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Digital Product Manager
2 years ago
Sago Mini is an award-winning publisher of preschooler apps and toys worldwide. Supported by a team of artists, designers, developers, product managers, thinkers, and doers who are devoted to play. With over 75 million downloads, three subscription services, 40+ apps, and a line of physical toys, Sago Mini brings thoughtful design to life for kids and parents worldwide.
About You
You have an entrepreneurial mindset and love to apply your business skills to help products grow and connect with their audience. You may come into this role from a variety of backgrounds - business, technical or marketing - but you have a strong interest in all three. You have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of product management and have natural leadership skills. You can bring together qualitative as well as quantitative insights to make well-reasoned decisions. You thrive in an agile product development environment and lean toward action. You enjoy working in a team and leading them through tough challenges. Your colleagues appreciate your level-headed problem-solving abilities, your lack of ego, and your ‘hands on’ approach to getting things done.
About the Role
Sago Mini is seeking a Product Manager to guide Sago Mini School through its next phase of growth. Sago Mini School is a ground-breaking learning product that puts kids at the center of the learning experience. As a Digital Product Manager, you will be a product’s biggest advocate, working with the team to shape the product roadmap.
This is a senior position suitable for candidates with 5+ years of related experience.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the product strategy and serve as the product’s biggest advocate to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Own the product roadmap; constantly prioritize & re-prioritize features against team goals.
- Oversee the implementation of new features.
- Identify and assess growth opportunities.
- Set up experiments to continually improve KPIs.
- Have a deep love for uncovering customer needs and market trends.
- Manage stakeholders across teams to work toward a single vision.
Qualifications and Skills
- Degree in a business, education, technical or related field.
- 5+ years of product management or related experience, preferably in SAAS development.
- Experience working with software development or gaming production.
- Strong data analysis skills.
Nice to Haves
- Background in education technology products.
- Knowledge of Mixpanel or similar analytics tools.
- Practical experience managing app production.
- Experience managing subscription-based products.
About the Process
- You'll get an email response confirming we've received your application, and we'll let you know within a few days if we'd like to schedule a follow-up.
- If you're moving ahead, we'll book a call to learn more about your experience in a first round interview.
- If the first interview is successful, you’ll complete a short role-related exercise for submission.
- You will have the opportunity to review your exercise and interview with the hiring team.
- If successful, you will meet with additional team members prior to a decision being made.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Based in Toronto, Sago Mini is a subsidiary of Toca Boca, the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Both companies are part of Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. We hire humble, collaborative, and ambitious people who care about doing great work. Sago Mini is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company.
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