Product Manager, Career Exploration, BigFuture School

The College Board is a nonprofit organization that aims to expand educational and career opportunities. They are seeking a Product Manager for Career Exploration within their BigFuture School initiative, responsible for managing the product lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance educational pathways for students.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with crafting compelling strategy briefs, business cases, and product roadmaps to justify product investments aligned with BigFuture’s divisional goals
• Lead the full product development lifecycle - from ideation and new feature development to enhancements and responsible sunsetting of legacy functionality
• Identify and validate user problems and opportunities through data, user research, and analytics; ensure customer and business needs are integrated into the development process
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to refine the product roadmap in response to changing customer needs, market trends, and internal priorities
• Clearly communicate product strategy and roadmap across cross-functional teams to maintain alignment and support decision-making
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop launch strategies, training materials, documentation, and engagement content
• Maintain deep industry and market knowledge while serving as a subject matter expert on BigFuture’s platform, vision, and strategy internally and externally
• Break down features into user stories with clear acceptance criteria, developed collaboratively with technology, UX, and other stakeholders—while maintaining ownership as the Product Manager
• Partner with technology managers to understand technical constraints and drive product needs through a technical lens
• Maintain a well-groomed backlog of user-centered stories, prioritizing work based on the product roadmap, technical considerations, and strategic objectives
• Drive delivery through active participation in Agile ceremonies - refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives - fostering continuous improvement and team alignment
• Monitor initiatives closely to identify risks, resolve blockers, and ensure timely delivery of product milestones
• Coordinate complex technical, legal, and data-related dependencies across multiple teams to support seamless product development execution
• Continuously assess product performance through data and user feedback, ensuring outcomes align with defined goals and drive value

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management, with substantial expertise in education technology, including work across the K-12 and/or Higher Ed sectors
• A proactive, ownership-first mindset; you don't just relay messages, you take initiative, solve problems, and drive outcomes with purpose and accountability
• Hands-on experience working in an Agile product development environment, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
• A customer-centric approach combined with strong organizational awareness; you're curious and adaptable with tremendous learning agility
• Strong analytical skills, combining quantitative data and qualitative insights with creative thinking to define problems and craft innovative, effective solutions
• A proven track record of building trusted, productive relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences
• Experience working with AI in a production environment, with a strong curiosity to learn more
• The ability to travel 5-7 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business
• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
• Experience in career exploration, workforce development, career readiness, or a related domain is strongly preferred; candidates without this background bring genuine curiosity and the humility to build domain knowledge quickly
• Mobile app experience is a plus