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Senior Product Manager, Core Systems

Campus - New York, NY, USA - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-19

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Salary: USD 160,000 - 190,000 / annual

Campus is a Series B-funded edtech company reimagining higher education through a two-year, accredited online college where students learn from top professors at universities like Princeton, Stanford, and Howard. The company combines live online classes with a technology platform and student success model featuring dedicated advisors, tutoring, and coaching. Campus was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2024 and is backed by investors including General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Bloomberg Beta, and others. As Senior Product Manager for Core Systems, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of internal systems powering Campus's business operations. You'll lead the development of scalable products across financial aid, tuition management, academic scheduling, and program delivery—systems that must evolve to support 10x growth. Key responsibilities include: - Owning the vision and roadmap for internal products and systems supporting financial and academic operations, with direct accountability for gross margin and revenue per student - Building and scaling the financial ops platform across financial aid, government funding, tuition, payments, and revenue operations - Scaling scheduling and program management to support an expanding portfolio of degrees, learning modalities, and student needs - Solving complex problems at the intersection of scale, flexibility, and profitability - Partnering with Business Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Design to understand workflows, identify automation opportunities, and translate business requirements into scalable products - Driving data-informed product decisions with clear success metrics and measuring impact on operational efficiency, revenue, and gross margin - Leveraging AI, automation, and modern product development tools to simplify workflows and accelerate delivery You'll work at the intersection of technology, education, and business operations, directly influencing Campus's ability to make high-quality education more accessible and affordable. Requirements: - 5+ years of product management experience with a track record of building and scaling complex software products that drive measurable business outcomes - Demonstrated experience scaling systems through significant growth (2-3x increase in users, transaction volume, operational complexity, or business scale) - Strong understanding of internal operations and workflow-driven products such as CRMs, financial platforms, ERP systems, or other business-critical tools - Exceptional analytical skills and rigorous approach to measurement, with ability to connect product decisions to financial and operational outcomes - Strong business acumen and ability to make thoughtful tradeoffs balancing speed, scalability, technical complexity, and long-term business value - Technical fluency and systems thinking, with ability to collaborate closely with engineers on complex integrations, data flows, system architecture, and platform scalability - Strong customer empathy and ability to understand needs of both internal stakeholders and external users - Low ego, high EQ, and exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills - Bias toward ownership and outcomes, with judgment to know when to move quickly versus invest in long-term solutions

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