At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:
We are hiring for a Product Manager
As a Product Manager at Instructure, you'll help bring our mission to life - elevate student success, amplify the power of teaching, and inspire everyone to learn together. You will be responsible for building the next set of product innovations and features to drive growth. You’ll need to employ everything in your product toolkit to architect the product strategy, constantly discover new insights, and drive forward on execution.

What you will be doing:Generate vision, goals, and opportunity assessments for area of product ownership Think Big, Start Small: Effectively prioritize short term incremental opportunities in pursuit of longer term strategic initiatives Base decisions in evidence & insight to inform the story you tell and to drive decision makingWrite effective user stories & acceptance criteria that are actionable by the development team. Considers outcome potential, competitive landscape, technical requirements, and user experienceCreate compelling stories that are audience specific and contextualize and humanize the problem to solvePartner effectively with analytics team to understand how data insights might impact prioritizationIdentify and document requirements across customers, prospects and internal teamsOrganize and prioritize work in order to release with confidence and predictability Collaborate with Program Management, Design, and Engineering to deliver enhancementsCollaborate with other product teams to provide consistent user experiences across all productsCollaborate with cross-functional teams such as CX, Support, Global PMs, and Sales to fully understand our customers and their experiences to inform opportunitiesCollaborate with marketing and sales to support go-to-market plans
What you need to know/have:Experience in product management, with a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experienceBe a self-starter who can create a vision and has a proven record of delivering on plans and achieving outcomesStrong analytical skills in leveraging data to drive product decisions and improve metricsDeep user empathy and experience building products based on user needsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to influence and build alignment between different teams and functions to successfully execute your roadmap and deliver against goalsExperience in the education industry is a plus (but not required)
Get in on all the awesome of Instructure:A fun, friendly, and helpful company cultureCompetitive compensationRestricted Stock Unit ProgramPrivate Medicover healthcare + cafeteria plan/SZEP cardEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramWellness motivation through PandaFitAn extra week off for the whole company every yearEmployee recognition program through MotivosityGoal-setting, proactive reviews, and internal trainingEmployee assistance programWe’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better and our business is stronger. All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.