Manager, Product Management - Budgeting

PowerSchool is hiring a Manager, Product Management - Budgeting to define and execute product strategy, roadmap planning, and delivery for its budgeting services. The role leads Product Managers and partners across functions and with customers to deliver solutions that meet market needs and support customer satisfaction, retention, and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap
• Identify market opportunities through customer feedback, competitive analysis, industry trends, and business objectives
• Establish product goals, success metrics, and KPIs aligned with company priorities
• Drive investment decisions and prioritization based on customer value, business impact, and technical feasibility
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Product Managers
• Establish product management best practices, processes, and standards
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus
• Support career development, coaching, and performance management of team members
• Partner closely with Engineering and Design teams throughout the software development lifecycle
• Define product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities
• Manage and prioritize product backlogs to ensure delivery of high-value outcomes
• Support Agile development processes, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness activities
• Serve as the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle
• Conduct customer interviews, advisory boards, usability reviews, and discovery sessions
• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders
• Drive product adoption and customer satisfaction through continuous feedback loops
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, and Professional Services to ensure successful product launches and customer outcomes
• Develop product positioning, enablement materials, and internal training
• Communicate roadmap updates, release plans, and product performance to stakeholders and senior leadership
• Monitor product health using customer adoption, retention, revenue, and engagement metrics
• Develop business cases for investments and strategic initiatives
• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities to improve product performance and market competitiveness

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
• Demonstrated experience with K12 budgeting
• 7+ years of product management experience
• 2+ years of people leadership experience managing Product Managers
• Experience leading software products through the full product lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies and Scrum practices
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience with ERP, Finance, HR, Payroll, Student Information Systems, or Administrative Solutions
• Experience working with SaaS and cloud-native solutions
• Familiarity with product analytics and customer research methodologies