Senior Product Manager - Acadience

Here at Wilson Language Training, we are committed to working together for our mission to achieve literacy for all. We believe literacy is a fundamental right and should be attainable for all people. We strive to reflect this belief in our work. The success of our team members is paramount, and we’re dedicated to ensuring every employee experiences satisfying professional development while feeling inspired to bring their authentic self to work.

About the role

This position is responsible for the management and development of the Acadience suite of assessments at Wilson Language Training, designed to quickly assess students in reading and math and provide data to help educators take informed action to improve outcomes. This includes product management of the Acadience assessments platform.

The role will work closely with and take strategic direction from the President of Acadience Learning, Acadience researchers, and others to contribute to planning, strategy, design, and development for the assessment products. Reporting to the Wilson Director of Product Management, this role will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and engineers to execute the Acadience product roadmap goals and vision, support a successful product launch, and drive the go-to-market motion with customers and customer-facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Acadience assessment products and priorities, focusing on the upcoming launch of the new edition of Acadience Reading K-6 and other roadmap priorities.
• Use deep knowledge of product management and K-12 assessments—including technical background and content expertise—to articulate market needs and development priorities.
• Effectively frame and document requirements and stories to lead cross-functional teams through discovery, definition, development, and launch of innovative assessment products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups to guide the development and production of print materials related to Acadience assessments.
• Lead usability studies, research, and market analysis to enhance user satisfaction.
• Work closely with UI/UX teams to iterate on feature designs, document and refine product requirements with engineering teams using detailed user stories and acceptance criteria, review test cases, and lead product acceptance.
• Analyze product usage data, market knowledge, target user needs, and competitor insights to inform product decisions and measure success.
• Lead go-to-market efforts for product initiatives, serving as the expert to answer questions and provide resources to customer-facing teams.
• Support and lead teams to identify and mitigate risk, using data to make priority decisions.
• Understand and display Wilson Language Training’s values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience in the K-12 assessment space.
• Experience working collaboratively with research, design, and engineering teams in an agile environment.
• Demonstrated success working with business owners and cross-functional teams through development processes on impactful education technology applications.
• Experience using product data to inform product decisions; advanced data analytics skills are preferred.
• Proven ability to engage with individual contributors and leaders at all levels in constructive and collaborative relationships.
• Experience presenting to internal teams and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree—preferably in technology/engineering, education, or a related field—or equivalent work experience.
• Classroom teaching experience is a plus, especially in Language Arts/Reading.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance.
• 401k plan with partial employer match.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• “O’Connor days”—a company-wide office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
• Other perks.

Pay

Anticipated salary range: $115,000 to $140,000. Actual pay and allocation between base and any target discretionary bonus will vary based on geographic location, education, work experience, skills, market data, and internal equity considerations.