Skillsoft
Principal Product Manager
Brand: Skillsoft
Req#: 455739
# of Positions: 0
Updated: 02/06/2018
Job Type: Regular
Location: Nashua NH
Category: Product Management
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Job Description

Position Overview

Skillsoft is the global leader in eLearning – we train more professionals than any other company in the world, over 400 million learners and currently support more than 6000 customers, including half of the Fortune 500.

We have recently released our next generation SaaS platform solution – Percipio. This is the realization of our vision that brings together technology and product to build the most beautiful product possible. You will be responsible for the mobile strategy for this platform.working with us to extend our vision and enhance and improve the learner experience.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced mobile product leader to lead a large agile team (located in Boston and Hyderabad) in the development of a mobile learner experience including apps and web responsive design. You will be responsible for the strategy, design, development, launch, tracking, and iteration of the full mobile experience.

You will become our thought-leader in all things mobile and will help to inform the overall platform strategy and roadmap in addition to the mobile experience. You will educate the larger team on mobile strategy and cutting-edge methods and maintain a strong understanding of our competitive position and evolving customer needs. Under your guidance, Percipio’s mobile experience will lead the elearning market.

You will have the opportunity to work with brilliant people around the globe including working closely with Development squads, User Experience Design, Marketing Communications, Sales, Content, Customer Support and Consulting Technical Services departments.

You will be responsible for driving and managing the mobile product line based on the needs of customers and the business. This includes providing guidance on product dependencies and making tradeoff decisions that impact releases.

Position Responsibilities

Own and manage the product vision and collaborate with management and other product owners to build a comprehensive product strategy

Actively manage and maintain the product roadmap and backlog

Research, document and drive all changes to products including new features, minor enhancements, and defects

Participate in an Agile process with Engineering and QA to manage the backlog of work, refine requirements, estimate work effort and plan day-to-day product development activities

Collaborate with User Experience Designers to build a UX strategy, develop feature-level designs, and usability testing.

Conduct market research and analysis of competitive landscape

Contribute to and review product release notes, user manuals and training material

Work with cross-functional teams to develop and implement a go-to-market plan

Support product release activities including release planning, product training, demonstrations, and customer presentations

Provide on-going product support to direct sales and channel sales organizations helping them to understand product positioning and key benefits


Knowledge and Skills

Minimum 7+ years of experience in Software Product Management

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Domain expertise in Mobile, Web-based Learning, Skillsoft Target Markets, and/or Training Business

Ability to work in fast-paced, entrepreneurial start-up environment

Strong organization skills

Strong negotiation skills

Experience working in an Agile software development environment

Experience with web analytics

Experience with JIRA, Confluence or other Agile software development tools is desired


Technical background and/or strong understanding of modern software development practices is desired

Experience working with a virtual team is desired

Mobile Specific
Minimum of 2 years of mobile application product management

Experience with the development, testing, deployment, and support of iOS and Android applications

Basic understanding of mobile design patterns such as Material Design

Experience with content-based applications is desired



Education and Certifications:

BA/BS or related degree required
Masters degree preferred





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Skillsoft is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer: It is the policy of Skillsoft Corporation to provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (mental or physical), protected veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by law