Senior Product Manager (Student Safety)

<p>Do you want to work hard alongside smart and talented product managers, engineers, and designers every day? Do you excel when you are smack in the middle of a challenging project, thrive when things get complex, and yawn when you don’t have a hard problem to solve?  Do you take pride in your ability to create products that deliver real customer value? Do you have a way of seeing problems in a way that others don’t? &nbsp;</p>

<p>If yes, then join our team as we build awesome software for schools. Our team is the perfect blend of the stability of a larger company with the agility and speed of a startup. &nbsp;</p>

<p>At Lightspeed Systems® we are on a mission&nbsp;to&nbsp;power exceptional schools where students are safe and engaged.&nbsp;We give school staff, students, and parents the tools to ensure that devices are used for their intended purpose — to educate.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Our&nbsp;<strong>Senior Product Managers</strong>&nbsp;are responsible for&nbsp;driving product initiatives from&nbsp;inception&nbsp;through execution. Working with your lean product and agile development toolkit,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;work with stakeholders and customers to define product strategy, create roadmaps, and then work with the development team to iteratively build and launch features and products. &nbsp;</p>

<p>You must&nbsp;possess&nbsp;a unique blend of business and technical sophistication; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. You must enjoy spending time understanding the industry, the market, and&nbsp;to empathize&nbsp;with the customers and their problems, and then&nbsp;relish&nbsp;the ability to translate opportunities into working software.  &nbsp;</p>

<p>We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to work on Lightspeed’s Safety products. These products help to monitor the well-being of students and to provide alerts for school staff to follow up on any concerning behavior. &nbsp;</p>

<p><em>NOTE:</em></p>

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<li><em>This is a hybrid position, and several days each week will be required onsite at our Austin, Texas headquarters, located near Dripping Springs.</em></li>

<li><em>Sponsorship is not available for this position.</em></li>

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<p><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE</strong> &nbsp;</p>

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<li>Manage the entire product life cycle from introduction to growth, to maturity, and back again </li>

<li>Bring new products to market while balancing existing ones </li>

<li>Set the strategy, vision, and roadmap for your products </li>

<li>Practice lean and agile product methodologies—experiment, measure, iterate, and drive outcomes that matter </li>

<li>Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—engineering, design, data, marketing, and sales—to define requirements, refine priorities, and deliver high-quality solutions that make a real impact for schools. </li>

<li>Masterfully communicate product vision and progress to all stakeholders—Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Support, and Leadership—ensuring clear alignment at every level </li>

<li>Understand market trends, competitive offerings, and customer feedback to inform roadmap decisions and stay ahead of the curve </li>

<li>Have rock solid confidence and calmness to lead meaningful, high-stakes products with grace and conviction </li>

<li>Partner with engineering and data teams to translate insights and feedback into actionable improvements and scalable solutions </li>

<li>Take full ownership of results—from the smallest story to the largest strategic initiative—and drive outcomes with confidence and accountability </li>

<li>Champion AI-forward thinking across your product area—actively evaluate and integrate AI/ML capabilities to drive innovation and deliver smarter, more effective tools for schools &nbsp;</li>

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<p><strong>ABOUT YOU – KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS &amp; ABILITIES</strong>  &nbsp;</p>

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<li>Have a growth mindset and know what that really means in practice—you seek feedback, learn from failure, and keep raising the bar for yourself and your team.  </li>

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