Sr Technical Product Manager

At Instructure , we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.

We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:

Instructure is seeking a collaborative and experienced Senior Product Manager to champion our shared components and cross-product initiatives across the business. You will shepherd cross-product programs tied to core services that govern customer configuration, platform management, security initiatives and more. In this highly collaborative role, you will own the product roadmaps, working hand-in-hand with other product managers, engineering teams, UX/UI designers, customers, legal counsel, and compliance officers.

You will act as a strategic partner to other product development teams, understanding their needs and empowering them with technical services and best practices in platform development strategy. You'll use AI to streamline development, design, and delivery as well as look for opportunities to bring AI features to market. In short, you'll enjoy the ability to deliver with an aligned engineering team while also embracing the challenge of achieving success through collaborative efforts.

• Product Strategy &
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for our cross-product platform services capabilities and features; aligning with overall business goals and regulatory requirements, developed in close collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Shared Services Management:
  Proactively engage with internal development teams to identify, prioritize, and define the development of reusable components, libraries, and patterns that promote consistency, efficiency, and compliance across our products, acting as a key partner in their development workflows.
• Collaboration & Communication:
  Foster strong working relationships and effectively communicate the product vision, roadmap, and progress to stakeholders across engineering, design, legal, compliance, and executive teams, actively soliciting feedback and incorporating it into the product development process.
• Internal Customer Engagement:
  Build empathy for our internal development teams, understanding their pain points and needs related to application development and translating these insights into the roadmap. Leverage strong relationships to advocate for best practices and define success through adoption.
• Requirements Definition:
  Translate business needs and compliance requirements into clear and detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications, ensuring alignment and understanding with engineering and design partners.
• Product Lifecycle Management:
  Manage the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch, iteration, and retirement, ensuring continuous improvement and adherence to compliance standards, with ongoing communication and collaboration with internal teams.
• Performance Monitoring:
  Define and track key metrics to measure the adoption, performance, and impact of our front-end shared services and compliance initiatives, sharing these insights with internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Lead and inspire cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented environment, emphasizing partnership and shared ownership with internal customers.
• Staying Informed:
  Continuously monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and changes in relevant regulations to proactively adapt our product strategy, sharing relevant information and insights with internal teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Product Management or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in product management or technical product management, ideally with a significant focus on platform services and components.
• Experience applying modern product practices and AI-enabled workflows to accelerate learning cycles, experimentation, and delivery.
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in building and managing shared component libraries or platform solutions, with a track record of successful collaboration with engineering teams.
• Knowledge of and…