Vice President, Product & Student Experience

Overview

Vice President, Product & Student Experience

Founded in 1997, Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids by providing award-winning programs during and outside the school day. We’re one of California’s largest nonprofits working in school districts from San Diego to San Francisco. Whether you’re interested in early learning, elementary, middle or high school, you can invest in your community by working at a local school or working within our home office providing support!

The Vice President of Student Experience & Product is a strategic product owner and an education-focused leader responsible for leading the design, development, and quality implementation of Think Together's core and enrichment learning programs to change the odds for kids. This role directly supports organizational leadership in defining an agile product model that prioritizes customer experience, academic achievement, and social-emotional growth.

The position requires a deep market intelligence understanding of K–12 learning frameworks, enrichment of best practices, and scalable product design for diverse learning environments.

• Lead defining Think Together's product vision, strategy, and execution for educational program offerings, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and mission to provide quality end-to-end engagement.
• Ensure that all offerings align with the organization's mission, drive measurable educational impact, and deliver exceptional experiences for students, educators, district partners, and donors.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define an agile approach to product delivery, design, and evaluation, ensuring the creation of measurable outcomes and product success metrics.
• Champion equity, inclusion, and accessibility in all product design principles.
• Drive innovation in learning methodologies, technologies, and modalities to enhance engagement and effectiveness.

• Oversee the creation and continuous improvement of inclusive enrichment curriculum across multiple disciplines, utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to guide product improvements.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Programs, Technology, Program Quality & Compliance, Marketing, and external stakeholders to develop scalable, student-centered solutions that advance organizational goals.
• Maintain evidence-based, inclusive, and scalable product models that effectively address the varied needs of diverse student groups.
• Integrate innovative teaching strategies, technology-supported learning, and culturally responsive pedagogical frameworks into all product offerings.

• Determine vision, strategy and long-range goals, overseeing major budgets, fiscal strategy and resource allocation at scale.
• Drive organizational performance, culture, and structural direction.
• Guide, influence, and inspire others to achieve the organization’s mission and long-term strategic objectives.
• Manage a team of professionals who directly contribute to product design and curriculum content.
• Foster professional growth and mentorship across the enrichment program staff.
• Cultivate collaboration across departments, including evaluation, operations, and community partnership teams.

• Establish data-informed processes to identify gaps, optimize product, and inform strategic decisions, as well as to continuously assess product effectiveness, student engagement, and learning outcomes.
• Use research, assessment results, and stakeholder feedback to refine product and enhance impact.
• Guide pilot initiatives and scale proven enrichment program models organization wide.
• Define quality…