Product Design Manager
Goalbook
Product, Design
Remote
Posted on Sep 14, 2024
Who We Are Looking For
We’re seeking a technical product leader and experienced people manager who is passionate about mentoring and supporting the growth of those they have managed. Our ideal candidate has directly managed and led a high-performing team of product designers or product managers on a successful product and directly leveled up the product management design systems to achieve greater business and product outcomes.
In this role, you will manage our Product Design Team and collaborate with our CEO and The Content Team Lead, your manager, to influence your team’s product and design decisions across all features of our product.
This is a remote position with some required travel including, but not limited to, onboarding, team events, and professional development opportunities.
Our Mission and Values
Our mission is to empower educators to transform instruction so that ALL students succeed. We were founded in 2011 and have grown to a team of nearly 100 people, most of whom are former public school teachers. We now partner with 1,000+ school districts across 47 states, but we’re just getting started! We’re building a diverse and inclusive company that can have a systemic and cultural impact on the U.S. K–12 school system over the long term.
Our product, Goalbook Toolkit, is a successful product our users LOVE. As an example, one user recently shared they would leave their role if their district did not provide her with a license to Goalbook Toolkit. In addition to supporting our users, Goalbook Toolkit also impacts our users’ students in significant ways. For example, a recent study found that usage of Goalbook Toolkit resources and higher-quality present level statements were positively associated with increased student achievement outcomes in reading and math for students across grades 1–11.
Our first core value is Relationships. We believe in the power of human connection and the importance of relationships across different strengths, backgrounds, personalities, and identities in order to achieve our shared goals and overall mission.
Our second core value is Growth. We strive to create a supportive environment so that people can continuously grow as professionals and increase their impact. We also believe in having the time, space, and support to grow in our personal lives.
As a company, we have often sacrificed maximum growth in a deliberate effort to grow responsibly. We expect our team to fully embrace Goalbook’s Guiding Business Principle, which states that we strive to balance growth in three dimensions: revenue and profitability, impact toward our mission, and team experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership & Team Management: Lead our team of product designers to create unified product strategies, define metrics, and drive outcomes for that team.
- Team Development: Support professional growth of each individual on your team through growth centered mentorship.
- Product Development Cycle: Oversee the product development cycle for the team of product managers you manage: from ideation through release of new features, including defining product requirements, prioritizing features, and managing design timelines.
- Product Strategy & Leadership: Influence and drive key product decisions, quality, and delivery for the product management team.
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor the impact each product release has on user experience and business outcomes.
- Process Improvement: Iterate upon product manager systems and processes to drive business and product outcomes.
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Work closely with other teams and stakeholders to seamlessly integrate your team’s projects into the product development lifecycle.
Required Skills & Experiences
- 3+ years of managing direct reports, including providing critical feedback and supporting professional growth of your direct reports.
- 3+ years leading inclusive, high-performing product teams.
- 5+ years of experience working on user-facing software products, ideally in startups or agile tech environments.
- Leadership experience iterating on and leveling up the overall maturity of your team’s systems and operational processes.
- Exceptional communication and team-building abilities.
- Advanced data analysis skills and fluency with user data platforms.
Desirable Skills & Experiences
- 5+ years of experience as an independent contributor, product management experience, with expertise in both UX and UI.
- Experience in creating inclusive and accessible design solutions for diverse user groups.
- An understanding of how to use LLMs for your and your team's work.
- Experience with AI and generative design tools and integrating these into the product design process.
- Advanced degree in Design, User Experience, Psychology, Computer Science, Interaction Design, Product Management, or a related field.
- Professional certification(s) in Scrum, Agile, CPM, or related skills.
- Proficiency in project management and design tools like Asana, Figma, Miro, and Zoom.
Benefits
- Compensation in the range of $150–$180k, based on location and experience
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy
- Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Safe Harbor 401k matching
- Profit sharing
- Goalbook Family and Medical Leave
- Goalbook Universal Basic Income
- Mental health services benefit
- A truly motivated, passionate, and fun team. We’re collectively interested in helping you grow in your career.
Travel
Travel is required, including for onboarding, professional development, and multiple times a year for in person team events.
Contact
Submit an application including a cover letter & portfolio addressed to Kristina Lawyer, your resume, LinkedIn profile, and how you heard about us. Applicants will not be considered without a cover letter. This position will be based remotely.
Goalbook is committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture that can represent and serve ALL students in the US public school system. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from all people of diversity, including those with diverse needs, backgrounds, abilities, and other distinct characteristics.
Learn more about working at Goalbook! Check out our teammates’ stories:https://goalbookapp.com/careers
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As you explore job opportunities at Goalbook, we urge you to be cautious of recruitment scams in which fraudsters pretend to represent our company by utilizing the name, image, and likeness of Goalbook team members. The only way to apply to our roles is directly through our website. All communications and calendar invitations will come from a team member with a @goalbookapp.com email address. All interviews are conducted through video calls directly with our team members via Google Meet or Zoom.