Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascend Learning is a leading healthcare and learning technology company that focuses on outcomes-based, data-driven solutions. The VP Technical Product Management is responsible for defining and driving the technology product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with product and business objectives while leading a high-performing Technical Product Management organization.
Responsibilities
- Own and define the long-term technology product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with the SVP of Product and Ascend’s overall product strategy
- Translate product and business needs into clear technology-focused outcomes, KPIs, and success metrics for platform initiatives
- Own technology product roadmaps spanning shared platforms and core capabilities that support multiple product lines. Balance long-term platform evolution with near-term product delivery commitments
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Architecture leaders to ensure technology platforms effectively enable product innovation and scale
- Drive execution of the technology product portfolio from concept through delivery, adoption, and ongoing optimization
- Play a critical role in shaping enterprise-wide platform, architecture, and technology investment decisions. Act as a senior advisor to the SVP of Product on platform strategy, sequencing, and investment tradeoffs
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive, technical, and non-technical audiences
- Establish and oversee governance models for technology investments, ensuring disciplined prioritization, transparency, and value realization
- Establish best practices for product discovery, delivery, and lifecycle management across platform teams
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Technical Product Management organization
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required
- 12+ years of experience in technology product management, including at least 7 years in senior leadership roles
- Demonstrated strong technical fluency and curiosity to understand system architectures, data flows and product tradeoffs for close collaboration with engineering
- Proven experience managing complex platform or infrastructure product portfolios across the full product lifecycle
- Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional teams in fast-paced, matrixed environments
- Strong understanding of modern software development practices, including Agile, Scrum, and scaled Agile frameworks
- Strategic, systems-level thinker with a data-driven approach to prioritization and decision-making
- Exceptional communication, influence, and executive presence
- Customer- and product-centric mindset with a passion for building scalable, reusable technology platforms
- Master's degree
Benefits
- Flexible and generous paid time off
- Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401(k) employer matching program
- Parental leave
- Wellness resources
- Charitable matching program
- On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
- Community outreach groups
- Tuition reimbursement
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