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Position Overview

Skillsoft is currently seeking a curious and insightful Sr Product Manager – Taxonomist to join our Role and Skills Platform Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in education, skill mapping, and program management. They will be responsible for identifying insights about skill-based organizations, maintaining the quality of organization's skill taxonomy, ensuring that it is properly implemented in the digital learning platform and platform integrations and managing quality improvements based on the needs of customers and the business.  

This includes providing guidance on product dependencies, prioritizing needs, and making tradeoff decisions that impact releases. The Associate Product Manager is responsible for defining the scope of present and future taxonomy capabilities and will work closely with Engineering, Quality Assurance, User Experience Design, Marketing Communications, Sales, Customer Support and Consulting Technical Services departments. 

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS: 

Support customers’ requests to integrate their proprietary skill taxonomies and map our skill data accordingly. 

Research external trends and analyze customer data to identify emerging skills for inclusion in the taxonomy. 

Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create a comprehensive and relevant skill taxonomy 

 Manage and update the skill taxonomy in the digital learning platform  

Use digital learning activity reports to assess and improve the effectiveness of the taxonomy  

Work with a user-friendly digital platform and comprehensive reporting tools  

Receive ongoing support and training to stay updated with any enhancements or changes in the digital learning platform 

Collaborate with management and other product owners to build a comprehensive product strategy 

Actively manage and maintain the product roadmap and backlog of user stories 

Research, document and drive changes to products including new features, minor enhancements, and defects 

Participate in an Agile process with Engineering and QA to manage and groom the backlog of work, refine requirements, estimate work effort and plan day-to-day product development activities 

Assist in conducting market research and analysis of competitive landscape 

Contribute to and review product release notes, user manuals and training material 

Work with cross-functional teams to help develop and implement a go-to-market plan 

Support product release activities including release planning, product training, demonstrations, and customer presentations 

Provide on-going product support to direct sales and channel sales organizations helping them to understand product positioning and key benefits​ 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS: 

Minimum 5 years of experience in Software Product Management  

Experience in curricula development and internal stakeholder management 

Adaptable and able to modify and update the taxonomy based on organizational needs  

High proficiency using python, PowerBI, SQL Query and other data analysis tools 

Experience with 3rd party integrations and system automation  

Meticulous and highly analytical  

Comfortable with technology and navigating digital learning platforms  

Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills  

Excellent written and verbal communications skills 

Ability to work in fast-paced, entrepreneurial start-up environment 

Strong organization skills 

Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies 

Experience working in an Agile software development environment (ideally the SAFe Agile Framework) 

Domain expertise including Web-based Learning and/or Training Business is desired 

Experience with JIRA, Confluence or other Agile software development tools is desired 

Experience working with virtual teams is desired 

Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.

Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.

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If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!

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