Manager, Product Management - Budgeting

About PowerSchoolAt PowerSchool, we power education for students around the world. As the global leader in cloud-based K-12 software, we support the full education ecosystem—from the central office to the classroom to the home. Joining PowerSchool means being part of a mission-driven team that is transforming K-12 education by helping schools operate more effectively and deliver better outcomes for educators, students, and families.

Our Product team leads the direction, coordination, output, quality, and enhancements to PowerSchool's product portfolio. This dynamic, multi-functional team ensures the effective rollout of new products across the platform, packages and positions products to appeal to consumers, and helps set the future direction and pace of innovation in our organization.

The Manager, Product Management - Budgeting is responsible for defining and executing product strategy, roadmap planning, and delivery of our budgeting services. Reporting to the VP, Product Management, this role combines strategic leadership with hands-on product management execution.

This individual will lead a team of Product Managers while also partnering closely with Engineering, Design, Customer Success, Professional Services, Sales, and customers to deliver innovative solutions that address market needs and drive customer satisfaction, retention, and growth.

The ideal candidate is a customer-focused product leader who has extensive experience surrounding K12 budgeting, can balance strategic thinking with detailed execution, influence cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable business results.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap.
• Identify market opportunities through customer feedback, competitive analysis, industry trends, and business objectives.
• Establish product goals, success metrics, and KPIs aligned with company priorities.
• Drive investment decisions and prioritization based on customer value, business impact, and technical feasibility.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Product Managers.
• Establish product management best practices, processes, and standards.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Support career development, coaching, and performance management of team members.

Product Development

• Partner closely with Engineering and Design teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Define product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities.
• Manage and prioritize product backlogs to ensure delivery of high-value outcomes.
• Support Agile development processes, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness activities.

Customer Engagement

• Serve as the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle.
• Conduct customer interviews, advisory boards, usability reviews, and discovery sessions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders.
• Drive product adoption and customer satisfaction through continuous feedback loops.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, and Professional Services to ensure successful product launches and customer outcomes.
• Develop product positioning, enablement materials, and internal training.
• Communicate roadmap updates, release plans, and product performance to stakeholders and senior leadership.

Business Performance

• Monitor product health using customer adoption, retention, revenue, and engagement metrics.
• Develop business cases for investments and strategic initiatives.

Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities to improve product performance and market competitiveness

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with K12 budgeting
• 7+ years of product management experience.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience managing Product Managers.
• Experience leading software products through the full product lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience with ERP, Finance, HR, Payroll, Student Information Systems, or Administrative Solutions.
• Experience working with SaaS and cloud-native solutions.
• Familiarity with product analytics and customer research methodologies.
•  

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.