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JOB TITLE: Principal Product Manager LOCATION: San Jose, CA (Hybrid) PAY RANGE: $74 - $84/hr. DURATION: 6 months Principal Product Manager #26-00188 San Jose, CA50% Remote Contract 5 years of experience Share on Job Description TOP 3 SKILLS: 5+ years of product management experience with hands-on ownership of product roadmaps, requirements definition, and feature delivery for cloud-based software platforms Strong expertise in data-driven product decision-making, including usage analytics, cohort analysis, A/B testing, and statistical analysis to measure product success Domain knowledge in enterprise software environments, including identity systems, privacy compliance, and large-scale institutional deployments (HED & K-12 preferred) Company: Our client is a global leader in creative software, offering innovative tools for digital media creation, design, and marketing. Duties: Our client is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Creative Cloud Education product management team to address student & teacher product access needs, such as teacher & students sign-up/ sign-in experiences, HED & K-12 institution deployments, Teacher Led adoption of products. We work cross-organizationally with partners and key team members to unlock adoption of our creative tools. Through customer interactions, market research, and competitive analysis, you’ll identify and define education use cases and product requirements to ensure education customer needs are addressed in the Creative Cloud infrastructure. We want your mantra to be bringing users to experience core product value quickly and deliver measurable, sustainable results for the Education business! You’ll bring to bear your proven track record of using customer research and product analytics to make informed decisions and collaborate with partner teams to deliver products that will win in the market. Skills: Research customer profiles, use cases, and behaviors to identify key opportunities for growth in consultation with cross-functional partners Define prioritized requirements as part of an overall product roadmap, collaborating effectively with other product managers, marketing, data science, designers, and engineering to optimize delivery of features Partner with engineering teams to turn these requirements into product features Master usage analytics, cohort analyses, support data, and marketing data to influence and refine the growth strategy and understand performance against product success metrics Deliver compelling presentations and demonstrations that engage both internal and external audiences Partner with marketing, documentation, support, and other teams to ensure product benefits are communicated to customers Develop an education product strategy that aligns with the broader infrastructure and ensures cross-organizational delivery Education: Minimum of BS in Computer Science, BA, or equivalent experience 5+ years of work experience in product management Domain expertise with cloud-based software, privacy compliance, enterprise deployment, and identity systems preferred Fluent with data analysis, A/B testing, and statistical analysis Ability to present complex ideas clearly and to rally people around a vision Outstanding interpersonal skills with both local and remote teams Ability to work in a team setting and/or independently as needed, self-starter Highly hard-working, creative, with an ambitious spirit and the desire to innovate Passion for education and serving the needs of educators and students BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching. Apply tot his job

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