Product Manager

About Open Ed At  Open Ed, we’re opening the world to every learner. With over 100,000 students served and growing rapidly, families trust us as a partner to the most precious thing in their lives, their children. Our vision: a future where education is no longer constrained by geography, rigid models, or outdated systems. Our mission: to give every student customized, world-class education and resources, empowering families and opening millions of doors for learners across the country.

Our Culture (The Foundation of Everything We Do)
Culture at Open Ed is intentional. It’s defined by what we promote—and what we tolerate. Our latest eNPS (employee net promoter score) of 76 places Open Ed in the top .1% of technology companies. Our values aren't just words; they are non-negotiable principles that guide every decision:

Customer First – Obsessed with delivering value; we fight tirelessly for our learners and families.

Hard Choices, Easy Life – Face challenges directly, swiftly, and transparently.

I Did >
We Should – Action over theory; bring experiments, not just opinions.

Learn Out Loud – Share your growth openly; feedback is a gift, ego is the enemy.

Prioritize Ruthlessly – Excellence in the few critical areas over mediocrity everywhere.

Fast AND World Class – Speed doesn’t compromise quality.

Strong Opinions, Weakly Held – Advocate passionately, adjust readily.

Make Others Famous – Elevate your colleagues, partners, and community.

We’re currently accepting applications from those living in: AZ, CO, FL, GA, , IN, MD, NC, NM, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.About the Role We're looking for a Product Manager who thinks like a founder. You'll work at the intersection of learning science, family needs, and engineering; turning deep user insight into software that genuinely improves outcomes for students across the country.

We’re seeking someone who gets close to learners and families, finds the real problem underneath the surface request, and shapes elegant solutions before a single line of code is written. You'll sit at the center of a small, fast, and genuinely excellent team. Your fingerprints will be on everything.

Your Immediate Impact Define product vision and strategy from deep user insight.

Apply Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) to reveal what families hire our platform to achieve—real progress in learning, not just features.

Shape work in the spirit of Shape Up: set appetite, narrow problems, outline solutions before building, drive meaningful progress in fixed cycles.

Liaise between departments (learning, partnerships, marketing, operations, etc.) to gather requirements, align priorities, and ensure product decisions support cross-functional goals.

Collaborate closely with the small team to build, launch, and iterate high-impact features.

Prioritize ruthlessly, run experiments, measure real outcomes.

Mentor through action and open feedback.

Success Metrics:

Features you champion drive measurable improvements in student outcomes and family satisfaction.

Engineering and cross-functional teams describe you as a force multiplier; someone who makes their work clearer and better.

You're consistently identifying problems before they become urgent, and solutions before they become obvious.

The product roadmap reflects hard choices, not safe ones.

Who You Are :5+ years in product management, ideally in edtech, consumer products, or mission-driven organizations.

You have a proven track record launching features users love that drive measurable impact

You're fluent in Jobs-to-be-Done / Shape Up and comfortable with appetite-based, cycle-driven approaches

You have strong product sense: you're better at insight and elegant strategy than at organizational navigation.

You've worked across departments in a small or…