IXL Learning

Product Manager, Wyzant

IXL Learning  •  Raleigh, NC (Onsite)  •  30 days ago
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Job Description

Wyzant is the web’s largest tutor marketplace. Our 65,000+ tutors help K-12 students, college students, and adults succeed in school and achieve their life goals. As successful as Wyzant already is, there is still great potential to expand our reach and help even more learners. We will do this by making the user experience even more compelling and by offering new services to meet the needs of a greater variety of learners. #LI-TB1

This is a full-time position in our Raleigh, NC area office. The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday in the office with the option to work from home one day per week.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

  • Assist in overseeing the product’s evolution, helping to determine which developments will make the greatest impact, and seeing them through to completion
  • Understand the Wyzant platform at a deep technical level, and become an expert on Wyzant’s diverse user base to define product requirements and written specifications
  • Work cross-functionally with teams across our organization, including engineering, customer success, sales and marketing to develop and test the right solutions
  • Manage the gathering and analysis of user data after features launch to inform further product decisions
  • Provide ongoing status reports and recommendations to product team leadership
  • Serve as a problem solver and point of contact, collaborating with, and managing internal stakeholders to achieve the greatest positive impact for users

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • BA/BS degree in STEM or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in product management
  • Proven success leading product teams to both build the right thing - and build the thing right
  • Strong analytical skills - ability to provide high quality, efficient, creative solutions to complex problems
  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, especially engineering
  • Strong communication skills
  • Highly motivated with a resourceful, “figure-it-out” approach
  • Creativity, open-mindedness, and an unfailingly positive attitude

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

  • 1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
  • Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
  • Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
  • Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an equal opportunity employer.

IXL Learning

About IXL Learning

At IXL Learning, we are passionate about improving learning for all. We apply technology in thoughtful and innovative ways to unlock students' innate curiosity, creativity, and desire for knowledge.

IXL’s award-winning personalized learning platform is used by more than 17 million students worldwide. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner. And as the gold standard in educational technology, IXL is helping 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts successfully use technology to improve teaching and learning.

Studies have shown that IXL leads to higher test scores, predicts success, and benefits all students. Learn more about how IXL accelerates learning at www.ixl.com/research

IXL Learning’s family of brands includes Rosetta Stone, the world’s leading language learning program; TeachersPayTeachers, the leading marketplace of educator-created resources; Education.com, the most comprehensive library of learning activities for K-8 students; Wyzant, the nation’s largest tutoring network; Vocabulary.com, the educational destination for improving literacy skills; SpanishDictionary.com, the world’s most popular Spanish-English dictionary and translation website; and ABCya, the creator of over 300 educational computer games and apps for kids.

Hear what our employees love about working at IXL:

"At IXL, I take pride in knowing that the code we deliver helps educators and parents better understand how their children are learning. And, it's motivating to work on a team with supportive and highly capable coworkers who genuinely care about each other, the product, and our customers." - Adam Singer, Engineering Project Lead

"Solving engineering challenges to continually improve our product really keeps me engaged in my work." - Jestin Ma, Software Engineer

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
San Mateo (San Francisco Bay Area), CA
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
ixl.com
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