Karkidi
Director of Product Management - Instructor & Content
Karkidi, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About this roleYou will be the product lead for our instructor and content strategies. As such, you will set the product direction and negotiate priorities across various areas. Our instructors are passionate, creative entrepreneurs who want to share their expertise with the world. Your mission will be to enable them to create high quality content and support their students throughout the learning journey through new features, tools, and dashboards. Specifically, we want to create the future learning experiences needed to go deep in professional skills.About your skillsStrong Communication Skills:
You excel in articulating complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and transparent work environment.Leadership and Mentorship Abilities:
You have a track record of inspiring and empowering team members, providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team.Adaptability and Learning Agility:
You thrive in dynamic environments, quickly adapting to new technologies, methodologies, and challenges. Your eagerness to learn and ability to pivot effectively contribute to the team's success in a rapidly evolving industry.Strategic Thinking:
You possess a strategic mindset, envisioning the long-term direction of projects and initiatives, and making informed decisions that align with organizational goals and drive sustainable growth and innovation.What you'll be doing:Formulate the product vision to drive competitive advantage and maintain and grow market share of the instructor and creator global community.Define long term product strategy.Create and manage a product process that drives toward a scalable product portfolio and business outcomes.Lead a portfolio of product, design, and engineering resources through quarterly and half planning cycles.Solve problems for the learners and instructors.Lead the performance of various product analyses in an effort to establish product differentiation and execution strategies that will lead to the product’s ultimate success while taking into account cost, utility, and timelines for product implementations.Act as the lead evangelist for our content strategy from a product perspective.Drive the development of product roadmaps, and deliver product enhancements that assist organizations and learners in developing new skills.Partner with Other Product, Marketing, Instructor Strategy, Content, Support, and Learning Science teams.Lead presentations on product strategy & outcomes to a variety of audiences up to the estaff level.Drive thinking and execution on product line extension into new product areas.Hire, coach, and mentor a team of Product Managers.What you’ll have:Experience building and leading a motivated, high performing team to successfully deliver and execute on an ambitious product roadmap.Experience defining and aligning on a product strategy that serves core persona and business need.Experience leading product strategy discussions with audiences at all levels of the organization.A tremendous drive to innovate, bring an entrepreneurial spirit, and have the ability and desire to have a real impact on Udemy.10+ years in Product Management with experience in a marketplace model; experience with EdTech/GenerativeAI highly desired.A great track record of building consumer-grade product experience through partnering with creators at scale.The ability to ship great products. Flat out. You think about what the customer says they care about, what they actually need, and create amazing product to meet those needs.The ability to hire extremely well and can manage and mentor; some of the people you’ve mentored were promoted and serving in higher level product roles.Proven ability to partner closely with product design, user experience research, engineering, architecture, and data science functions.The readiness to change the world...and have a ‘vertical’ moment in your career.We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!Life at UdemyWe aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work and Built In Best Places to Work.Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at recruitingaccommodations@udemy.com.Our Benefits Start With UOur benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in Ireland:Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, life and income protection coverage.Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus 26 weeks paid maternity leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay.Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support.Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development.Retirement: 7% employer matching Defined Contribution Master Trust.Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities.Holidays: 25 paid holidays throughout the year plus bank holidays.About our Dublin locationDublin is where our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) headquarters is located, which means it plays a major role in our mission of sharing knowledge and unlocking potential for learners, instructors, and businesses globally. We have a fantastic central Dublin location with a brand new building, purpose-built for us. We’ve invested a lot here and have seen huge growth in the EMEA market – which is why we see Dublin as a key location for the future of Udemy.We have also been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, recognizing our high-trust, high-performance workplace culture. With so many diverse perspectives, languages, and ethnicities coming together here, it’s no surprise that our Dublin office has been thriving.Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.
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You excel in articulating complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and transparent work environment.Leadership and Mentorship Abilities:
You have a track record of inspiring and empowering team members, providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth within the team.Adaptability and Learning Agility:
You thrive in dynamic environments, quickly adapting to new technologies, methodologies, and challenges. Your eagerness to learn and ability to pivot effectively contribute to the team's success in a rapidly evolving industry.Strategic Thinking:
You possess a strategic mindset, envisioning the long-term direction of projects and initiatives, and making informed decisions that align with organizational goals and drive sustainable growth and innovation.What you'll be doing:Formulate the product vision to drive competitive advantage and maintain and grow market share of the instructor and creator global community.Define long term product strategy.Create and manage a product process that drives toward a scalable product portfolio and business outcomes.Lead a portfolio of product, design, and engineering resources through quarterly and half planning cycles.Solve problems for the learners and instructors.Lead the performance of various product analyses in an effort to establish product differentiation and execution strategies that will lead to the product’s ultimate success while taking into account cost, utility, and timelines for product implementations.Act as the lead evangelist for our content strategy from a product perspective.Drive the development of product roadmaps, and deliver product enhancements that assist organizations and learners in developing new skills.Partner with Other Product, Marketing, Instructor Strategy, Content, Support, and Learning Science teams.Lead presentations on product strategy & outcomes to a variety of audiences up to the estaff level.Drive thinking and execution on product line extension into new product areas.Hire, coach, and mentor a team of Product Managers.What you’ll have:Experience building and leading a motivated, high performing team to successfully deliver and execute on an ambitious product roadmap.Experience defining and aligning on a product strategy that serves core persona and business need.Experience leading product strategy discussions with audiences at all levels of the organization.A tremendous drive to innovate, bring an entrepreneurial spirit, and have the ability and desire to have a real impact on Udemy.10+ years in Product Management with experience in a marketplace model; experience with EdTech/GenerativeAI highly desired.A great track record of building consumer-grade product experience through partnering with creators at scale.The ability to ship great products. Flat out. You think about what the customer says they care about, what they actually need, and create amazing product to meet those needs.The ability to hire extremely well and can manage and mentor; some of the people you’ve mentored were promoted and serving in higher level product roles.Proven ability to partner closely with product design, user experience research, engineering, architecture, and data science functions.The readiness to change the world...and have a ‘vertical’ moment in your career.We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!Life at UdemyWe aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work and Built In Best Places to Work.Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at recruitingaccommodations@udemy.com.Our Benefits Start With UOur benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in Ireland:Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, life and income protection coverage.Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus 26 weeks paid maternity leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay.Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support.Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development.Retirement: 7% employer matching Defined Contribution Master Trust.Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities.Holidays: 25 paid holidays throughout the year plus bank holidays.About our Dublin locationDublin is where our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) headquarters is located, which means it plays a major role in our mission of sharing knowledge and unlocking potential for learners, instructors, and businesses globally. We have a fantastic central Dublin location with a brand new building, purpose-built for us. We’ve invested a lot here and have seen huge growth in the EMEA market – which is why we see Dublin as a key location for the future of Udemy.We have also been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, recognizing our high-trust, high-performance workplace culture. With so many diverse perspectives, languages, and ethnicities coming together here, it’s no surprise that our Dublin office has been thriving.Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.
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