Head of Product, Teaching Simulator

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Requirements:

• Proven entrepreneurial leadership experience developing a technology enabled product within a pure start-up and/or an existing organization.
• 5+ years of experience in product strategy and management, design, strategy development, and operational planning, including familiarity with Agile methodology and the Agile development life cycle; robust AI development experience is a notable plus.
• Proven track record of guiding products from ideation through build to launch and managing post-launch product iterations.
• Expertise in product experimentation, A/B testing, and making data-informed roadmap decisions.
• Strong cross-functional management experience, particularly with content experts and go-to-market and customer success teams.
• Experience leading teams in a remote or hybrid work environment.
• Preferred: knowledge of the education space, including Edtech/training sectors.
• Preferred: experience with developing B2B2C and/or SaaS products.

Responsibilities:

• Set the vision, targets, and KPIs for product development.
• Regularly communicate product development progress, data-driven insights and metrics to foster buy-in and visibility across internal and external stakeholders.
• Continuously monitor trends in technology – especially EdTech, skills training, gaming and other relevant sectors – to anticipate and adapt to current and emerging market needs; share important information and insights with Relay’s executive team.
• As needed, support Relay’s board and current stakeholders with fundraising efforts (e.g., mission-driven investors, angel investors, seed funders, and possibly venture capital investors, etc.) to fuel continued growth.
• Collaborate with Relay’s sales team to support the launch and marketing of the Teaching Simulator product.
• Develop the product roadmap for a high-growth AI-powered teaching simulator product through inception, discovery, and design, while balancing impact, feasibility, and cost, and establishing clear product goals and success metrics.
• Develop and manage a product development budget that balances short-term tactical goals with long-term strategic priorities that support future product development.
• Create processes that relentlessly focus on optimizing product-market fit by collecting and analyzing customer feedback from buyers and end-users, market trends and performance metrics to continuously enhance the product and drive business goals.
• Engage a cross-functional team to support all phases of product development, including leveraging Relay experts and intellectual capital to ensure curricular integrity.
• Identify and manage external technology and other partners that can assist with product development, customer testing and scaling the product line.
• Cultivate a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning within the team, promoting alignment with organizational mission and objectives.
• Work with Relay instructional experts and simulator advisors from across the education sector to identify and cultivate relationships with potential pilot partners.