Senior Product Manager, Content

Overview

Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids 12 and under. With 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers—and personalized content and built-in progress tracking—it fuels reading confidence and curiosity in kids and lets parents and educators take part in their journey. Trusted by over one million teachers and reaching 25+ million kids, Epic has been honored for learning excellence with the Teacher’s Choice Award, Parents Choice Gold Award, and Mom’s Choice Award, and recognized by People, The New York Times, and Parents.

About the Job

We’re looking for a collaborative Senior Product Manager to join the growing Content team at Epic. Reporting to the VP of Content, this individual will play a critical role in partnering with Epic’s Engineering team in building meaningful reading experiences that engage children and drive measurable impact. This role is ideal for a senior product manager who thrives at the intersection of user needs, product development, and data-driven decision making–and who is passionate about shaping the future of reading for kids.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver a high quality and engaging reading experience that ultimately leads to customer retention and acquisition

Drive the development and execution of the Content Product Roadmap which includes : Book discovery and search, the reading experience, and in-app reading features

Lead end-to-end cross-functional management and communication with Editorial, Design, Marketing, Research and Finance to design tests that are both feasible and meaningful

Manage sprint execution in an efficient manner

Define and track performance metrics to continuously iterate on features

Contribute to initiatives in personalization and AI-enhanced learning

Conduct weekly status updates, reporting on roadmap progress, flagging challenges and facilitating resolution

Requirements

5+ years of product management experience, ideally at a publishing, media or education company

Demonstrated ability to deliver products from concept to launch

Strong understanding of agile product development and user-centered design

Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration abilities

Data-informed decision-maker with experience wielding analytics tools

Able to travel quarterly to California for a three-day period

Bachelors degree or equivalent related experience

Nice to Have

Bilingual in Mandarin; able to work with a global team across time zones

Passion for children’s books

Interest in empowering teachers and parents with best in class reading tools

Familiarity with gamification and adaptive learning

Background in UX, engineering, or data science

Why Join Epic

Be part of a mission-driven company shaping how millions of children read and learn

Work on a product with real impact, global reach, and massive growth potential

Join a collaborative, passionate, and diverse team

Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and potential equity

Compensation

Total compensation ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 annually (including base salary and performance based bonus), depending on experience and alignment.

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