Position: Product Manager
Company: Faria Education Group
Experience required: 3y
Category: Product Manager
English level: fluent
Published: 2020-07-01T00:00:00+03:00

Faria Education Group was founded in 2006 to transition schools from paper onto a curriculum-focused learning platform. Today, Faria powers curriculum for over 10,000 schools & districts and 3 million students with a suite of 4 services. Faria’s multi-disciplinary team of over 150 operates globally, across 9 offices.

As a part of the ManageBac R&D division this position is responsible for the functional and technical design specifications for initiatives adding new features and functionality to an online planning, assessment, and reporting platform for international schools, supporting over 2,600 schools in 120 countries. By providing schools with one unified system on a consistent, modern, and mobile-ready interface, ManageBac offers a seamless & integrated experience for coordinators, teachers, students, and parents.

We are a forward-thinking company that likes to deliver new features and is passionate about keeping ahead of the competition. Every day is different and you will be challenged to think creatively and innovate within a multi-disciplined team of talented people. We're a great bunch of people to work with, seriously committed to doing the best work we can and we really value individuals that can work well as part of a team. 

Requirements
• MUST HAVE previous experience as a Business Analysis/Product Manager/Product Owner in Educational Technology companies developing consumer-centric products and applications within an agile environment;
• Good understanding of SaaS types products;
• Experience designing features and running product tests; writing specifications (use cases, user stories, main and alternative flows, etc.);
• Previous experience writing specifications (use cases, user stories, main and alternative flows, etc.);
• Good understanding of agile development processes (e.g. Kanban);
• Experience with project management and associated tools including Jira;
• Experience in managing teams in the different timezones;
• Previous background in Software/QA Engineering or Design would be a plus 
• High level of building communication between business stakeholders and the team to reach a common understanding of the solution to address the needs. 
• Fluent verbal and written English for communication and creating documentation.

Responsibilities
• Prepare documentation, such as Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications
• Manage product backlogs and versions according to Scrum methodology
• Understand the goals and business needs of an organization and recommending potential solutions
• Communicate and represent requirements to stakeholders throughout solution development
• Evaluate the value being delivered by new and existing solutions
• Instruct, direct, and check the work of other team members

We offer
• Competitive salary and opportunities for career development
• Professional growth in the international business environment
• Cozy fully-equipped office in Kyiv
• Great work-life balance with flexible working hours and free office lunches.
• Friendly atmosphere, sports activities and corporate events
• Paid vacation and stipend for Language classes, gym, external events, and conferences, etc.
• Retina MacBook Pro or another laptop of your specification, peripherals, and displays included
• Regular performance reviews

Please, join us by the link: https://faria.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=39