ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome historical barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to each other and our well-being, and are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

The Role

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Product Manager to join JSTOR’s Product Management team. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional product development team to deliver the next evolution of JSTOR’s Shared Collections Service for Library Special Collections. As a product manager and team leader, you work closely with customers and users, and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the organization.

We empower our product teams to solve hard problems creating solutions that our customers love and that help our organization thrive.   We look for product managers that understand that consistent innovation is the result of each member of the product team contributing their passion and their ideas. In this role, you will collaborate closely with your product team to discover effective solutions, and then work together to deliver those solutions to market.

We are looking for a results-oriented leader who is confident in their ability to empower their team to drive innovation and achieve results.

This job, as with the other roles on the product team, is an individual contributor role.  You will need to be able to influence your teammates, as well as colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives, through your use of data and logic.

The deadline to submit your application is May 22nd by 5 PM EST. Please include a resume and cover letter along with your submission. 

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain an outcome-based product strategy with your team, rooted in deep insights about your users and your data
  • Lead your team through successful product discovery and delivery – ensuring that you are solving the most important problems, and that your solutions are highly valuable to your users and viable for our organization
  • Ensure that you and your product team are focused on product outcomes first and foremost – consistently delivering results, demonstrated quantitatively and qualitatively
  • Maintain a solid understanding of the various constraints of our organization – e.g. marketing, sales, finance, legal, privacy, etc.
  • Track industry trends and the market landscape as they pertain to your product
  • Work with your peers and leaders in JSTOR’s Product Management team to inform and align with our overall product vision and strategy

Experience and Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years working on technology-powered products as a product manager or adjacent role
  • Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery
  • Demonstrated ability to learn multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing
  • Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written narrative
  • Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship

Work Authorization and Sponsorship 

ITHAKA is not currently considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States.

Compensation and Benefits

At ITHAKA we believe in openness and equity. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary ranges, so candidates know what to expect. The starting salary for this position ranges from $120,000 to $151,000 per year. Starting pay may vary with job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At present, our total compensation package for benefits-eligible employees includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer-paid 10% retirement contribution, paid parental and caregiver leave, 22 days of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, up to 12 sick days, wellness benefits, and more. Please note that ITHAKA, at its discretion, may make changes to its benefits programs from time to time.

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Work for ITHAKA 

We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork,  and trust. We take inclusion seriously. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at ITHAKA, and we believe that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build better solutions.

We want to work with people who are passionate about ideas like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to ITHAKA’s mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of all underrepresented backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.

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Although ITHAKA has physical offices in New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the continental United States. At this time, we’re not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the continental U.S.

Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@ithaka.org.  ITHAKA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there’s anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@ithaka.org. 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, domestic violence victim status, veteran status, disability, history of disability or perceived disability, or other status protected by law. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement. ITHAKA cares about your privacy, learn more about our Applicant Privacy Notice.