Hybrid-Remote Product Manager: Education Tech & Impact
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Job Description
Job Overview
BYU-Pathway Worldwide provides access to affordable higher education wherever the Church is organized, serving over 75,000 students in more than 190 countries. Working for BYU-Pathway is working for a compelling cause – one that develops disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes, the Church, and their communities. The BYU-Pathway culture is fast‑paced, innovative, and has elements of both startup and enterprise environments.
Location and Working Arrangement
The position is located within commuting distance of BYU-Pathway headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, working hybrid‑remote (currently 1–2 days per week in the office).
Responsibilities
- Ensure assigned products are driving intended business outcomes for BYU-Pathway’s strategic priorities
- Develop a deep understanding of BYU-Pathway business strategy and the needs of our customers
- Focus on reducing friction, delighting customers, and improving the customer experience
- Perform all product lifecycle activities for assigned products, including product strategy, discovery, planning, prioritization, guiding development, roadmaps, stakeholder alignment, measuring and reporting, and more
- Mentor less‑experienced product managers and strengthen our product management team
- Lead cross‑functional product councils, aligning business needs with product plans and resources
- Partner closely with development to deliver new product features effectively and efficiently
- Carefully manage and track an annual product budget
- Identify, measure, and report key product metrics
- Stay current on product alternatives, industry trends, and best practices
- Manage expectations through skillful and transparent communication and collaboration
- Rigorously document key product artifacts including roadmaps, requirements, and backlog
- Drive execution of product work, identifying and eliminating bottlenecks to successful delivery
- Build trust by cultivating relationships, executing with precision, and keeping commitments
Qualifications
- 6+ years successful track record in technology product management
- Bachelor’s degree or higher; Master’s preferred
- Experience managing and developing enterprise applications (higher ed systems preferred)
- Proven experience shaping product strategy, writing requirements, creating roadmaps, and prioritizing work for development
- Experience managing a significant product budget
- Is naturally proactive, consistently seeking to improve how they accomplish their work
- Is an excellent written and oral communicator
- Extensive experience managing expectations of senior leaders, stakeholders, and customers
- Fluency using product management tools and frameworks
- Formal product management training and/or certifications preferred
- Experience with higher ed systems such as SIS, LMS, CRM preferred
- Experience delivering products for disadvantaged populations in global markets preferred
Equal Opportunity Statement
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities. Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment.
Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
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