Principal Product Manager (IC)
Core
Define problems, guide priorities, and ship solutions (features, operational tweaks, metrics) to connect schools, teachers, data, and processes for better educational outcomes.
Role type
Principal Product Manager (Individual Contributor)
Builds
Software, tools, systems, and processes connecting schools, teachers, data, and processes
Domain
EdTech / Education
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Problem framing, data analysis, strategic goal setting, cross-functional collaboration, system simplification
Preferred skills
Ambiguity navigation, stakeholder mediation, rapid learning
Technologies
Spreadsheets, dashboards, BI systems, SQL
Responsibilities
Frame real problems and find the shortest path to proving or disproving them, Combine qualitative insight with quantitative data to guide priorities, Work closely with design, engineering and ops to ship, learn and repeat, Define success metrics that link to business outcomes, Keep improving how we do product at Zen through better tools, habits and feedback loops, Shape, test, talk to users, untangle blockers and help the team focus on what moves the needle
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
