Senior Director, Product Management; Remote

Senior Director, Product Management (Remote)

Department:
Product Management

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Denton, Texas

Teaching Strategies is an innovative EdTech organization focused on connecting teachers, children, and families. As front‑runners in the early childhood education market, we build dynamic, top‑quality digital products that integrate all the essential elements of a high‑quality solution: curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family engagement. We are building a team of results‑oriented individuals who will thrive in a collaborative, work‑hard/play‑hard culture.

We pride ourselves on the impact we have on the early childhood field through supporting teachers who are doing the most important work there is, teaching children to become creative, confident thinkers.

Teaching Strategies is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management to lead the strategy, evolution, and execution of our curriculum products, including The Creative Curriculum Cloud, planning tools, and content management solution. The Creative Curriculum Cloud is the award‑winning digital subscription curriculum and planning tool named the 2025 “Cool Tool Award” from EdTech Weekly.

This role leads a team of product managers to drive the digital curriculum planning and teaching experience—ensuring that teachers can seamlessly plan, instruct, document, and adapt learning experiences using The Creative Curriculum or their own content.

This leader is responsible for ensuring that the experience is intuitive, efficient, instructionally meaningful, and deeply embedded in teacher workflows. You will define and drive a cohesive product vision that connects curriculum content, planning workflows, and classroom execution into a unified, high‑quality experience. This role operates at both strategic and executional levels.

• Define and evolve the product vision and strategy for the Teaching planning and teaching tool and our digital curriculum solutions, including The Creative Curriculum Cloud.
• Build a product vision and strategy for our content management system.
• Ensure alignment between curriculum, digital experience, and classroom realities.
• Drive clarity on how digital curriculum enhances teacher workflows and strategy for driving digital curriculum usage.
• Translate company goals into clear product direction and priorities.

• Lead Product Managers across Teaching, the CMS and curriculum capabilities.
• Drive roadmap clarity, prioritization, and trade‑off decisions.
• Partner with Engineering, Design, and QA for high‑quality delivery.
• Work closely with Marketing to ensure strong go‑to‑market plans and execution that drive revenue.
• Make data‑informed decisions with a bias for action.

• Stay connected to educator workflows and needs.
• Incorporate customer feedback, usage data, and research into decisions.
• Leverage Voice of Customer systems and insights.
• Validate concepts with teachers and stakeholders.

• Align Product, Curriculum, Engineering, Design, CX, Sales, and Marketing.
• Ensure shared understanding of product direction and experience.
• Communicate clear executive‑level narratives.

• Lead and develop Product Managers.
• Elevate product thinking and instructional empathy.
• Foster customer‑focused, high‑quality product culture.

• 6+ years in Product Management, including leadership of complex product areas.
• Experience owning SaaS products with high‑frequency workflows.
• Strong track record delivering intuitive user experiences.
• Experience with content systems or instructional tools.
• Strong product discovery and prioritization skills.
• Experience with using AI to drive requirements, development and QA.
• Ability to connect user experience, business model, and strategy.
• Strong track record of working collaboratively with engineering and tech leaders.
• Excellent communication skills.

• Competitive compensation package
• Employee Equity Appreciation Program
• Health and wellness insurance benefits
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible work environment
• Unlimited paid time off (which includes paid holidays and winter break)
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and opportunities for career growth
• Best in class technology equipment for every employee
• Penthouse suite in downtown DC seconds away from Washington Nationals Stadium and Audi Field

Teaching Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)