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Senior Product Manager, Workforce
Location
Iowa
Posted
67 days ago
Salary
$120K - $135K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Product Manager, Workforce
ACT
• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for ACT's Workforce Assessment portfolio • Define and prioritize product requirements grounded in deep customer discovery, market research, and competitive analysis • Partner with Workforce Assessment research and psychometrics teams to translate scientific capabilities into viable, differentiated product offerings • Lead cross-functional product development efforts in collaboration with Research, Technology, Sales, Operations, and Academic Content teams • Develop and maintain clear product positioning, value propositions, and go-to-market strategies • Identify and champion opportunities for new product initiatives • Engage with customers, partners, employers, workforce boards, and education systems to gather ongoing feedback • Define and track key product metrics, user outcomes, and business KPIs • Serve as internal voice of the customer and market, providing thought leadership • Represent ACT's workforce product strategy in external forums, industry events, and partner conversations • Bring business acumen to every product decision.
Job Requirements
- At least 5 years of progressive product management experience
- Experience in assessment, credentialing, workforce technology, EdTech, or adjacent markets
- Demonstrated ability to partner with research, psychometric, or technical subject matter experts
- Deep experience with product discovery, user research, and customer insights methodologies
- Strong command of product roadmap planning, prioritization frameworks, and agile development processes
- Experience operating in regulated, high-credibility, or public-interest environments
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to develop compelling go-to-market strategies and product positioning
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude AI, ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot.
Benefits
- company paid life insurance
- medical
- dental
- vision
- flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with company contributions
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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