Product Manager - Education H/F

At Lillio (formerly HiMama) we are committed to serving the field as an authentic voice of the early childhood education (ECE) workforce providing programs with all of the building blocks for high-quality early care and education and helping early educators focus on what matters most for childrens successful development and learning: relationships play creativity and loving nurturing caregiving. We are a social-purpose business with the goal of empowering early childhood educators through innovative affordable tools that enable them to improve child outcomes engage family members and support continued professional growth for their staff. If you are excited about being part of an impact-driven business focused on making a difference in the early childhood education industry Lillio is the place for you.

Lillio is a Series B private-equity backed business and were proud to be part of the Bain Double Impact portfolio. Lillio is recognized as an industry leader most recently selected by Fortune in 2023 for their Impact 20 list which highlights organizations that have built their business models around world-changing ideas to solve social and environmental problems.

Were a mission-minded company that provides a top-rated all-in-one software solution with a proven track record of partnering with early childcare programs across North America and globally. At Lillio we are committed to the childcare market and provide wraparound support for every one of the needs associated with creating and running a high-quality program for children and families. We help administrators effectively manage their program delight and engage families develop their educators knowledge and skills and deliver high-quality research-based teaching and caregiving experiences.

Were looking for A motivated and adaptable Senior Product Manager to take on senior role within our Product team. They will be excited about the opportunity to build with a supportive Director of Product and be involved in the roadmap execution of a PE-backed scale-up. They will thrive in the role of mentor to junior teammates and bring a focus on detail and data-backed decisions to their work.

The Product team at Lillio is a small and high-performing agile team committed to the product stewardship of our rapidly growing business. They are focused on stakeholder management across our Engineering Educational Content and Design teams and bring domain-specific expertise across the payments childcare and platform product areas - all while maintaining compliance with industry best practices as we grow our team.

We are looking for an experienced passionate Senior Product Manager to shape our product as we grow.

As a Senior Product Manager you will be responsible for discovery solution-ing and executing against a roadmap of features and functionality that supports our core offerings and impacts happy customers all across North America all of whom are deeply engaged in the care and development of young children:

Teachers - For early childhood educators Lillio delivers on a promise of positive early learning outcomes by focusing on the foundational tools for essential caregiving support lesson planning content creation and curriculum delivery. It strengthens school-to-home connections building positive relationships between the teacher and home caregivers. And it supports educators personal and professional growth.

Administrators - For preschool owners/directors Lillio is a back-office tool for setting up and successfully running a center or program making administrative tasks such monitoring center activity administrative reporting collecting tuition payments and communicating with parents easier so that Administrators can spend more time doing what they love.

Families & Caregivers - For families Lillio is a direct window into their childs experience at school fostering a critical connection to school life and activities. It does so an all-in-one app for parents to interact with every stage of their childs journey through care providing continuity of education and care and giving insights into their childs development.

You are an experienced Product Manager who has a proven track record of delivering high quality products in the payments education (or related) industries and who has demonstrated proficiency in the entire product lifecycle from ideation to implementation. You will have a burgeoning understanding of and deep curiosity for product-led business growth understanding that you are responsible for your products success in the marketplace and across the organization.

Were Looking for a Senior Product Manager to:

Work within and facilitate our agile processes as part of a leadership triad

Implement programs and tools to coordinate necessary steps and stakeholders across the business at all stages of product life cycle

Have first-hand knowledge of how to tie product discovery and efficient delivery together to build best-in-class software

Bring a robust set of tools and data practices for shaping product vision and defining business outcomes

Prioritize features and projects within a problem space

Frame problems validate assumptions and de-risk solutions

Facilitate and collaborate on successful go to market planning and execution

Mentor other Product Managers

4 years within Agile product development

• Experience developing go to market planning for new products or functionality
• Experience within the context of our industry (child care early education) or business type (B2B SaaS marketplaces) is a must
• Bonus if familiar with : Jira Notebook LM Pendo/UserPilot Metabase/SQL

At Lillio youll get to work every day on a suite of products that help to promote the development of young children!

Flexible working arrangements; we are a remote-first company who gathers together (virtually) every quarter and in-person at least once per year. You must be willing to travel in-person as required for the role

• - Health benefits package includes medical dental and vision
• - Paid time off including vacation personal and volunteer days
• - Opportunities for learning mentorship and professional development
• - Ongoing team-wide and company-wide virtual social activities and success celebrations

Lillio is committed to inclusiveness equity and accessibility. Commitment to Diversity

Diversity Inclusion and Belonging are central to Lillios core values. Our mission is to promote an inclusive work space for all employees through Education Discussion and Celebration of our differences. Our focus on inclusion and belonging is activated in the day-to-day culture at Lillio through our Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIBS) committee our bi-weekly DIBS discussions DIBS Slack community D&I training and education volunteer days donation matching and more.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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