VP of Product and Partnerships

3 hours, 15 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Sales and Business Development
uConnect

uConnect

uConnect offers an all-in-one virtual career center platform designed to enhance student engagement and simplify the delivery of career services for colleges and universities, ultimately promoting career education as a vital part of campus culture and ...

Diversified Consumer Services
11-50
Founded 2010
$0M raised

Description

  • Partner with the CEO to translate product vision into a sequenced roadmap with milestones, priorities, and success metrics.
  • Own the full product lifecycle from discovery and requirements development through delivery and adoption.
  • Lead customer research and market intelligence through focus groups, user interviews, surveys, testing, and beta programs.
  • Own the partnership strategy for content providers, technology partners, and integration vendors.
  • Support Customer Success, Marketing, and Sales with product messaging, value propositions, and internal enablement.
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership on planning, scope, sequencing, and delivery.
  • Develop product monetization strategies, including packaging, pricing, feature tiering, and revenue expansion models.
  • Own the roadmap for AI-powered features and the use of AI across product and design operations.
  • Lead product vision for outcomes data, engagement analytics, and institutional reporting.
  • Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing product team with strong documentation and cross-functional workflows.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years in a senior or leadership role at a SaaS company.
  • Demonstrated ability to turn executive vision into a structured product roadmap with clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
  • Proven experience owning product requirements end-to-end from discovery through delivery and adoption.
  • Experience running customer research programs such as focus groups, user interviews, surveys, and beta testing.
  • Strong technical understanding to collaborate credibly with engineering teams in an agile or lean environment.
  • Data-driven decision-making approach using both qualitative and quantitative inputs.
  • Executive presence and strong internal communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
  • Experience in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment with strong adaptability and ownership.
  • Familiarity with modern product tools such as Jira, Linear, Productboard, Figma, and Notion, or equivalents.
  • Track record of implementing monetization strategies, including packaging, pricing, and revenue expansion within an existing customer base.
  • Experience building or managing content partnerships and technology integrations, including evaluating partners, negotiating agreements, and managing relationships.
  • Clear vision for applying AI to product features and internal product/design operations.
  • Strong point of view on data architecture and evolving a SaaS platform into a data-driven solution.
  • Demonstrated thought leadership, network, or external influence in higher education, edtech, or career services.
  • Background in higher education, edtech, career services, or workforce development is strongly preferred.
  • Direct experience building products for universities, community colleges, or workforce development organizations is highly encouraged.

Benefits

  • Remote work and a flexible schedule.
  • Gold PPO health insurance with nationwide networks covered at 100% for employee premiums and 60% for dependents.
  • Dental insurance covered at 75% for employee premiums and 50% for dependents.
  • Vision insurance covered at 75% for employee premiums.
  • Optional Health and Dependent Care FSAs.
  • One Medical Primary Care Membership.
  • 100% vested 401(k) with company matching after a 90-day waiting period.
  • Employer-paid $50,000 basic life insurance policy.
  • Unlimited paid vacation time and quarterly mental health days.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave after one year of employment.
  • Home office stipend.
  • Equity participation in uConnect’s stock option program.

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