Learning Commons · 5 hours ago
Product Manager, Platform
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$190K/yr - $262K/yr
3+ years expLearning Commons is Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s education initiative focused on improving teaching and learning practices. As a Product Manager, Platform, you will lead the development of AI-powered developer tools and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance platform capabilities that support educational tools.
Non-profit Organization Management
Responsibilities
Execute platform roadmap and sprint planning – Prioritize platform features and technical investments based on internal customer needs, working closely with engineering to plan and execute 2-week sprints using agile methodologies
Build strong internal customer relationships – Conduct regular discovery sessions with Knowledge Graph, Evaluators, and Developer Experience teams to understand their platform needs, gather feedback on MVP features, and iterate rapidly
Ship platform capabilities iteratively – Launch and refine Identity/Auth, API Gateway, MCP server, and observability features through frequent releases; track adoption and identify blockers to internal team migration
Define platform success metrics and SLAs – Establish metrics for platform health, reliability, adoption, and internal customer satisfaction; create service level expectations and support processes for platform issues
Enable cross-team platform adoption – Collaborate with 5 product managers across the organization to ensure platform capabilities meet their needs; document APIs, auth flows, and platform services for internal consumption
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of product management experience with a track record of shipping products, preferably with exposure to platform, API, or infrastructure work
Technical fluency – Comfortable discussing APIs, authentication/authorization, system architecture, and infrastructure concepts with engineers; ability to understand technical tradeoffs and translate them into product decisions
Strong stakeholder management skills – Proven ability to collaborate with multiple cross-functional partners, prioritize competing requests, and build trust through transparency and consistent delivery
Execution excellence – Experience working in agile environments (sprints, Jira, standups); ability to write clear specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria that help engineering teams ship with confidence
Customer-centric mindset – Passion for understanding user needs (in this case, internal developer teams), gathering feedback, and iterating based on validated learning; commitment to education and mission-driven work
Benefits
Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
Funding for select family-forming benefits.
Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving
Company
Learning Commons
Learning Commons is the name of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's long-standing work and investment in education, which aims to scale proven teaching and learning practices to benefit every learner.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase