Product Manager

Product Manager NxtWave (PML1 / PML2)

We hire at two levels (PML1 and PML2). Scope and expectations are calibrated to

experience, but this is a single JD for both. Youll learn where you slot during the interview

process.

Why this role exists

Were building an AIfirst suite of edtech productsspanning teaching, learning, assessment, practice, and

partner managementthat helps hundreds of thousands of students upskill in latest technologies. As a

Product Manager at NxtWave, youll turn strategy into Roadmap Milestones and ship highquality

experiences across web and mobile that improve learning outcomes and business results.

What youll do

Strategy & Discovery

Translate company/category strategy into a clear product narrative and Milestones.

Drive customer discovery (students, mentors, employers): interviews, JTBDs, journey maps.

Size opportunities with data; run competitive scans and buildvsbuy assessments.

AIfirst Product Delivery

Ship features that leverage LLMs/agents, retrieval, and automation; write crisp PRDs/DRDs.

Partner with Engineering, Design, and Data to deliver in short cycles with strong rollout hygiene.

Maintain backlog clarity and sequencing across multiple initiatives in a pod.

Metrics, Insights & Growth

Define success metrics; instrument events; build dashboards and run A/B tests.

Analyze cohorts, funnels, and retention; translate insights into iteration plans.

Partner with Growth on activation, engagement, and SEO/content strategies where relevant.

Stakeholder & GTM Alignment

Work tightly with Business Owners (P&L), CX/Support, and Marketing to land impact.

Create crisp storytelling docs for decisions; drive crossfunctional alignment.

Enable internal teams with release notes and playbooks; coordinate GTM handoff (CX, Success,

Marketing).

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Quality, Risk & Ethics

Own prelaunch checklists, QA gates, and safe rollouts (guardrails, fallback paths), then drive

postlaunch adoption (enablement, internal comms, training, instrumentation) to hit adoption

targets.

Ensure learner privacy, data safety, and ethical use of AI in features.

EdTech nuance

Incorporate pedagogy, assessment integrity, and accessibility.

Collaborate with Curriculum/Content teams on content pipelines and standards.

What success looks like (first 90180 days)

Ship 2+ Milestones that move a core KPI (learning outcome or revenue driver).

Establish a healthy experiment cadence and decision rhythm (measurelearniterate).

Uplift partner satisfaction (Engineering/Design/Business Owner) through clear plans and reliable

delivery.

Qualifications

Musthaves

3+ years of product management experience with endtoend ownership (01 and/or 1n).

Proven endtoend ownership of meaningful product work (01 and/or 1n).

Fluency with product analytics (SQL/Sheets + Amplitude/Mixpanel or similar) and experimentation.

Handson exposure to modern AI stacks (OpenAI/Agents, LangChain/LangGraph, vector DBs, RAG)

plus comfort with vibecoding tools (Lovable, Replit) and agentic orchestration platforms (e.g.,

CrewAI).

Strong written communication and narrative storytelling; comfort presenting to execs.

Ability to work fast under ambiguity; crisp prioritization and tradeoff decisions.