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Screencastify is seeking a Director of Product to lead the company's growth in the educational technology sector, focusing on AI products that enhance video-based learning for K-12 education.

Responsibilities: Drive strategic product direction, manage a team of engineers, implement product prioritization frameworks, and establish ROI tracking for product decisions.

Skills: Experience in managing software development, strategic insights for product development, strong communication skills, and a player-coach mentality.

Qualifications: 5-7 years of product management experience, including 2+ years in management, with a track record of high adoption products and strong analytical skills.

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Compensation: $150000 / Annually

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Screencastify is a leading educational technology company dedicated to improving communication and learning outcomes with video. Our primary focus is on the K-12 education sector as we are critical in helping scale a teacher and improve student outcomes all while being an easy to use solution. Screencastify is used by over 15M people and is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Director of Product to join our Squad!

About the role

We’re seeking a Director of Product to help lead the company into new phases of growth. Screencastify is the definition of a product-led company, which means your role is paramount to our continued success. Our Product team is tasked with solving hard problems – customer problems and business problems – in ways that our customers love.

You will be a business leader of our product organization. You’ll work closely with the CEO, CTO and Leadership team to create and communicate a holistic product strategy centered around revenue growth, market expansion, and customer delight. You’ll introduce clear frameworks for assessing and tracking ROI for all product decisions. And you’ll explore paths to product-market fit in new markets, customer segments, verticals, and geographies.

Why is this role special?

1. Own and build AI first products that will advance video creation, communication and learning. Schools and companies around the world depend on Screencastify to communicate and teach. The need for and benefit of video-based learning has never been more clear than it is now.
2. Work for our users. Above all else, you will be an advocate for our users and will get to know their voices and stories better than most people in the company.
3. Join us and be a critical part of our growth story. We're bootstrapped, profitable, and support tens of millions of users, which gives us a huge green field to work with. You'll join at the perfect time to shape how we grow from here.

What you'll do:

• AI First: Implement in the product and streamline processes, enhance operational efficiency and drive business outcomes.
• Establish, drive, and communicate Screencastify’s strategic product direction that delivers significant business impact across existing and new markets.
• Manage a product team and squad of software engineers to ensure alignment of deliverables and foster professional growth.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to build a repeatable process for gathering customer requirements and communicating product roadmap to customers.
• Implement a way to estimate, measure, and track ROI of product decisions.
• Establish an approach to product prioritization that balances every stakeholder -- end-users, buyers, our internal team, etc.
• Own the pricing and packaging strategy across our various customer segments.
• Drive the company's understanding of the total addressable market, new opportunities, risks, and competitive landscape.
• Define the processes needed to achieve operational excellence in all major areas, including user-focused feature development, administrative / enterprise features, and scalability of systems.

You're perfect for this role if you:

• Bring 5-7 years of experience with product management and development, including 2+ years in a management role. 
• Have experience managing a team of engineers developing end-to-end application software development, including front end, back end, UI and UX; we use GCP, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• Deliver strategic influential insights to cross-functional teams on current & future product offerings.
• Have experience building and managing products with very high adoption (100k+ MAUs).
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, with deep experience with product development lifecycle, roadmap prioritization, customer-driven innovation.
• Demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills.
• Possess strong strategic and analytical thinking.
• Take a pragmatic and business-oriented approach to product and strategy.
• Exhibit a player-coach mentality - the ability to both guide and help execute projects to achieve team success.

Working at Screencastify

At Screencastify, we are results focused and here to improve communication, teaching and learning globally. This isn’t an easy feat but it is important for our future. We value accountability, commitment, and speed. We take our responsibility to our customers very seriously, so when we miss a deadline or slow down, it matters. 

We’re a competitive culture and strive for speed and innovation. We are problem solvers, don’t point fingers and rather enjoy working together to bring solutions to the forefront. Join a company that has millions of users, a strong brand all by being very entrepreneurial and embodying the start up mindset.

We love a challenge and pushing the world forward with creativity, ingenuity and out of the box thinking. People are everything and we want to work in a company of deeply good people who treat their colleagues exceptionally well. Rule #1: Be a good person.

This is a Chicago-based hybrid position with 3 days a week in the office.

Compensation

The expected annual base salary for this role is anticipated to start at $150,000. Final compensation may vary based on experience and qualifications. 

• Competitive Compensation. We take a data-driven approach to our compensation strategy so all employees are paid competitively and fairly.
• 401(k) & Annual Performance Bonus Opportunity. We want to invest in present you and future you, which is why we offer a 401(k) match + Annual Performance Bonus opportunity.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We recognize that time off to rest and recharge is important. The Flexible Time Off Policy (FTO) is designed for our employees to do just that -- balance work and life while maintaining well-being.
• Parental Leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with the newest addition to their family!
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance. We offer comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Plus, all employees receive a free One Medical membership.
• Divvy Bike Membership. If you’re in Chicago, take advantage of an annual Divvy membership -- on us.

At Screencastify, we foster an inclusive, supportive, fun, and challenging team environment. We value having a team that is made up of a diverse set of backgrounds and respect the healthy expression of diverse opinions. We embrace experimentation and the examination of all kinds of ideas through reasoning and testing. Come join us as we continue to change the world through video.

Screencastify is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity, disability, Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.