Vice President, Product Management

Who We Are Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms. We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes. We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact. What We Build Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

• Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application.
• Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.
• PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students. Where We’re Headed Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support. Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale. Job Purpose The Vice President of Product Management will serve as a critical leader within the Great Minds product organization, reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer. This executive will own the product roadmap and ensure disciplined execution across Great Minds’ product portfolio. By translating strategy into actionable plans, the VP will align teams around clear priorities, deliver high-quality curriculum and digital products, and ensure the roadmap reflects both customer needs and organizational vision. This leader will be central to enacting the CPO’s vision across the portfolio, ensuring that each product line contributes to Great Minds’ North Star of student achievement at scale while steering product management practices are consistent, scalable, and tightly connected to market demands and internal development capacity.

Responsibilities

Roadmap Ownership & Execution

• Leading the team that translates Great Minds’ north star of student outcomes at scale, in conjunction with the CPO’s product vision, into clear, actionable roadmaps for the product portfolio.
• Ensure roadmaps are sequenced, resourced, and aligned effectively across the organization.
• Develop and maintain frameworks for product-market fit, differentiation from competitors, and market positioning.
• Develop and manage the P&L across product lines to ensure the achievement of Great Minds business strategy.
• Manage departmental OKR’s in alignment with the company’s north star of improved student outcomes.

Market Alignment & Voice of Customer

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Research to ensure roadmaps reflect the needs of districts, states, teachers, and students.
• Lead structured processes for gathering and prioritizing customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and market trends.

Product Development Leadership

• Drive the product management function, ensuring requirements are clear, user stories are well-defined, and outcomes are measurable.
• Partner with content, design, and engineering with a bias toward problem-solving to deliver curriculum and digital products that meet high standards of quality and pedagogy.
• Model mission-driven leadership in pursuit of the company’s goals toward achieving its north-star objectives.

Operational Excellence

• Establish repeatable processes for portfolio planning, roadmap updates, and go-to-market product readiness, and capital governance.
• Track key product performance metrics (adoption, engagement, financial contribution) and share insights with executive leadership.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of product managers and product leaders.
• Foster a culture of customer-centric innovation, collaboration, and accountability, and north-start alignment.
• Ensure team members are equipped with the frameworks, tools, and skills to deliver consistently at scale.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Finance, Sales, and Operations to align product timelines with resource plans, revenue goals, and district adoption cycles.
• Serve as a bridge between strategy (CPO/ELT) and execution (content, technology, delivery teams).

Requirements

• 15+ years of product management experience, with at least 10 in senior leadership roles.
• Proven track record of owning product roadmaps and successfully delivering large-scale product portfolios.
• Strong background in K12 curriculum, edtech, or adjacent mission-driven industries.
• Exceptional organizational and operational management skills, with the ability to balance long-term vision and short-term execution.
• Strong collaborator with executive presence, able to influence at all levels of the organization.

Required Education Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred. Status Full-time Location Remote The expected base salary range for this position is $218,000-$237,000, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives. A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position. New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check. Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact [email protected] Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices. #LI-Remote Apply tot his job Apply To this Job