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Salary: GBP 88,000 - 99,050 / annual
Mystery Science (part of Discovery Education) is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead the supplemental Math & Literacy product portfolio, including DreamBox Math, DreamBox Reading Park, Reading Plus, and Doodle. This is a senior strategic role responsible for defining long-term product vision and driving measurable learning outcomes for students while supporting sustainable business growth.
You will own the complete product lifecycle across the portfolio, balancing maintenance, modernization, and new feature investment. Key responsibilities include developing multi-year strategy aligned with business objectives and customer needs; evaluating emerging technologies and AI capabilities to inform decisions; building and leading a team of product managers and curriculum designers; and establishing portfolio-level OKRs and KPIs to measure success.
You will partner closely with Curriculum, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and senior leadership to establish priorities, guide investment decisions, and advance innovation. This includes communicating product strategy and performance to executive stakeholders, managing cross-functional execution, and identifying opportunities to increase product adoption, renewal, and customer satisfaction.
The role emphasizes strategic mindset, business insight, results-driven execution, talent development, and cross-functional collaboration. You will champion the needs of educators, students, and administrators throughout the product development lifecycle and use data, experimentation, and customer insights to guide decisions.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 10+ years of progressive product management experience, including responsibility for complex products, product lines, or multi-product portfolios
- 5+ years of experience leading and developing product managers, curriculum professionals, or multidisciplinary product teams
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing portfolio strategies that support customer adoption, retention, growth, and business performance
- Demonstrated experience leading roadmap prioritization, business planning, product investment recommendations, and resource allocation across multiple products
- Experience presenting product strategy, portfolio performance, and business recommendations to senior and executive leadership
- Experience partnering with engineering teams on technically complex products and applying AI or emerging technologies to improve product development efficiency or customer value
- Bachelor's degree in business, technology, education, product management, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred)
- Familiarity with mathematics or literacy curriculum, instructional design, or educational technology strongly preferred
- Legal right to work in the United Kingdom
