Product Manager, Mobile App - Remote Opportunity!

Futures start here. Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born. At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award , we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families.

Whether it’s KinderCare Learning Centers, Champions, or Crème de la Crème, we build confidence for kids, families, and the future we share. And we want you to join us in shaping it—in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, you’ll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day. From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we’re all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.

KinderCare is seeking an experienced Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of mobile experiences that support both KinderCare families and center employees. The mobile app playsan important rolein how families engage with their child’s center and how teachers andcenterdirectors manage day-to-day operations, creating a unique opportunity to deliver intuitive family experiences alongside efficient, reliable employee workflows.

In this role, you will translate family, employee, and business needs into a clear product strategy and roadmap, partnering with Product Design, Engineering, Operations, Customer Experience, and other teams to discover opportunities, deliver new capabilities, andmeasure results. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience owning and evolving mobile products and building intuitive, scalable experiences for multiple user groups.

Responsibilities

Own the mobile product strategy and roadmap, balancing family and employee needs, business and operational priorities, technology opportunities, and long-term product investments

Manage and prioritize the product backlog, translating user and business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria

Lead product discovery using research, product analytics, usability insights, feedback, and direct engagement toidentifyandvalidateopportunities across family journeys and center workflows

Partner with Product Design and Engineering throughout discovery, solution design, development, testing, launch, and iteration

Define product outcomes and success measures, using qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate adoption, engagement, workflow effectiveness, friction points, and overall product performance

Make informed product tradeoffs across user experience, operational needs, business value, technical feasibility, speed, and long-term scalability

Collaborate across Operations, Customer Experience, Technology, and other teams to ensure mobile experiences work effectively within broader family and center journeys and account for enterprise systems, integrations, data, and operational dependencies

Account for privacy, security, accessibility, reliability, and performance when defining and prioritizing mobile capabilities

Lead launch and adoption planning for new capabilities, tailoring approaches to thedifferent needsof families and center employees

Assess and prioritize production issues and defects based on customer and operational impact while balancing immediate needs with roadmap priorities

Apply emerging technologies, including AI tools, to improve product discovery, decision-making, delivery efficiency, and business outcomes, and share effective practices across the Product Management team

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in digital product management or related fields, includingdemonstratedownership of mobile products across strategy, discovery, delivery, launch, measurement, and iteration

Experience designing products for multiple user groups and complex end-to-end journeys, ideally spanning both customer-facing and employee or operational experiences

Strong understanding of mobileproductand UX best practices and the expectations of modern iOS and Android users

Ability to translate user problems and businessobjectivesinto product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, and prioritized backlogs

Experience partnering with Product Design and software engineering teams to develop and deliver digital products

Strong product discovery and analytical skills, including experience using user research, usability testing, feedback, behavioral data, product analytics, and KPIs to guide decisions and evaluate outcomes

Ability to navigate multiple stakeholders, user populations, dependencies, and competing priorities whilemaintainingstrong product judgment and attention to delivery details

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate product strategy, decisions, and tradeoffs to technical, operational, and executive audiences

Experience working with Agile product development teams

Our benefits meet you where you are. We’re here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:

• Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
• Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• … and much more.

We operate research-backed, accredited, and customizable programs in more than 2,000 sites and centers across 40 states and the District of Columbia. As we expand, we’re matching the needs of more and more families, dynamic work environments, and diverse communities from coast to coast.

Because we believe every family deserves access to high-quality child care, no matter who they are or where they live. Every day, you’ll help bring this mission to life by building community and delivering exceptional experiences. And if you’re anything like us, you’ll come for the work, and stay for the people.

KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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