K-5 Curriculum Product Manager

COMPANY PROFILE

Code.org® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in K-12 schools and increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. Our vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part K-12. The leading provider of K-12 computer science solutions in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also created the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world!

JOB SUMMARY 

Code.org org is seeking a K-5 Curriculum Product Manager to lead the work of our K-5 Curriculum team. In this role you will identify, define and ship K-5 curriculum products for computer science teachers, leading and managing a team of content developers and collaborating cross-functionally. Code.org’s K-5 curriculum products, including CS Fundamentals and CS Connections, serve millions of students across the globe each year. The product manager will build on the curriculum’s best-in-class status while spearheading the development of new offerings addressing teacher demand and contemporary topics such as AI. The ideal candidate will be a strong product manager, ideally with experience in the K-5 CS Ed Tech space, and have deep experience designing effective and engaging learning experiences for K-5 students.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will:

• Manage the team of Code.org K-5 curriculum content developers, mentoring them and supporting their growth. Create an inclusive, welcoming, and productive team culture and work environment.
• With the support of the Director of Teaching and Learning, develop the strategy for Code.org’s K-5 curriculum products. Define compelling, right-sized curriculum products to achieve that strategy and work towards organizational goals.   
• Lead the team of curriculum content developers in building and launching products in partnership with design, engineering, marketing, data and others. Manage projects, creating roadmaps and milestones and allocating resources. Standardize workflows, development processes, and pedagogical approaches.
• Set goals and metrics, develop evaluation plans, collect, analyze, and act on data from a variety of sources (pilots, surveys, focus groups, observations). Quantitatively and qualitatively monitor product adoption, growth, usage, retention, and satisfaction and use this data to inform product strategy, features, and improvement.
• Review and provide feedback on curriculum products in development and manage an external review process using subject matter experts and teacher reviewers. 
• Develop effective partnerships and working relationships within and outside of …