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Director of Product Management--Childcare Center Management System (Remote)

Be a part of our team! Join a working team that is dedicated to the mission of the work we do! Teaching Strategies is an innovative edtech organization focused on connecting teachers, children, and families. As front runners in the early childhood education market, we build dynamic, top-quality digital products that integrate all the essential elements of a high-quality solution: curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family engagement. We are building a team of results-oriented individuals who will thrive in a collaborative, work-hard/play-hard culture. We pride ourselves on the impact we have on the early childhood field through supporting teachers who are doing the most important work there is, teaching children to become creative, confident thinkers.

Position Overview

Teaching Strategies is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead the product strategy, execution, and delivery of our Childcare Center Management system, including billing, staffing, enrollment, and classroom operations. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for administrator workflows that are intuitive, efficient, and integrated with the other elements of the SmartTeach platform experience. You will be responsible for defining and driving the product strategy, roadmap, and requirements. You will work closely with engineering, design and QA to use AI-enabled development practices across the team to accelerate delivery and ensure quality, while also defining and delivering AI-powered product capabilities that simplify and automate center management workflows. Success in this role will involve building a high-performing team that uses AI-native development practices to deliver complex roadmap initiatives quickly without compromising quality. You will launch features that reduce operational effort for administrators and drive measurable gains in adoption, engagement, and retention, and revenue impact.

Specific Roles & Responsibilities:

• Define and execute product strategy, vision, and roadmap aligned to company goals.
• Lead and coach an Associate Product Manager, focusing on clear ownership and accountability.
• Drive delivery across multiple agile teams, ensuring speed, quality, and alignment.
• Implement AI-enabled and agentic development practices (e.g., AI-assisted requirements, prototyping, testing, QA) to improve velocity and quality.
• Identify and prioritize AI opportunities within center management workflows (billing, enrollment, staffing, & family engagement) to reduce the administrative burden.
• Partner with Engineering and Design to use AI capabilities to deliver intuitive, high-value product experiences.
• Own prioritization across features, bugs, technical debt, and AI initiatives.
• Use data, analytics, and experimentation to guide decisions and improve product performance.
• Engage customers to validate solutions and maintain deep understanding of user needs.
• Communicate strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership.
• Lead successful product launches with clear market impact and adoption.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of product management experience, including leadership of complex product areas.
• Proven track record delivering high-quality SaaS products in fast-paced environments.
• Experience owning product strategy, roadmap, and execution end-to-end.
• Strong experience using data, analytics, and user research to drive prioritization and decisions.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI across the software development lifecycle to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Experience identifying and delivering AI-powered product features that solve real customer problems.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience with high-frequency SaaS workflows (e.g., billing, enrollment) preferred.
• Experience with administrator workflows, center management, or billing and payments is a plus.

Why Teaching Strategies

At Teaching Strategies, our solutions and services are only as strong as the teams that create them. By bringing passion, dedication, and creativity to your job every day, there's no telling what you can do and where you can go! We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible work schedules, opportunities to engage with co-workers, access to career advancement and professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in the communities we serve. Let's open the door to your career at Teaching Strategies!

Some Additional Benefits & Perks While Working With Teaching Strategies

Teaching Strategies offers our employees a robust suite of benefits and other perks which include:

• Competitive compensation package
• Employee Equity Appreciation Program
• Health and wellness insurance benefits
• 401k with employer match
• Flexible work environment
• Unlimited paid time off (which includes paid holidays and Winter Break)
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and opportunities for career growth
• Best in class technology equipment for every employee
• Penthouse suite in downtown DC seconds away from Washington Nationals Stadium and Audi Field

About Teaching Strategies, LLC

Teaching Strategies is the leading provider of curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family connection resources in the early childhood field. Offering ground-breaking solutions, including The Creative Curriculum, GOLD, tadpoles, ReadyRosie, ParentPal, Al's Pals, and professional development, Teaching Strategies believes that a child's first 8 years form a critical foundation for school success. Teaching Strategies has been an advocate for the early childhood education community for more than 40 years.