IXL Associate Product Manager, IXL Learning
$105-140k
+ Equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
E-Learning providers
Open for applications
E-Learning providers
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$105-140k
+ Equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make educational experiences better for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM or a related field
- 1-3 years of experience in product management or adjacent roles
- If you are a 2024 college graduate or a rising college Senior, please apply to our Associate Product Manager, New Grad position
- Demonstrated technical abilities; some computer science coursework or programming experience is preferred
- Highly developed analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills, with proven success applying them independently
- Strong written and spoken communication skills, with an eye to clarity and conciseness
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams to make things happen
- Enthusiasm for tackling tough problems independently, from assessing high-level goals through to perfecting every detail
- Exceptionally organized self-starter, efficient and thrives under pressure
- Interest in design thinking; some coursework or experience in UI/UX design is helpful
- Interest in K-12 education! Classroom/teaching experience is a plus
- Growth mindset; you’re excited by challenges and you possess a can-do attitude
- Curiosity, open-mindedness, and an unfailingly positive attitude
What the job involves
- Product management at IXL starts with a passion for making a lasting impact on education
- You will help take products from initial brainstorm to final launch and beyond, putting our users first in all that you do
- You will work collaboratively across many teams including Engineering, Visual Design, Marketing, and more! Our creative solutions, clean designs, and commitment to quality allow us to deliver effective, compelling products that tackle some of the biggest problems in education today
- Deeply understand the needs of our student, teacher, and parent users, and advocate for user experience throughout all phases of product development
- Deeply understand IXL’s product philosophy and strategy to make feature design and development decisions
- Gather context and clarify goals for new projects
- Write and communicate product requirements, conduct product reviews
- Collaborate with visual designers to co-create effective, engaging product experiences
- Partner with your engineering team to align technical designs with product needs and to clear implementation roadblocks
- Collaborate with marketing to ensure successful product launches, including crafting product positioning and messaging
- Coordinate with teams and leads across functions to share information, seek input, and provide clarity on product and project statuses
- Juggle multiple, often competing priorities and projects
- Forge strong partnerships with your product lead, designers, engineers, product marketers, and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of your products
- Become an expert on the IXL product, and gain domain knowledge in the education space broadly
- Do whatever it takes to develop features and deliver value to our users
Our take
IXL Learning has been creating software solutions for education since the late 90s and claims to have more than 13 million students using its service. The personalized learning platform has grown and developed since the late 90s internet boom and become more responsive and tailored to each of its students' needs.
This evolution has been achieved through breakthroughs in analytics software as well as numerous lucrative acquisitions by IXL. These buyouts have included Rosetta Stone, one of the global leading language learning platforms, Education.com and Vocabulary.com. IXL also facilitates Wyzant, the largest tutoring network in the US, and ABCya, which has published more than 300 educational computer games.
With a vast internet network of companies under its belt, IXL is still investing in innovation in the 2020s. In 2022, it acquired Curiosity Media which is responsible for Fluencia. This Spanish language learning app uses neuroscience research to perfect the learning of the Spanish language, exemplifying how IXL has grown from a revolutionary online learning platform to a multi-pronged investor in education. That being said, it still releases its own groundbreaking products such as the IXL Math "Takeoff" platform, a personalised whole-class instruction resource for teachers.
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Company values
- Passionate - We strive to create a work environment where all employees are united in our goal to delight and impress our customers and to foster a culture that helps all IXLers thrive
- Tenacious - We seek out learning opportunities for ourselves, understand that feedback and mistakes are part of the process rather than something to fear, and embrace a growth mindset
- Authentic - We are authentic, kind, and honest in our interactions. We ask questions and listen to each other. And, we have fun and find joy in our work and collaborations
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Paul Mishkin
(CEO)Previously BA in Computer Science at Harvard University.
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