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Education • eCommerce • Professional Development

HMH is an educational company that specializes in providing comprehensive curriculum and assessment solutions across a wide spectrum of subjects. They offer programs and resources for literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and social-emotional learning for K-12 students. Additionally, HMH focuses on professional development for educators to enhance instructional strategies and improve student outcomes.

1001 - 5000 employees

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Working in Supplemental and Intervention Solutions on the Waggle Product Management & Strategy team, the Product Owner will participate in cross-functional product development teams to develop and enhance Waggle, HMH’s K-8 ELA and Math supplemental adaptive practice program. • This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: • Contribute to Agile product development team as Product Owner, attending and participating in Scrum ceremonies • Act as a proxy for the customer, understanding their needs and translating business strategy into actionable tasks and clear communication with the team(s) • Implement project deliverables and prioritize work based on changing requirements to manage active Sprints, the backlog, and to support delivery of high-quality products on schedule that meet customer needs • Craft clear User Stories equipped with Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done elements in conjunction with the development teams that align with business goals and timelines and accept completed work. • Engage with the development team to create prototypes and/or wireframes for new functions or features for validation with existing and/or prospective customers • Determine feature priority and incremental development and delivery plans through Lean/Agile Product framework. This includes direct customer interactions, field visits, collaboration Marketing, Research, and other key stakeholders. • Responsible for business alignment sign-off of features prior to production release. • Liaise between project teams and internal stakeholders (e.g., engineering PO, editorial/learning experience design, UI, UX, marketing, research, QA, etc) to collect and synthesize feedback, manage/align project schedules, and motivate team • Work collaboratively across the organization to design, implement, and test features • Collaborate with project managers, product managers, and product development to share processes and increase integration of best practices across teams • Perform risk assessments and analyses to prioritize and make trade offs to ensure on time project completion while maintaining educational integrity of products. • Proactively communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels including project documentation, follow up, and status reports to ensure on time deliveries • Support development team through release and create release documentation to ensure clear communication with stakeholders

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years participating in or managing cross-functional product development teams • Bachelor’s Degree • Knowledge of K-8 education technology market, user experience (students and educators), and classroom needs • Agile Methodology Experience to support the scrum team throughout iterations and attend Sprint Planning and Sprint Review sessions. • Proficient in managing and prioritizing the product backlog and being present in Backlog Refinement meetings • Experience with project management tools (e.g. JIRA, Smartsheet, etc) • Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills • Innovative team player with the ability to solve problems proactively and creatively • Passion for creating innovative technology solutions for students and teachers • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite • Preferred but not necessary: skills/education/experience/working knowledge Teaching experience at the K-12 level • Comfort understanding and simplifying technical flows for general understanding • Experience working across global time zone