Product Manager - Anthology Ally

Job Description

Product Manager

Bogota, Colombia

*ONLY CVs SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH WILL BE CONSIDERED*

The Opportunity: 

Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Our mission is to empower educators and institutions with meaningful innovation that’s simple and intelligent, inspiring student success and institutional growth.

The Power of Together is built on having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of our hiring practices and who we are as a company.

For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit www.anthology.com. 

The Product Manager role is responsible for the overall success of Anthology's accessibility solution, Ally.  Research, definition, prioritization, and communication are core to the ongoing success of this role. The Product Manager is the go-to person for any questions or communication related to the product and must work closely and effectively with the numerous and varied teams and individuals contributing to the product, including product design, engineering, quality assurance, marketing, sales, and support. The successful candidate must have a passion for accessibility and inclusive education, and directly support the successful adoption and usage of the Ally by customers.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Deeply researching and understanding the problems of instructors and students, and being able to accurately and thoroughly articulate requirements which strive to solve the problems identified
• Prioritizing requirements based on quantitative and qualitative evidence to meet the needs of institutions
• Communicating product strategy, upcoming releases, and product roadmaps to customers and internal stakeholders
• Coordinating closely with other divisions of Anthology to ensure cohesive solutions and capabilities
• Working closely with the senior product leadership team to inform the strategic direction and Ally product roadmap
• Obtaining feedback from users, customers, sales, engineering, and other constituencies
• Maintaining awareness of trends in education and technology, as well as competitive positioning
• This role requires approximately 20% travel

The Candidate:

Required skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 5-8 years of software product management experience on a SaaS product
• Experience with working with teams in an Agile or SAFe framework
• Analytics software experience (Mixpanel, Google Analytics, etc.)
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, including building collaboration and consensus among diverse teams of peers, experts, and senior management
• Ability to work in an ever-changing, fast paced, demanding environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work through conflict to meet objectives and maintain strong relationships across teams with different work styles and personalities
• Ability to effectively deal with a certain degree of ambiguity/autonomy and capable of making sound business decisions
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English at CEF B2 level or above

Preferred skills/qualifications:

• Prior engineering or marketing experience
• Familiarity with or a certain level of expertise with accessibility, including content and platform accessibility
• A degree in computer science or mathematics
• Previous experience in education technology and Learning Management Systems (LMS)   

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Anthology is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.