About Edkey Inc.
Edkey is an edtech start-up connecting students and educators in and outside the classroom to ensure students reach their full potential. Our mission is to make our learning collaboration, communication and knowledge apps accessible and affordable. We use cutting-edge technologies (artificial intelligence, Web 3.0, etc.) to ensure positive student outcomes and meaningful educator collaborations. Founded in fall of 2022 in California, Edkey Inc., has roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. The founding team has a shared belief in personalized, life-long learning and believe that further edtech innovation is needed to democratize access to learning tools that unlock each learner's full potential.
Ekdey has created a unique new web and mobile app to help students better prepare for tests and finals. The QuickTakes consumer mobile app (available in the iOS and Android app stores) offers college students an easy and effective way to increase their understanding of their course lectures with the help of a personalized AI assistant. For more info about QuickTakes go to https://quicktakes.io.
About the Product Manager Role
This is a remote position.
Open to full-time or contract work.
Hours are flexible but working/meetings
in afternoons Pacific time is a requirement
(engineering team is based in Hong Kong and India).
Quarterly meetings in the SF Bay Area.
Edkey is looking for an experienced product manager who knows how to bring impactful products to market. You bring exceptional creative and analytical skills to understand what the market needs, set a vision and roadmap, and guide a multi-disciplinary team to bring great products to life. Along the way you'll have some fun and know that you are helping learners achieve their full potential.You will play a key role in driving the overall product strategy and will work cross functionally with engineering, product marketing and business teams to execute the product vision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Create the product vision that will win in the marketplace, based on analysis of customer needs
Use data-driven approach to understand user behavior and requirements
Drive product vision and strategy
Develop a product roadmap that is aligned with our business goals
Evangelize your roadmap with the company leadership
Write product specifications and develop key success metrics
Work in cross functional team to deliver successful MVPs, and demonstrate long product viability
Work with our Marketing team to define product messaging: launch, onboarding, growth
Regularly analyze market movement and competitive landscape
Requirements
A passion for changing lives through education and learning services
7+ years of B2C experience managing products for iOS, Android, and web
Experience building and scaling a product for large user bases
Proven track record of business impact
Strategic, creative and analytical
Proven ability to be a individual contributor as well as a team player
Motivated self-starter, who is comfortable defining and developing new product categories
Proven ability to lead teams consisting of engineering, UX, and project managers
Strong track record of collaborating with go to market teams on key metrics
Experience in freemium business model
Experience with qualitative and quantitative user research
Prior startup experience
Proven track record of successfully managing a product through it's entire life-cycle in a fast-paced environment
Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
Experience with modern product development methodologies
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Good to Have
Prior AI experience in content generation and personalized content - additional bonus points
Prior edtech experience - even more bonus points!
BS technical degree or similar that require strong analytical skills
What's in it for you?
Join an early stage start-up company (with mature company experience) that has a unique mission to help learners
Work on cutting-edge projects, developing innovative features powered by AI
Lead the definition and implementation of community, AI and social features
Make a significant contribution to the user experience and enhancing user satisfaction
Work for an organization that values fostering a supportive and inclusive work culture while moving fast and constantly learning
Limited travel quarterly for offsite meetings with team members
Competitive salary and benefits package
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