Manager, Product Management - Budgeting

PowerSchool is hiring a Manager, Product Management - Budgeting to define and execute the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of its budgeting services. The role leads Product Managers and partners with cross-functional teams and customers to deliver solutions that meet market needs and improve customer satisfaction, retention, and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap
• Identify market opportunities through customer feedback, competitive analysis, industry trends, and business objectives
• Establish product goals, success metrics, and KPIs aligned with company priorities
• Drive investment decisions and prioritization based on customer value, business impact, and technical feasibility
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Product Managers
• Establish product management best practices, processes, and standards
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus
• Support career development, coaching, and performance management of team members
• Partner closely with Engineering and Design teams throughout the software development lifecycle
• Define product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities
• Manage and prioritize product backlogs to ensure delivery of high-value outcomes
• Support Agile development processes, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness activities
• Serve as the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle
• Conduct customer interviews, advisory boards, usability reviews, and discovery sessions
• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders
• Drive product adoption and customer satisfaction through continuous feedback loops
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, and Professional Services to ensure successful product launches and customer outcomes
• Develop product positioning, enablement materials, and internal training
• Communicate roadmap updates, release plans, and product performance to stakeholders and senior leadership
• Monitor product health using customer adoption, retention, revenue, and engagement metrics
• Develop business cases for investments and strategic initiatives
• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities to improve product performance and market competitiveness

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
• Demonstrated experience with K12 budgeting
• 7+ years of product management experience
• 2+ years of people leadership experience managing Product Managers
• Experience leading software products through the full product lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies and Scrum practices
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience with ERP, Finance, HR, Payroll, Student Information Systems, or Administrative Solutions
• Experience working with SaaS and cloud-native solutions
• Familiarity with product analytics and customer research methodologies