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Product Manager (Contractor)
@ Modern Campus
Remote in Canada
Overview
Modern Campus is hiring a Contractor Product Manager for its Lifelong Learning product team. The role owns strategy, roadmap and outcomes for an assigned product area, and acts as Product Owner for Agile development teams. The posting states a contract engagement with 7-10+ years of product experience required.
Responsibilities:
- Own strategy, roadmap and outcomes for an assigned product area
- Serve as Product Owner for Agile development teams
- Conduct customer discovery through interviews, research and data analysis
- Define KPIs, success metrics and adoption targets
- Partner with engineering, UX, customer success and sales teams
Requirements summary:
- 7-10+ years in product management or product ownership
- Experience in Agile product development environments
- Strong customer discovery and prioritization skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Interest in AI, automation and emerging technologies
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Product management |
| Experience | 7+ years |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems |
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Modern Campus
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Attract. Engage. Retain. Learners For Life.
Full company description
Modern Campus is a leading student-centric SaaS platform built exclusively for higher education—helping more than 1,700 colleges and universities deliver connected experiences across web, curriculum, student engagement, and lifelong learning. We design technology around the needs of today’s learners—who no longer follow a single, linear path through education. For the first time in history, five generations are learning side by side—from Gen Z to baby boomers. We call this the Modern 5G Learner: individuals with different goals, but a shared expectation for flexible, personalized, and accessible education. Our platform supports this shift by connecting the full learner lifecycle—enabling institutions to deliver agile, data-driven experiences that evolve with their learners, whether they are exploring their first degree, advancing their careers, or returning to education later in life. Discover Help learners find their way to you. We help institutions to build digital experiences that help prospective learners explore programs, understand their options, and take the next step with confidence. Plan Better operations, better outcomes. We work with institutions to strengthen the academic operations that drive enrollment—creating a frictionless path from interest to action. Engage Keep learners connected. We enable timely, personalized communication that supports learners from first touch through enrollment and beyond. Evolve Build for the Modern 5G Learner. Learning is no longer linear. We help institutions support re-engagement, skill-building, and lifelong progression—creating lasting relationships across every stage of the learner journey. Learn more at moderncampus.com. Join Us: Looking for your next big opportunity? Join a team that is customer-obsessed, bold in tackling challenges, and united in delivering excellence. At Modern Campus, you won’t just build software - you’ll help build better futures.
- LinkedIn followers
- 68,318
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 330
- Reported office locations
- 330 N Lantana St, Suite 28 PMB 1014, Camarillo, California 93010, US
- Business categories
- Higher Education
- Education
- Software
- SaaS
- Other recorded names
- Modern Campus
- Specialties
- catalog management
- curriculum management
- campus maps
- campus virtual tours
- cms
- class schedule management
- student schedule optimization
- career planning
- co-curricular engagement
- non-traditional student management
- enrollment management software
- higher education cms
- higher education text messaging
- text messaging platform
- student success software
- registrar software
- and student engagement
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 59,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Modern Campus is a leading student-centric SaaS platform built exclusively for higher education—helping more than 1,700 colleges and universities deliver connected experiences across web, curriculum, student engagement, and lifelong learning. We design technology around the needs of today’s learners—who no longer follow a single, linear path through education. For the first time in history, five generations are…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Higher Education |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Camarillo, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2018 |
| Specialties | catalog managementcurriculum managementcampus mapscampus virtual tourscmsclass schedule managementstudent schedule optimizationcareer planningco-curricular engagementnon-traditional student management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
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About Modern Campus
Modern Campus empowers institutions to move with confidence across the modern learner journey. Our platform spans web content management, curriculum and catalog management, student engagement and lifelong learning — giving more than 1,700 colleges and universities the infrastructure they need to support the entire learner-to-earner lifecycle and deliver personalized, scalable experiences.
We partner with the education community to create new pathways for learning and opportunity, reimagining how institutions serve the modern learner and shape the future of education.
Our purpose — our north star — is to empower institutions to confidently serve and support the modern learner.
