Director of Product Management

Company: Optimal
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Optimal ’s mission is to help students make informed decisions about their education by providing transparent, data-driven, and user-focused products. We embrace a culture of growth, experimentation, and creativity. Our small and agile team allows all members to exercise great responsibility and freedom, allowing each person to have a measurable impact on our business and experience continual growth. We reward results with a unique profit sharing program and encourage self-development through benefits like our tuition reimbursement program.

Note: Optimal was formerly known as SR Education Group until January of 2020, when the company rebranded.

Our Director of Product Management will lead a team of Product Managers, Content Managers and Marketing Managers to create and successfully promote multitudes of media properties. An ideal candidate will have led a product team to create and promote multiple successful web properties via SEO and social media channels. This position will report to the CEO.

Job Responsibilities Include: Manage a team of Product Managers, Content Managers and Marketing Managers

Identify market opportunities and define product vision and strategy

Identify new business opportunities

Define, analyze and report metrics that inform the success of products

Be responsible for driving traffic and revenue of multiple media properties

Help shape company’s overall business strategy

Requirements BA/BS Degree

10+ years product management and leadership experience

Proven track record of leading and mentoring product team

Proven track record of driving a successful consumer media product

Proven track record of promoting media properties across multiple channels including SEO and Social Media

Title: Director of Product Management

Position Type: Full-time

Benefits: Profit sharing; profit-based bonuses; health, dental, and vision insurance; retirement contributions; competitive & flexible vacation policy

Our waterfront office is located in downtown, historic Kirkland. We keep our kitchen fully stocked and have ping pong and pool tables, a growing board game collection, and a troop of quirky office dogs. We hope you’ll consider joining us and being a part of our team at Optimal.

Due to the current environment, our team is operating completely remotely, but we still share photos of our dogs and play games virtually!

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