Product Manager, IT

Stride, Inc. is a company focused on improving the educational experience through technology solutions. They are seeking a Product Manager for PowerSchool Solutions to lead product strategy, manage cross-functional collaborations, and ensure product solutions meet educational and operational needs.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive product strategy, roadmap planning, and execution for PowerSchool-related products, integrations, and operational workflows
• Collaborate with engineering, UX, architects, implementation teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of product initiatives
• Gather and prioritize requirements from internal stakeholders, schools, district partners, and customers to ensure solutions address operational and instructional needs
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories, workflows, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications
• Manage and prioritize product, release, and sprint backlogs based on business value, customer impact, technical complexity, and strategic priorities
• Serve as a subject matter expert for PowerSchool SIS workflows, data models, APIs, and integrations
• Partner with implementation and support teams to improve onboarding, adoption, scalability, and customer satisfaction
• Identify opportunities for automation, operational efficiency, reporting enhancements, and data quality improvements
• Support interoperability initiatives involving student information systems, rostering, identity management, LMS integrations, and state reporting requirements
• Analyze customer feedback, usage metrics, operational data, and support trends to drive continuous product improvement
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and collaborate closely with Scrum teams to deliver high-quality product increments
• Coordinate release planning, product communications, training materials, and rollout strategies across multiple schools and business units
• Ensure product solutions align with accessibility standards, security requirements, compliance expectations, and data governance practices
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including district partners, vendors, and third-party technology providers
• Inspire and motivate cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, scalable, and customer-focused solutions

Requirements:

• Five (5) years of product management, business systems, education technology, or related experience
• Experience working with Student Information Systems (SIS), preferably PowerSchool
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technology product initiatives from discovery through release
• Experience working within K–12 education systems, school operations, or education technology environments
• Strong understanding of PowerSchool functionality, SIS workflows, scheduling, enrollment, grading, attendance, and/or state reporting processes
• Experience managing integrations, APIs, data exchange processes, and interoperability standards
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-informed decisions
• Experience collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple teams
• Strong communication, organizational, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working in Agile software development environments, including Scrum and/or Kanban
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience creating product documentation, release notes, training materials, and implementation guidance
• Strong customer empathy and ability to translate user needs into scalable product solutions
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time
• Ability to pass a required background check
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Technology, or related field
• Experience with PowerSchool APIs, plugins, custom pages, or platform integrations
• Knowledge of Ed-Fi, OneRoster, Clever, ClassLink, or related interoperability standards
• Prior leadership or people management experience preferred