As the leading marketplace for personalized, 1-on-1 learning solutions, Wyzant (WISE-ant) continues to explore innovative ways to help individuals of all ages succeed in their learning goals. In 2020, we’ve seen triple-digit growth subjects ranging from elementary reading to data science and we’ll deliver more than one million lessons through our online marketplace and proprietary learning tool. 

We are looking for a product leader to join us to continue our mission to help people learn from one another, by growing the connections we make every day between students and instructors. This role presents the opportunity to further develop our customer experience, optimizing it across a wide range from first visit through the learning journey. This person will also work with our team of product managers and designers to further our thinking on approaches to mobile apps, our online learning platform, and experiences that will support long term retention. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a product strategy that translates into scalable product plans and tactics, and delivers business growth across our marketplace, proprietary online learning tool and mobile apps
• Communicate and motivate teams around the product vision and strategy so that everyone understands their role within it
• Effectively prioritize resources to achieve targets in student acquisition, conversion and retention
• Build, grow and support a high-performing team that values cross-functional collaboration, speed to market and a metrics-driven mindset
• Be an unwavering voice and advocate for the many customers our suite of products serve - learners, tutors, corporations, and internal teams

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience

• Minimum 10 years experience as a product leader in consumer internet or consumer tech companies 
• 5 - 7 years of experience in leading teams with a passion for mentoring and growing the potential of others
• B2C marketplace expertise - the ability to analyze business problems and drive game-changing solutions

Competencies

• Extensive experience owning/refining/delivering product strategy and roadmaps and communicating them across all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated success prioritizing and allocating resources for maximum impact
• Track record of success in fast-paced organizations with matrixed reporting environments
• Ability to work with large quantities of information, deliver data driven solutions and when necessary, make decisions with incomplete information

Personal Attributes

• Bias for action, with a natural curiosity to investigate and understand things
• Collaborative, transparent leader, who enjoys working in smaller, more cross-functional environments and understands the importance of team values
• Strong communicator (both written and oral) comfortable across peers, managers and direct reports
• Highly organized, ability to develop, maintain, and share product roadmaps in varying levels of fidelity