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, the industry’s first immersive eLearning platform. This is the realization of our vision that brings together technology and product to build the most beautiful product possible. You will be working with us to extend our vision and enhance and improve our product. 

The Product Manager is responsible for driving and managing product releases based on the needs of customers and the business.  This includes providing guidance on product dependencies, prioritizing needs, and making tradeoff decisions that impact releases. The Product Manager is responsible for defining the scope of present and future products and will work closely with Engineering, Quality Assurance, User Experience Design, Marketing Communications, Sales, Customer Support and Consulting Technical Services departments.

Position Responsibilities

Collaborate with management and other product owners to build a comprehensive product strategy

Actively manage and maintain the product roadmap and backlog of user stories

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

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

Participate in acceptance testing for every release

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

Assist in conducting 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 help develop and implement a go-to-market plan

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

Knowledge and Skills

Customer Focused – Demonstrates that both external and internal customers are a high priority by identifying, and responding to their needs in a timely and efficient manner.

Initiative – Recognizes opportunities and initiates actions to capitalize on them by looking for new and productive ways to make an impact.

Innovative Thinking – Embraces and champions new ideas and encourages others to do likewise.

Minimum 5+ years of experience in Software Product Management

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Domain expertise including Web-based Learning and/or Training Business is desired

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

Strong organization skills

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

Experience working with virtual teams is desired

Education and Certifications:

BA/BS or related degree