Product Lead, Explore

About the role

The Product Lead will own the Explore product, end-to-end, covering transfer pathways, rules management, articulation, prospective student profiles, and admissions workflows. The roadmap is wide open, with no inherited backlog to manage.

Responsibilities

• Define the Explore product from the ground up, based on problem discovery and partner insights.
• Drive partner-driven discovery sessions, learning how transfer processes work at different institutions and translating that into actionable product decisions.
• Work closely with engineering teams in the US and Pakistan to shape the product’s architecture, address trade-offs, and sequence features.
• Identify common threads in transfer rules and requirements across institutions to design scalable solutions that work across multiple schools.
• Hold both the immediate build and the long-term platform vision in mind, ensuring every decision shapes what's possible later.

Requirements

• 6+ years of product management experience, with a proven track record of growing in scope and responsibility.
• Experience in defining a product problem from nothing and building conviction around a solution.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to make directional calls with incomplete information.
• Strong partner instincts, with a knack for asking insightful questions and translating those insights into product decisions.
• Technical depth, though not necessarily needing to write code, with comfort in architecture discussions and understanding how decisions today constrain or enable what's possible tomorrow.
• An ownership mindset, taking full responsibility for the Explore product's success.
• Clear, engaging communication skills, with the ability to make complex ideas feel structured and difficult trade-offs seem obvious.

Qualifications

• Proven success in true 0→1 product experiences.
• Comfort in ambiguous situations, knowing how to structure discovery and make directional calls even without a clear spec.
• Strong partner instincts, with a natural ability to lead customer conversations and turn insights into product decisions.
• Technical acumen, with the ability to discuss architecture and understand the long-term implications of current decisions.
• An ownership mindset, ready to take on the challenges of an early-stage product.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively.

Skills

• Product Management
• Customer Discovery
• Partner Relationships
• Architecture and Design Thinking
• Scalability and Performance Optimization

Benefits

Stellic offers exceptional benefits, including health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents, a 401(k) plan, commuter benefits, and annual international retreats in incredible locations. The company also provides a competitive salary range of $200K - $220K, along with meaningful equity and a culture of excellence, speed, and ownership.

Pay

$200K - $220K

Schedule

Hybrid work culture with candidates required to work in-office 3 days per week in San Mateo.

Why you'll love working at Stellic

Shape the future of higher education at a company leading the transformation of student success. Work alongside an ambitious, mission-driven leadership team building something meaningful. Own a piece of the journey with competitive salary, meaningful equity, and a culture of excellence, speed, and ownership. Thrive in a flexible, outcome-driven culture built on trust and autonomy. Exceptional benefits, including health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents, a 401(k) plan, commuter benefits, and annual international retreats in incredible locations.