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Transform the future of education with Coursera as a Product Manager for a world-class learning experience
Overview
Salary
£134000 - £200000
Location
Canada
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Expires
Expires at anytime
Organization Summary
Join the visionary team at Coursera, co-founded by Stanford professors in 2012, to democratize education globally. With 148 million learners and partnerships with over 325 top-tier institutions, Coursera is a leading online learning platform and a proud B Corp since 2021. Embrace the opportunity to be part of a diverse team dedicated to empowering anyone, anywhere, to change their life through learning.
Role Summary
- Lead the strategic development of Coursera's search experience for a personalized, user-centric approach.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, engineering, and data science, to enhance search capabilities.
- Integrate emerging industry trends and technologies to continuously improve the search experience.
- Apply a data-driven methodology, including A/B testing, to optimize the search experience across Coursera's ecosystem.
- Champion a learner-first mentality, using metrics and qualitative insights to drive impactful decisions.
Role Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years in product management with consumer-facing products.
- At least 2 years of experience in search, personalization, or recommendation features.
- Track record of using quantitative and qualitative research to prioritize and validate ideas.
- Experience in taking products from concept to launch with successful outcomes.
- Proactive, collaborative, and able to simplify complex challenges.
- Passionate about user value and able to inspire customers with creative product solutions.
- Strong desire for personal growth and learning.
If you're interested in this role, consider enhancing your skills with Coursera courses like 'Learning How to Learn' and 'AI Product Management'.
Compensation
Coursera offers competitive pay within the targeted hiring base salary range of $134,000 - 200,000 CAD for Canada-based candidates, including potential variable pay, equity, and benefits.
Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 148 million registered learners as of March 31, 2024.
Coursera partners with over 325 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.
Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.
We at Coursera are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. As a remote-first company, our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates.
Role Description:
In this pivotal role, you will set the strategic vision for Coursera's search experience, ensuring seamless, personalized search results across our diverse product suite by working collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Your expertise in product management and passion for data-driven, user-first solutions will be essential in evolving our search capabilities to meet the dynamic needs of learners worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Set the vision for next-generation capabilities and user experiences for Search across the entire Coursera product experience
- Work with design, platform, engineering, and DS/ML teams to build a high performing, critical surface area
- Collaborate closely with teams across all our business segments (Consumer, Enterprise, Degrees) to ensure we’re optimizing search for our entire ecosystem of products
- Have a deep understanding of our content & develop strategies for how to best ensure personalized, relevant results for our learners
- Understand industry trends and emerging technologies, and incorporate those into the core search experience
- Constantly be learner-first, evaluating signals across metrics and qual insights to make impactful decisions and advocate for the best learner experience
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ years of product management experience with direct responsibility over the success of a consumer-facing product or product area
- 2+ years of PM experience working on search, personalization, or recommendation features
Preferred Qualifications:
- Data-driven. You have experience using a combination of quantitative (A/B testing and multivariate experimentation) as well as qualitative research methods to prioritize and validate ideas.
- 0-to-1. You have taken products from idea to launch, with proven results post-launch
- An “owner” mindset. You are biased toward action, a great collaborator, a master simplifier, and someone who pushes towards clarity and delivery.
- User-first. You understand and speak in terms of user value propositions, and to creatively inspire users to try the product. You take on complex product challenges and find elegant, simplifying solutions to avoid making them our users and partner's problems
- A high bar across the board -- from your own contributions to the people you work with, to the products you work on
- A never-ending desire to grow, learn, and change
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Compensation:
Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job titles may span more than one career level. The targeted hiring base salary range for this role is between $134,000 - 200,000 CAD for all Canada candidates. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to prior work experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay, equity, and benefits.
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