uConnect
higher education
VPofProductandPartnerships
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“VP of Product and Partnerships at uConnect. Skills: Product Strategy, Roadmap Development, Market Intelligence, Customer Intelligence, Strategic Partnerships, Product Monetization, AI Product Development, Data Architecture, Team Leadership. Define and drive a clear, prioritized roadmap. Lead the full product lifecycle from discovery through delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver measurable outcomes for career services teams and the students they serve; Success metrics for roadmap; Defensible long-term value
Industry & Context.
Sharp, well-grounded prioritization decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of product management experience, 3+ years in a senior or leadership role at a SaaS company, Demonstrated ability to translate executive vision into a structured, sequenced product roadmap with clear priorities and measurable outcomes, Proven track record of owning product requirements end-to-end, from discovery and grooming through delivery and adoption, Experience running customer research programs including focus groups, user interviews, surveys, and beta testing, with a demonstrated ability to turn customer and market insights into roadmap decisions, technical understanding sufficient to meaningfully inform roadmap planning and engage credibly with engineering teams in an agile or lean development environment, Data-driven approach to prioritization and decision-making, with comfort using both qualitative and quantitative inputs, Executive presence and internal communication skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams and influence at all levels of the organization, Experience working in a fast-paced, startup or scale-up environment where adaptability and ownership are essential, Track record of implementing product monetization strategies, with nuanced ideas about packaging, pricing, and expanding revenue within an existing customer base, Experience building or managing content partnerships and technology integrations, including evaluating partners, negotiating agreements, and managing ongoing relationships with content providers and platform vendors, A clear vision for applying AI to both product features and internal product and design operations to scale team capacity, point of view on data architecture and how to evolve a SaaS platform into a data-driven solution that creates defensible long-term value, Demonstrated thought leadership, network, or external influence in the higher education, edtech, or career services space
Nice to Have
Background in higher education, edtech, career services, or workforce development is strongly preferred, Candidates with direct experience building products for universities, community colleges, or workforce development organizations are highly encouraged to apply
What You'll Do.
Define and drive a clear
Lead the full product lifecycle from discovery through delivery
Build content partnerships and platform integrations
Lead customer discovery
Shape feature prioritization
Work closely with engineering to ship a product that delivers measurable outcomes
Own all aspects of uConnect's partnership strategy
including content partnerships and platform integrations
and manage relationships with content providers
and integration vendors
Serve as an internal communicator and product champion
Support Customer Success
and Sales with product messaging
value pitch development
and internal enablement
Collaborate effectively with engineering leadership on planning
Define requirements and communicate priorities clearly to ensure smooth handoffs throughout the development lifecycle
Implement monetization strategies and nuanced ideas for expanding monetization
Partner with Finance and the CEO on packaging
Own the product roadmap for AI-powered features
Develop a clear vision for leveraging AI internally across product and design operations
Drive a framework for responsible
customer-informed AI product development
Lead the product vision for outcomes data
and institutional reporting
Build and maintain a presence in the higher education
Build and mentor a high-performing product team
Establish the organizational practices
documentation standards
and cross-functional workflows needed to sustain product excellence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with engineering; Communicate roadmap direction clearly across the ELT, engineering, and customer-facing teams; Collaborate effectively with engineering leadership on planning, scope, sequencing, and delivery; Align cross-functional teams and influence at all levels of the organization; Partner with Finance and the CEO on packaging, pricing, and feature tiering; Establish cross-functional workflows
Communication Scope
Internal communication skills; Ability to align cross-functional teams; Influence at all levels of the organization; Communicate roadmap direction clearly; Communicate priorities clearly
Process & Methodology
Sequenced roadmap with defined milestones, priorities, and success metrics, Product requirements grooming, Agile or lean development environment
Full Job Description
## Description uConnect is on a mission to improve access to career services to help more people realize their potential — early in their lives and throughout their careers. Focused on the US higher education market, uConnect's All-In-One Virtual Career Center is used by leading institutions like UCLA, MIT, and Baton Rouge Community College to transform the career services experience and radically scale career engagement, readiness, and outcomes. We're a mission-driven team working in a fun and collaborative culture that puts people first. We operate as a fully remote organization, encouraging mobility and empowering all employees to work from their ideal environment About the Role As VP of Product and Partnerships at uConnect, you will own the bridge between strategic vision and product reality. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will define and drive a clear, prioritized roadmap, leading the full product lifecycle from discovery through delivery, while building the content partnerships and platform integrations that extend uConnect's value to students and institutions. You will lead customer discovery, shape feature prioritization, and work closely with engineering to ship a product that delivers measurable outcomes for career services teams and the students they serve. You will bring executive presence, deep market understanding, and strong internal communication to a role that sits at the intersection of product, partnerships, and commercial strategy. ## Job Responsibilities Product Strategy & Roadmap: Partner closely with the CEO to translate product vision into a clear, sequenced roadmap with defined milestones, priorities, and success metrics. Own the development and grooming of specific product requirements and communicate roadmap direction clearly across the ELT, engineering, and customer-facing teams. Market & Customer Intelligence: Inform the roadmap by developing a deep understanding of customers and market dynamics. Run focus groups, user interviews
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