Product Manager, Work-Based Learning

Product Manager, Work-Based Learning

College Board- Strategy Team

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Type: This is a full-time position

About the Team

The College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization that aims to clear a path for all students to own their futures. We focus on expanding access to higher education and helping students develop the skills they need for college and career readiness. We serve 7 million students annually - a reach unparalleled in a fragmented sector.

The College Board is launching a new exploratory effort to design and scale innovative ways for students to build durable skills - the collaboration, problem-solving, and communication abilities that employers value and that students carry with them for life.

Our team is in an exciting build phase - shaping the technology, people, and processes that will bring this program to life. We're assembling a cross-functional group of designers, engineers, product managers, and researchers who thrive on solving meaningful problems. Together, we're building tools that:

• Help teachers guide students through real-world, employer-driven projects
• Enable students to practice and strengthen durable, transferable skills while building professional connections
• Make it easier for employers to engage with future talent and invest in their communities

This work sits at the intersection of education and the workforce - translating our mission into experiences that prepare every student to succeed in whatever path they choose. You'll be part of a team creating something new: a program that brings the world of work into schools and helps students develop skills that last a lifetime.

About the Opportunity

As a Product Manager on this team, you will help shape and build a potential work-based learning program that connects classrooms to the real world. In this program, we aim for students to: Take on real business challenges from real employers, collaborate in small teams to analyze problems and propose solutions and gain firsthand experience working with professionals, building the social capital and confidence that open doors to future opportunities.

As the Product Manager, you are an innovative and driven Product leader who will lead the product build out to scale the Work-Based Learning program from thousands of students to tens of thousands of students - ensuring a high-quality experience for students, educators, and business partners. Leveraging your background and experience, you'll drive best practices and methods to help the program and its team thrive. This PM will bring an end user-focused and organizationally aware mindset; they are inquisitive and possess tremendous learning agility; they engage in creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking; they constantly seek useful information that can shape their products for the good of those our products serve; and they build strong, productive relationships while guiding, leading, and nurturing their teams and stakeholders to produce tremendous value for our users.

In this role you will

Lead Product Development (50%)

• Collaborate with the leadership of the program and other key stakeholders to set product priorities that meet economic and mission KPI for the program
• Conduct comprehensive market research and analysis to understand user needs to create a detailed product roadmap
• Spearhead the ideation, design, and development of the program to scale, ensuring alignment with College Board's mission
• Develop and prioritize product features and requirements based on customer feedback and market needs
• Maintain high standards of quality, usability, and customer satisfaction throughout the product development lifecycle
• Collaborate with team members on user interviews, focus groups, usability tests, etc. to help shape the design and development of products and services

Management (50%)

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team including a service designer and an engineering team to learn, iterate, and execute against priorities
• Establish processes and timelines to evaluate ideas, determine viability, and iteratively test and scale new programs and services

About You

You have:

• A track record of evidence as a visionary and strategic thinker with a passion for innovation
• An entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about the opportunity to develop new solutions in an ever-shifting education landscape
• A proven track record of successfully bringing new products to market
• The desire and ability to thrive in ambiguous and fast-paced environments
• A track record of leading and cultivating successful, thriving teams
• Strong project management skills
• Highly effective communication skills and an ability to build relationships across lines of difference
• Evidence of being a distinctive problem-solver, you have a strong ability to apply these skills to a diverse set of problems
• A deep commitment to educational equity and access
• A deep excitement about the challenge of defining and developing a new product and business line from scratch
• Ability to travel on behalf of College Board 3-5 times per year

All roles at College Board require:

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success.

About Our Process

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

• The hiring range for this role is $184,000-$250,000.
• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.
• We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.
• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.