Product Manager, HOMER
Mobile
East Coast hours
Digital early learning program
Job no longer available
Digital early learning program
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
East Coast hours
101-200 employees
Company mission
HOMER's mission is to give kids the best start to their learning journey during the window of opportunity, before the age of 6, where 85% of brain development takes place.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager
- Experience product managing both iOS and Android products
- Experience working with product design and/or UX Research in a discovery process in order to collaborate on a path to implementation
- Experience with agile processes, ceremonies, and backlog management
- Experience driving a roadmap to improve retention metrics within a mobile experience
- Can clearly demonstrate how product features lead to a specific outcome in the experience, and understands how to articulate this quantitatively and qualitatively
Desirable
- Product managing a consumer platform app i.e. a background with other media apps or experiences that require content programming
- Experience working with a learning or content framework, where there’s a clear connection between how the UX of the app enables the framework
- Product managing in a subscription company
- Product managing a child’s experience
What the job involves
- Deliver on engaging, educational experiences that solve customer problems and deliver on the value families are looking for in their HOMER membership
- Lead a cross-functional squad with team members from product design, engineering, and in consultation with the learning team to execute and deliver on the roadmap
- Collaborate with data, UX research, learning and content team members to test and implement content programming in the app in order to drive learning and engagement
- Work in concert with HOMER’s growth strategy team and business development team to deliver on a mobile roadmap that meets our acquisition and growth goals
- Build a roadmap for the squad that reflects company goals, delivers upon the strategic directions set forth by leadership and strikes a balance of short and long term needs
- Prioritize and manage a transparent sprint product backlog to achieve maximum business value
- Utilize qualitative and quantitative insights to build and prioritize the highest value products and features
Our take
Tablets and smartphones are increasingly used by children on a day-to-day basis, making them excellent platforms for early education. However, educational apps often have simple curriculums and generally follow a ‘one-size-fits-all approach.
HOMER is an early learning program for kids. Through a learning program personalized to their age, interests, and level, HOMER helps kids build skills for school and life. The startup provides a focus on subject areas outside of typical school curriculums, such as content on critical thinking, creativity, and socio-emotional learning.
The company has raised over $50 million in funding from the likes of LEGO and Sesame Workshop. Whilst curriculums have so far been successful in offering literacy education, HOMER aims to use the funding to expand and deliver curriculums for other subject areas.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2012
$2.2m
Total funding: $2.2m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- 100% Employee coverage on Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Unlimited sick leave
- 15 Days PTO and an office closure for Winter Break
- Paid leave for primary and secondary caregivers, with flexible return-to-work schedules
- Equity
- Gym reimbursement, commuter benefits, and great tech
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Stephanie Powell Dua
(President)Degrees at UCLA and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Engagement Manager at Mckinsey, Management Consultant at Robin Hood, CEO at the Fund for Public Schools. Co-founded HOMER in 2012.
Neal Shenoy
(CEO)Degree at Georgetown. Co-founder and President at Simile, founding partner of [212]Media. Co-founded HOMER in 2012.
Noelle Millholt
(CRO)BA at Georgetown. Director of Marketing at DEGW, Development Associate at American Museum of Natural History, Founder of NYC Taps In and Speakaboos. Co-founded HOMER in 2012.
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