About eSpark

At eSpark, we are passionate about building products that help students succeed in school and in life. By combining teacher insight and data science, we curate the best learning resources to create a personalized experience for each student. Our products have been proven to lift achievement results for students from all backgrounds.

Why is this role important?

We are looking for a product manager to partner with the CEO to usher in a new era for our core product, eSpark.  The product has been incredibly successful at making learning enjoyable and effective for students and needs a new vision and product strategy for the future.   

Key Responsibilities as a Product Manager

• Understand and analyze needs of school leaders, teachers, and young students
• Define the product vision and strategy
• Work with engineers and designers to build and launch new features

Qualifications

• Problem solving with data.  You can define and pull in data from many disparate domains (usage, satisfaction, academic outcomes, retention), perform analysis, and use it to decide a path forward.  
• Product passion.  You have a love and respect for good products, no matter where they come from, and you live to create them.
• Business acumen.  You understand how to scan the market environment, analyze a complex competitor, business, device, and ecosystem landscape and paint a compelling path forward.
• Customer empathy.  You have empathy for the key stakeholders we serve including students, teachers, and school leaders.   

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

This role will report to the CEO for the first 12-18 months and then will report to Vice President of Product.

Some perks and benefits of working at eSpark

• The opportunity to work with a passionate team of experienced teachers, engineers, designers, and data scientists
• Unlimited vacation. We're all adults (kinda). Take time when you need it.
• Stocked pantry, coffee & espresso, and your favorite dessert on your birthday!
• Progressive insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families, including a significant portion covered by eSpark
• Your choice of computers and gadgets
• Competitive salary, equity options, and 401(k) plan