careers-powerschool is hiring a Senior Product Strategy Manager

The Senior Manager, Product Strategy plays a critical role in advancing PowerSchool’s product and portfolio strategy across the Student Information and Family Engagement portfolios. Reporting to the Senior Director, Product Strategy, this role is responsible for delivering data-driven analysis and strategic recommendations that inform business decisions and drive growth, retention, and profitability. Working cross-functionally with leaders across Product, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success, the Senior Manager is expected to influence executive decision-making through clear insights, strategic thinking, and compelling executive-level storytelling. Over time, this individual will be expected to progressively take ownership of a solution area, serving as a strategic partner in shaping portfolio direction, identifying growth opportunities, and driving long-term business performance. Your day-to-day job will consist of: Leading end-to-end research initiatives—including customer discovery, market analysis, and competitive benchmarking—synthesizing complex data into actionable insights, opportunity areas, and strategic recommendations that inform product strategy and roadmap prioritization Conducting quarterly and ad hoc performance analyses across bookings, pipeline, win/loss, retention, and product metrics, translating findings into clear narratives for senior leadership and Board audiences Maintaining deep expertise in K-12 market dynamics, including district and school customer needs, competitive activity, policy developments, and emerging trends, proactively identifying implications for pricing, packaging, positioning, and go-to-market execution Building rigorous business cases to support evaluation of product investments, strategic partnerships, and adjacent market opportunities, balancing growth potential with long-term portfolio profitability Contributing to cross-functional planning efforts by providing timely market, customer, and competitive insights that support decision-making across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success Other duties as assigned