This mission and purpose come to life through how we show up every day:
We exist to create empowerment through education.
We lead with honesty and empathy.
We shape the future through innovation.
We become trusted partners.
We make the complex feel possible.
Position Summary
Modern Campus is seeking a Contractor Product Manager to join our Lifelong Learning product team.
In this role, you will own key areas of our lifelong learning platform, partnering closely with Engineering, UX, Customer Success, Services, and Go-to-Market teams to deliver solutions that improve the learner experience, increase registrations, and drive operational efficiency for higher education institutions.
You will serve as the Product Owner for Agile development teams while also contributing to product strategy, roadmap planning, customer discovery, and commercial outcomes. This position sits at the intersection of customer needs, business objectives, market opportunity, and technical execution.
The ideal candidate is customer-obsessed, data-informed, commercially minded, and excited about applying emerging technologies, including AI, to solve meaningful challenges within higher education.
What You'll Do
Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Own the strategy, roadmap, priorities, and outcomes for an assigned product area.
- Translate customer needs, business objectives, market trends, competitive intelligence, and product insights into product opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to improve customer value, product adoption, retention, expansion, revenue growth, and operational efficiency.
- Develop business cases and recommendations that balance customer impact, market opportunity, investment, and delivery complexity.
Product Discovery & Innovation
- Conduct customer discovery through interviews, user research, workflow analysis, experimentation, and data analysis.
- Validate problems and solutions using qualitative and quantitative insights.
- Evaluate and champion opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve customer outcomes.
- Stay informed on industry trends and evolving learner needs within higher education and professional learning.
Product Delivery & Execution
- Define, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Create and manage product requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release plans.
- Partner closely with Engineering and UX teams to deliver intuitive, scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and support development teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Balance competing priorities while making thoughtful, data-informed decisions.
Product Performance & Growth
- Define product goals, KPIs, success metrics, and adoption targets.
- Monitor product performance and continuously optimize based on customer feedback and business results.
- Partner with Customer Success, Services, Support, and Sales teams to identify adoption barriers and improve the end-to-end customer experience.
- Support pricing, packaging, positioning, and go-to-market planning initiatives.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as the voice of the customer and subject matter expert for assigned product areas.
- Communicate product direction, trade-offs, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders across the organization.
- Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Executive Leadership teams.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, experimentation, and accountability.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 7-10+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, SaaS product development, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience managing products, features, or complex capabilities from discovery through launch and ongoing optimization.
- Experience working in Agile product development environments.
- Strong customer discovery, analytical thinking, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to connect customer and market needs to measurable business outcomes.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes without direct authority.
- Experience making strategic trade-off decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated interest in AI, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in higher education technology, EdTech, enterprise SaaS, or other complex B2B software environments.
- Experience launching, managing, or enhancing AI-powered products and features.
- Knowledge of product analytics tools and experimentation methodologies.
- Experience using customer feedback, market research, and product usage data to guide decision-making.
- Familiarity with product-led growth strategies, customer adoption programs, and customer enablement initiatives.
- Understanding of responsible AI principles, accessibility standards, privacy regulations, and data security best practices.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or comparable Agile/Product Management certification.
- Experience supporting lifelong learning, workforce development, continuing education, professional education, or learner engagement solutions.
Core Competencies
- Strategic Thinking and Product Vision
- Customer Obsession and User Advocacy
- Product Discovery and Innovation
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Commercial and Business Acumen
- AI and Emerging Technology Fluency
- Prioritization and Product Judgment
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Communication and Influence
- Change Management and Adaptability
- Ownership and Accountability
- Continuous Learning and Growth Mindset
Why Join Modern Campus?
At Modern Campus, we're transforming how higher education institutions engage learners throughout the entire student lifecycle. We believe meaningful growth comes from understanding our customers, connecting their challenges to the right solutions, and creating experiences that deliver measurable value.
This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of demand generation at Modern Campus, building innovative, data-driven marketing strategies that strengthen customer engagement, accelerate growth, and connect marketing impact to business outcomes.
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