Senior Director, Product Management

Per Scholas is a mission-driven organization focused on unlocking the potential of individuals through rigorous tech training. They are seeking a Senior Director of Product Management to lead curriculum and product strategy, ensuring alignment with industry standards and driving learner outcomes. The role involves overseeing a team of Product Managers and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance educational offerings.

Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the multi-year curriculum product roadmap, with clear prioritization criteria, explicit tradeoffs, and documented decisions across market-driven, customized, and alumni offerings
• Establish and maintain a disciplined "Operating Rhythm," including rigorous execution planning, milestone tracking, and monthly portfolio reviews
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle management process, from initial opportunity evaluation to implementation, adoption, and strategic sunsetting
• Provide direct supervision and professional development for the Product Managers team, ensuring high-quality instructional output across all technical tracks
• Serve as the primary intake and prioritization lead for new product requests, optimizing departmental capacity and protecting the team from scope creep
• Champion a culture of "Learning through Curiosity," empowering Product Managers to innovate within the parameters of validated industry data
• Partner closely with Training Delivery, Instructor Development, and Product Delivery to ensure curriculum roadmap commitments align with instructor readiness, scheduling realities, and change-absorption capacity
• Act as a lead consultant for internal and external stakeholders—including donors, executive leadership, and employer partners—to translate complex organizational requirements into actionable learning objectives
• Navigate enterprise-level technology challenges to ensure seamless integration between product offerings and our internal infrastructure (LMS, CRM, and Cloud platforms)
• Collaborate with Product Delivery and Evaluation teams to ensure all training products meet an 80% job attainment target for our graduates
• Own, define, and actively track curriculum product KPIs, using them to drive roadmap decisions, tradeoffs, and accountability
• Design and implement Quality Assurance (QA) frameworks to drive a 10-15% reduction in curriculum development cycles
• Utilize advanced workforce planning models to optimize resource allocation, capacity management, and departmental throughput

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience leading complex content, curriculum, or program portfolios, with clear ownership of prioritization, tradeoffs, and lifecycle decisions across multiple stakeholders
• 3+ years of experience translating market, employer, and learner needs into scalable offerings, including evaluating when to build, adapt, reuse, or sunset curriculum or content
• Product Management Mastery: Demonstrated success in Software Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and taking products from concept to national-scale delivery
• Instructional Design Fluency: Deep understanding of the ADDIE/SAM models and competency-based educational frameworks
• Executive Communication: Exceptional ability to synthesize complex roadmaps and KPIs into clear, persuasive briefings for senior leadership
• Market Intelligence: Skilled in leveraging labor market analytics to validate product hypotheses and investment theses
• Systems Design: Ability to re-engineer cross-functional processes to enhance organizational efficiency and scalability
• Bachelor's degree; an advanced degree in Computer Science, Education, or Instructional Design is a significant advantage
• Professional experience within the Education or Workforce Development sectors
• Hands-on experience with LMS integrations and CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce)
• Familiarity with e-learning development tools (e.g., Articulate, Captivate, Camtasia)
• Experience in instructional facilitation or technical training delivery