Product Manager II

At ACT, Your Work Makes a Difference

Education has power – a power that changes lives forever. It creates opportunities that lift up individuals, their families, and sparks societal change that echoes through generations to come. From our grassroots we have fought the good fight for equity in education, and we remain devoted to helping anyone who struggles to access that power. This is what matters to us and we must do better - we’ve never been more sure of our purpose.

ACT team members are part of an organization dedicated to a mission that has never been more important: Helping people achieve education and workplace success. Advancing that mission within our organization, by helping our team members achieve education and workplace success of their own, is core to our values. ACT values a diverse workplace and is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable environment in which every team member has an opportunity to grow.

We want our team members to have the well-being and confidence they need to do their best work, in an environment where both they and ACT thrive. To support this, our total rewards include company paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision, flexible health and dependent spending accounts, 401(k) retirement savings with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and so much more. You can find a comprehensive list of our benefits here.

We are seeking a Product Manager II to help us fulfill that mission.

ACT is seeking a Product Manager II to help build a new pathway navigation experience that helps high school students explore, plan, and take confident next steps toward college and career. You will work cross-functionally with design, engineering, research, and business partners moving quickly, testing ideas and prototypes, and translating student and customer insights into a product students actually want to use.

The finalist will be hired at the salary and level commensurate with their qualifications. For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary in the range of $80,000 to $100,000. ACT manages salaries within the range based on relevant factors including, skills, experience, and internal equity.

Location: This is a remote position, based in the United States.

Visa: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.

Please Note: This is a Fixed Term Position that will last 6 months, with the possibility of an extension.What you will be working on:Cross-Functional Product Ownership:

• •Serve as the connective product lead across different functional teams, aligning roadmap, priorities, and timelines
• •Build trusted working relationships with stakeholders in product, design, engineering, and business functions

0-to-1 Product Building:

• •Define and validate the product vision and requirements for a new pathway navigation experience for high school students, from early concept through launch
• •Build scrappy prototypes to ideas quickly and gather feedback before committing engineering resources
• •Make fast, pragmatic tradeoffs to move the team from ambiguity to a validated direction with limited resources and an evolving scope

User Research and Insight:

• •Lead lightweight, continuous discovery with high school students, counselors, and educators to understand their pathway planning needs
• •Translate research and data into clear product requirements and prioritization decisions
• •Socialize findings to build a shared understanding of user needs and product direction

Delivery and Execution:

• •Partner with designers and engineers to scope, prioritize, and ship product features on a fast-moving timeline
• •Own the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from requirements through launch coordination and post-launch performance tracking

Communication and Project Management:

• •Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders, keeping everyone aligned on status, decisions, and risks
• •Manage project timelines and dependencies across cross-functional teams
• •Present product updates and recommendations to leadership

This could be the job for you if you have (minimum requirements):

• •At least 3 years of experience in product management or a closely related discipline
• •Experience building or launching a 0-to-1 product, or leading a significant new feature or product effort from concept to launch
• •Experience working cross-functionally with design and engineering in an agile environment
• •Demonstrated ability to build prototypes, mockups, or lightweight proofs of concept to test and communicate product ideas
• •Bachelor’s degree in technology, education, data science/analytics, business or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired

Knowledge & Skills:

• •Comfortable operating with ambiguity and building structure and process where none exists
• •A scrappy self-starter who can b