Vice President, Product Strategy and Management

Lexia Learning is seeking a Vice President of Product Strategy and Management to lead the strategic direction and performance of their product portfolio. This role involves owning product-level strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring that products align with the company's mission of Literacy for All.

Responsibilities:

• Own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of all product lines within the portfolio, aligned to business goals
• Translate product vision into cohesive, integrated roadmaps, and clear product strategies
• Lead data-informed decision-making for product lifecycle transitions, investment focus, and support plans
• Work with Product Operations to define, track, and communicate key product performance metrics (adoption, engagement, financial contribution) to executive leadership
• Collaborate with SVP, Product to drive strong product contributions across product lines, including collaborating on forecasting, and investment scenario planning
• Collaborate with Product Operations to forecast, track, and report portfolio budgets; document and report variance analysis, and product margin reviews
• Lead the Product Management teams in translating Lexia’s vision of Literacy for All and the broader product strategy into actionable, integrated roadmaps across Professional Learning, Student Instruction and Educator Insights
• Ensure roadmaps are aligned to market needs and strategic business objectives, appropriately resourced to match strategic investment levels, and designed to deliver measurable incremental value
• Develop and maintain frameworks for product-market fit, competitive differentiation, and market positioning
• Identify and implement scalable, AI-based tools for updating, maintaining, and communicating roadmaps across the portfolio
• Lead repeatable processes for portfolio planning, communicating roadmap updates, and go-to-market product readiness
• Coordinate market analysis, customer research, and competitive intelligence efforts to identify and scope critical investment opportunities
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Research to ensure roadmaps reflect the needs of districts, states, teachers, and students
• Establish structured, repeatable cross-functional processes for integrating customer feedback, GTM insights, competitive intelligence, and market trends into planning
• Drive strong product management practices, ensuring requirements are clear and documented, user stories are well defined, and outcomes are measurable
• Partner with Education & Research, Design, and Engineering with a problem-solving mindset to deliver high-quality K-12 curriculum and digital products grounded in sound pedagogy
• Align collaborative processes across Product, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure cohesive development and delivery
• Partner with Finance, Sales, and Operations to align product timelines with resource plans, revenue goals, and district and state adoption cycles
• Serve as a bridge between strategy and execution across content, technology, and delivery
• Lead and mentor high-performing product management and technical product management teams that leverage the latest systems and tools to plan and iterate with speed at scale
• Foster a culture of accountability, customer-centricity, innovation, and continuous improvement aligned to Lexia’s strategic objectives
• Identify and equip team members with the frameworks, AI-based tools, and skills training needed to deliver consistently and effectively
• Represent the product portfolio in executive forums, providing insights and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making
• Participate in high-stakes customer engagements, as appropriate, to inform product direction and strengthen relationships
• Model best practices in innovative thinking across the portfolio, establishing shared tools, frameworks, and templates to drive consistency and focus

Requirements:

• Minimum 8–10 years of product leadership experience in edtech or adjacent space, including 3+ years leading multi-product teams
• Proven track record of owning product roadmaps and delivering impact in large‑scale product portfolios
• Deep, up-to-date expertise in the K-12 landscape, including a comprehensive understanding of Request for Proposals (RFPs), state purchasing processes, and K-12 decision-making cycles; and a strong background in K–12 EdTech or adjacent mission-driven industries
• Demonstrated success with SaaS or technology‑enabled education products, driving adoption, retention, and revenue growth
• Experience leading within cross‑functional product teams or matrixed organizations to deliver complex digital curriculum products at scale
• Exceptional organizational and operational skills, balancing long‑term strategy with near‑term execution
• Executive presence with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization
• 10+ years of leadership experience and/or VP-level leadership