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GoGuardian · 7 hours ago

Principal Product Manager

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$170K/yr - $190K/yr
date8+ years exp

GoGuardian is an outcomes-focused learning company dedicated to improving learning environments for K-12 education. They are seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead discovery and validation for new product ideas, ensuring alignment with customer and market signals while driving evidence-based decision-making.

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Responsibilities

Identify and frame high-potential opportunity spaces aligned with emerging market, policy, and funding trends (e.g., AI-powered instruction, special education, parent-directed learning)
Lead structured 6-week discovery-to-pilot cycles that rapidly test problem-solution fit with real customers
Define and operationalize success metrics and Innovation Scorecards to evaluate experiments objectively
Embed GTM validation into discovery, including buyer interviews, value messaging tests, and early pricing proxies
Partner closely with engineering to ship real, testable pilots quickly and learn from usage data
Synthesize qualitative and quantitative signals into clear, evidence-backed recommendations to scale, pivot, or dismiss ideas
Establish and evolve the experimentation system that guides how the team learns, prioritizes, and makes decisions

Qualification

Product managementEvidence-driven decision-makingCustomer engagementGTM validationStrategic thinkingRisk managementCollaborationCommunication

Required

8–12+ years of product management experience, with significant ownership of early-stage or 0→1 product initiatives
Demonstrated success taking ambiguous ideas from concept to validated learning or pilot
Proven ability to take calculated risks, learn from failure, and apply insights to future bets
Comfortable working directly with customers and synthesizing qualitative insights with quantitative data
Strong strategic thinker who connects market dynamics, policy shifts, and funding trends to product strategy
Experience partnering closely with sales, marketing, or GTM teams to validate value and positioning
Calm, decisive, and opinionated—while remaining deeply evidence-driven

Preferred

College degree preferred

Benefits

Complete health insurance
401(k) matching
Employee equity plan
Flexible time off
Paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Paid year-end holiday break
Work from home funds
Fertility & adoption reimbursement

Company

GoGuardian

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GoGuardian is an edtech startup that makes subscription software for K-12 schools.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Los Angeles, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.goguardian.com

H1B Sponsorship

GoGuardian has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$200M
Key Investors
Tiger Global ManagementSumeru Equity PartnersTodd Mackey
2021-08-05Private Equity· $200M
2018-05-24Private Equity
2018-02-01Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Rich Preece
CEO at GoGuardian
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Advait Shinde
Co-Founder and Exec Chairman
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Recent News

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2026-01-12
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2025-12-11
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