral bonuses, PTO and paid holidays.

Vista Higher Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, and/or protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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