Technical Program Manager
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Job Summary
This Technical Program Manager role is part of the Content Acceleration TPM team, driving development of world-class online learning solutions for K-12 teachers, students, and authors. As a TPM, you’ll act as a key connector between business needs and engineering delivery—leading agile ceremonies, managing backlogs, ensuring cross-team alignment, and supporting the release of new features and workflows. This is a 12-month remote contract with opportunities to influence high-impact EdTech products.
Must Have
- Serve as Scrum Master for agile teams, facilitating standups, planning, demos, and retrospectives
- Translate customer and authoring needs into actionable requirements, stories, and test plans
- Support production release activities, including documentation, release notes, and training materials
- Partner with engineering and product teams to manage cross-team dependencies and ensure seamless delivery
- Assist in defect triage, user acceptance testing, and process improvement to enhance the authoring experience
- 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager / Product Manager, ideally in K-12 EdTech
- Strong background in content management systems and software development environments
- Hands-on experience working with agile teams to deliver scalable digital products
- Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, SQL
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills
Good to Have
- Familiarity with GitHub
- Familiarity with Postman
Perks & Benefits
- Be part of a team shaping the future of digital learning
- 100% remote opportunity, EST/CST hours preferred
- Competitive hourly rate and long-term engagement
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Weekly pay
- Healthcare coverage
Job Description
This role is part of the Content Acceleration TPM team, driving development of world-class online learning solutions for K-12 teachers, students, and authors. As a TPM, you’ll act as a key connector between business needs and engineering delivery—leading agile ceremonies, managing backlogs, ensuring cross-team alignment, and supporting the release of new features and workflows. This is a 12-month remote contract with opportunities to influence high-impact EdTech products.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as Scrum Master for agile teams, facilitating standups, planning, demos, and retrospectives.
- Translate customer and authoring needs into actionable requirements, stories, and test plans.
- Support production release activities, including documentation, release notes, and training materials.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to manage cross-team dependencies and ensure seamless delivery.
- Assist in defect triage, user acceptance testing, and process improvement to enhance the authoring experience.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager / Product Manager, ideally in K-12 EdTech.
- Strong background in content management systems and software development environments.
- Hands-on experience working with agile teams to deliver scalable digital products.
- Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, SQL (GitHub/Postman a plus).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
Why Apply
- Be part of a team shaping the future of digital learning.
- 100% remote opportunity, EST/CST hours preferred.
- Competitive hourly rate and long-term engagement.
Interview Process
Two rounds—1:1 with the hiring manager and a panel interview with the TPM team, followed by an assessment.