IXL Associate Product Manager at IXL Learning in San Mateo, CA

Summary: IXL Learning is a leading developer of personalized learning products used by millions globally, seeking an Associate Product Manager to join their product team. The role involves understanding user needs, collaborating across teams to develop products, and ensuring successful launches while advocating for user experience. Responsibilities: - Deeply understand the needs of our student, teacher, and parent users, and advocate for user experience throughout all phases of product development - Deeply understand IXL’s product philosophy and strategy to make feature design and development decisions - Gather context and clarify goals for new projects - Write and communicate product requirements, conduct product reviews - Collaborate with visual designers to co-create effective, engaging product experiences - Partner with your engineering team to align technical designs with product needs and to clear implementation roadblocks - Collaborate with marketing to ensure successful product launches, including crafting product positioning and messaging - Coordinate with teams and leads across functions to share information, seek input, and provide clarity on product and project statuses - Juggle multiple, often competing priorities and projects - Forge strong partnerships with your product lead, designers, engineers, product marketers, and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of your products - Become an expert on the IXL product, and gain domain knowledge in the education space broadly - Do whatever it takes to develop features and deliver value to our users Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in STEM or a related field - 1-3 years of experience in product management or adjacent roles - Demonstrated technical abilities; some computer science coursework or programming experience is preferred - Highly developed analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills, with proven success applying them independently - Strong written and spoken communication skills, with an eye to clarity and conciseness - Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams to make things happen - Enthusiasm for tackling tough problems independently, from assessing high-level goals through to perfecting every detail - Exceptionally organized self-starter, efficient and thrives under pressure - Growth mindset; you're excited by challenges and you possess a can-do attitude - Curiosity, open-mindedness, and an unfailingly positive attitude Preferred Qualifications: - Interest in design thinking; some coursework or experience in UI/UX design is helpful - Interest in K-12 education! Classroom/teaching experience is a plus Required Skills: Product management experience, Analytical thinking, Technical abilities Important Skills: UI/UX design experience, Communication skills Nice-to-Have Skills: Curiosity, Interpersonal skills, Organizational skills, Growth mindset Benefits: Equity, Benefits