Product Manager

This is a fully benefited, full-time Harvard University position that has been funded through 6 / 30 / 26. There is the possibility of renewal, contingent on funding, university priorities and satisfactory job performance.

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Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) is a community of Information Technology professionals committed to delivering service and technological solutions in support of teaching, learning, research and administration. We are recruiting an IT workforce that has both breadth in their ability to collaborate and innovate across disciplines – and depth in specific areas of expertise. HUIT offers opportunities for IT professionals to learn and work in a unique technology landscape and service-focused environment. If you are a technically proficient, nimble, user-focused, and accountable IT professional who also connects with the importance of collaborating well in a team environment, we are looking for you!

Reporting to Senior Product Manager, the Product Manager is a member of a high-performing team that focuses on the development and implementation of a world-class online learning platform. This is an ideal opportunity to work at the intersection of online education and technical innovation, and in an organization that values creativity, collaboration, and diverse perspectives and backgrounds. The Product Manager will be the point person working between academic departments, HUIT, and external vendors to build, launch, and maintain a major system in the Learning Experience Platform.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions

• Collaborate with Harvard Schools and departments to determine, document, and prioritize end-user needs
• Identify and remove operational roadblocks so the team can successfully collaborate to create educational values for our internal and external partners.
• Create and manage a roadmap for a large component of the learning experiences platform, and manage roadmaps for responsible systems
• Serves as product owner to internal and external scrum teams.
• Write requirements / user stories, produce user flows, and create sample screens / wireframes to convey needs and solutions
• Coordinate activities between product components by aligning scope, deadlines, and delivery with other product managers, technical teams, and developers.
• Oversee UX / UI design for responsible systems
• Facilitate decision-making, manage conflicts and resolve issues, escalate critical problems to project sponsors as necessary, ensuring major decisions are aligned with Harvard’s goals and direction
• Other duties as needed or required