Senior Manager, Product

About the role

Are you looking for purpose-driven work where you can make a positive impact on communities around the world? If so, then Committee for Children is an amazing place to grow your career as a Senior Manager, Product. We’re a social enterprise dedicated to advancing the well-being of children through the development of essential human skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the performance of assigned products or product lines, including: Product–market fit (PMF) indicators (e.g., activation, engagement, retention)
• Revenue growth and renewal performance
• Client satisfaction (e.g., Net Promoter Score [NPS])
• Define and continuously refine the growth strategy at the product level, including expansion opportunities, pricing/packaging, and lifecycle optimization
• Translate portfolio strategy and organizational priorities into clear product-level goals, success metrics, and operating plans
• Partner with Directors to inform portfolio decisions by providing performance insights, growth opportunities, and risk signals
• Lead, coach, and develop a cross-functional product development team
• Set a high bar for product management excellence, including: Customer-centered thinking, Data-informed decision-making, Clear accountability for outcomes (not just outputs), Evolve product management processes to support a growth-oriented, product-led organization
• Lead cross-functional execution of growth strategy for assigned products, aligning: Product Management, Product Marketing (GTM strategy, positioning, campaigns), Sales and Client Success (adoption, renewal, expansion signals)
• Partner closely with Product Marketing to ensure strong GTM execution and market resonance
• Identify and resolve barriers to adoption, engagement, and renewal
• Optimize onboarding, implementation, and ongoing usage experiences in partnership with cross-functional teams
• Surface readiness risks and gaps to Directors and functional leaders to support broader organizational readiness
• Own product-level performance and contribute to forecasting for assigned products or product lines
• Partner with Directors and Finance to inform resource allocation decisions based on product performance, growth opportunities, and risk signals
• Maintain disciplined prioritization and trade-offs aligned to growth and impact goals
• Monitor performance and adjust strategy based on results

Requirements

• 5–8 years of product management experience, ideally in EdTech or youth-focused industries
• 3+ years of experience leading product teams
• Demonstrated success driving product market fit and growth for digital or SaaS products
• Experience owning or influencing product performance metrics (e.g., adoption, engagement, retention, revenue)
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, especially across Product, Marketing, Sales, and Research
• Deep understanding of customer needs and market dynamics in K–12 education

Qualifications

• Occasional travel to the Seattle office, typically between 1 to 4 times per year depending on the position
• The hiring range for this position is $131,000-170,000 annually
• This position is remote; employees are eligible to work remotely in any of the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA

Skills

• Product management experience
• Leadership and coaching skills
• Customer-centric thinking
• Data-informed decision-making
• Ability to set clear accountability for outcomes
• Experience with product management processes
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration
• Understanding of K–12 education market dynamics

Benefits

• Retirement plan with company match up to 3%
• CFC A flexible work subsidy: $100 per month
• 16 paid holidays (including winter break and 1 floating holiday)
• 3 weeks' vacation in your first year
• Separate sick leave accrual
• Childcare and/or dependent expenses reimbursement
• FSA account
• Parenthood leave
• Sabbatical leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual wellness reimbursement
• Growth and development opportunities
• Disability and life insurance

Committee for Children

We're dedicated to advocating for policies to enhance, gathering research to support, and developing educational programs to advance the safety and well-being of children through the development of essential human skills. We're best known for our innovative Second Step® family of programs, which blend research and rigor with intuitive design to help young people build strengths that will help them realize their goals throughout life. We believe that if you make a positive impact on enough children, the ripple effect will help a family, school, community, and ultimately, the world. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, without regard to race, color, age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, genetics, religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.