TeachTown, the leading provider of education solutions for students diagnosed with autism, developmental and intellectual disabilities, emotional disorders, and speech/language impairments is seeking a growth minded individual to lead TeachTown's go-to-market strategy and accelerate value creation. As the Director of Product Management and Product Marketing, you will partner with our Product, Marketing and Sales teams to create messaging for our products and ultimately generate customer insights that inform TeachTown's product strategy. You will form a deep understanding of our customers through research and data and partner with the team to decrease time to value for our products.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and articulate a clear product strategy and vision, aligning the product roadmap and product goals with the Company’s overall goals, market trends, and customer needs

  • Communicate Value – internally and externally, be the voice of products in industry and customer conversations by creating a product messaging and value framework

  • Develop and execute go-to-market strategies including launch strategy, positioning, messaging and pricing

  • Create buyer frameworks including a deep understanding of our target customers and buyers as the established expert for our markets

  • Document the business drivers for the special education market – profitability, pricing, services mix, sales channels, etc.

  • Groom the portfolio - analyze product performance and market needs to make product lifecycle recommendations

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of experience in product management and/or marketing

  • 5+ years of experience leading product management/marketing teams

  • 5 years of experience with pricing, packaging and launching offerings for software and curriculum (content)

  • 5 years of experience working with special education, ABA and/or IDD preferred

  • Demonstrated results in go-to-market strategy creation and execution

  • Exceptional writing and articulation skills for clear, concise product messaging

  • Can-do attitude with a demonstrated ability to get things done under minimal supervision and drive results across cross functional teams

  • Strong written and verbal communication, solid presentation skills, and proven ability to run effective meetings; comfortable interacting at all levels of an organization

Additional Notes:

  • US Work Authorization Required

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands associated with the tasks described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

About TeachTown

Our mission is to measurably improve the academic, behavioral, and adaptive functioning of students with disabilities. TeachTown offers teachers, parents, and clinicians proven software, curriculum, tools, and strategies to help them meet educational goals and increase every child’s intellectual and social functioning. Here at TeachTown, we are committed to research and evidence-based practices with an exclusive focus on serving the needs of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, those with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays, and children with emotional and behavioral disorders.

 

TeachTown’s solutions are based on applied behavior analysis principles, the only scientifically validated therapy for students with moderate-to-severe learning disabilities. In addition, the use of machine learning and data analysis enables our software to dynamically adapt curricula scope and provide personalized learning for each student in a highly scalable manner.

AAP/EEO Statement

TeachTown provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation) parental status, genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation, military service, age, veteran status, disability, or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. Consistent with these obligations, TeachTown also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

 

All TeachTown employees are expected to display unquestionable integrity in every aspect of work and dealing with others. Respect for diversity and inclusion of all individuals is imperative to our business success, embedded in our culture, and required.