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AI is a new design material and should be shaped by many to bring their ideas about learning to life. We equip communities with software and hands-on learning that empowers educators & students to build AI apps for their unique context.\nIf you're passionate about building creative, equitable futures for students and teachers, we hope you'll join us.\nThe Role\nThis is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who wants to shape how educators and students build with AI.\nYour product work will:\nExpand what's possible: Add new capabilities (e.g., components, agents) that expands how creators craft ai native software for their contexts.\n\nDeepen the context: Build on our current work on curriculum knowledge graphs and organizational knowledge bases to deepen how creators can leverage their context.\n\nSet the safety standard: Push the boundaries on what responsible and safe AI in education looks like. 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If you thrive when you can shape the environment around you, read on.\nWhat You'll Do\nDrive Product Execution\nPrioritize ruthlessly, write clear specs, and work with design, engineering, and learning teams to ship\n\nDe-risk builds by breaking work into meaningful increments that let us learn as we go\n\nMake tradeoffs when scope, timeline, and resources collide and communicate those tradeoffs clearly\n\nGo Deep on the Details\nWrite detailed requirements that align design, engineering, and go-to-market teams\n\nUnderstand the technical constraints and possibilities, and work side-by-side with engineering\n\nEngage directly with users, and gather user feedback, usage data, and partner insights to inform decisions\n\nBuild Product Process\nEstablish rituals, artifacts, and communication patterns that help a growing team stay aligned\n\nCreate clarity about how product decisions get made, without slowing the team down\n\nDocument what's working so others can build on it\n\nCollaborate Across Teams\nWork with Learning and Partnerships to translate field feedback into clear priorities and simpler designs\n\nCoordinate with design to ensure what we build is usable, not just functional\n\nRefine Strategy as You Learn\nPressure-test strategic assumptions against what you see in the product and hear from users\n\nSurface when priorities should shift, and make the case with evidence\n\nHelp leadership make better decisions by bringing clarity to ambiguous situations\n\nYou Might Be a Fit If You...\nHave 7+ years of product management experience, including at least one early-stage or high-growth environment where you had to build process, not just follow it\n\nHave led product development for AI-powered or technically complex products-you can work fluently with ML and engineering teams\n\nGet energy from the details: you'd rather write a clear spec than a strategy deck\n\nShip fast without cutting corners: you know how to de-risk builds and make incremental progress\n\nThrive in ambiguity and can make good decisions with incomplete information\n\nCommunicate crisply: you can explain complex tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences\n\nCare about education, equity, or mission-driven work; this isn't just a job, it's a chance to shape how AI shows up in schools\n\nBonus Points For...\nExperience in edtech or deep familiarity with how products land in K-12 or higher ed environments\n\nBackground working on platforms or tools where users build things (not just consume content)\n\nExperience with responsible AI, content moderation, or trust & safety product work\n\nDeep familiarity with the AI/LLM product landscape\n\nWhy Join Us?\nBuild the Product Function: You'll be Playlab's first PM and will get the chance to shape how product management works here.\nMeaningful Scope: You'll own strategic pillars that directly affect whether educators can build AI tools that transform their classrooms.\nMission-Aligned Team: Join a small, passionate group committed to equity, creativity, and joyful learning.\nDirect User Connection: Playlab's deep partnerships mean you'll hear directly from educators\nFlexible Work: Remote-first environment with autonomy and a strong culture of collaboration. 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