Product Manager, Kira Learning
Growth
$150-180k
+ Equity
4+ days a week in office
AI-powered learning tools
Job no longer available
AI-powered learning tools
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$150-180k
+ Equity
4+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To ensure that students, teachers, and schools are equipped with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is data-driven, curious, and deeply user-focused
- This person must be swift and nimble enough to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, and they must have impeccable written and verbal communication skills
- They are self-motivated, passionate about education and start-up life, and enthusiastic about leveraging experimentation and insights to unlock product growth
- 4 to 6 years of experience in product management, with at least 2 years focused on growth or product-led growth in a SaaS or consumer product
- Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to use data to drive decisions and growth experiments
- Demonstrated success leading growth initiatives that resulted in measurable increases in activation, engagement, or retention
- Experience with core platform product work that supports scalable growth
- Strong technical fluency and comfort working with engineering teams
- Experience working closely with design, marketing, and customer-facing teams
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills; ability to articulate ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A growth mindset, bias toward action, and the ability to thrive in ambiguity and a rapidly changing environment
- Strong desire to work at an early-stage startup on a small team. Nimble, scrappy and adaptable. Can roll with the punches and thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
- A positive, can-do attitude. You’re not deterred by minor setbacks and are able to swiftly overcome ambiguity
What the job involves
- We are looking for a highly motivated Growth Product Manager to join the Kira team
- This is an opportunity to become part of a small product team within a high-growth, high-impact AI company tackling the $32 billion education LMS space
- This role will be responsible for leading product-led growth efforts, driving user acquisition, activation, engagement, and retention, while working on core platform features that support sustainable and scalable growth
- Own the product-led growth strategy for Kira Learning, identifying opportunities to increase user acquisition, activation, and retention across the user journey
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, and customer success teams to build growth loops and frictionless onboarding experiences
- Partner with engineering and design to experiment, ship, and iterate on features that help more users discover value from the product quickly
- Define and analyze key growth metrics and leverage data to inform product decisions and measure the impact of growth initiatives
- Work on foundational platform features (e.g. onboarding flows, usage incentives, in-product messaging) that enable scalable growth
- Conduct market research, user interviews, and A/B tests to deeply understand user behavior and identify opportunities for improvement
- Write clear, detailed product specifications and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery
- Stay informed on the latest trends in growth strategies, PLG tactics, and EdTech engagement patterns
Our take
Kira Learning is an AI-powered platform that allows anyone to teach and learn computer science. The company offers access to a computer science curriculum that covers a wide range of programming languages and technologies, including AI, Cybersecurity, and Web Development. Its versatility and inclusive learning resource empower learners of all experience levels to further develop their skills.
Focusing on democratizing computer science education, Kira's AI-powered tools for auto-grading and student assistance further enhance the learning experience, keeping students continuously motivated and engaged. This approach addresses the growing demand for technical teaching expertise as more states in the US mandate computer science courses in schools.
Successful funding rounds have enabled the company to expand its operations and reach. With plans to expand to about 20 states, the company is set to ultimately benefit a large number of students and educators across the country. Kira is poised to become a prominent destination for individuals seeking to learn computer science and AI.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2023
$15m
EARLY VC
Jun 2022
$6m
SEED
Total funding: $22.5m
Company HQ
Ventura, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Andrea Pasinetti
(CEO)Graduated from Stanford University with a Masters Degree in Computer Science. Alongside Kira Learning, they are the co-founder of VIAVIA where they serve as the Head of Engineering.
Jagriti Agrawal
(VP of Artificial Intelligence)Graduated from Stanford University with a Masters Degree in Business Administration. Previously worked as an AI Group Technical Product Manager at NASA.
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