Product Manager, Curriculum

Full Time

Florissant, MO, United States

FLSA: Exempt (not eligible for overtime in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations)

Reporting to: Head of Product

About the Augustine Institute

The mission of the Augustine Institute is to serve the formation of Catholics for the New Evangelization. Through our graduate school, media, and parish programs, we equip Catholics intellectually, spiritually, and pastorally to renew the Church and transform the world for Christ.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and mission-driven Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of our K–12 curriculum programs. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of K–12 Catholic school operations and the broader state of Catholic education, combined with a strong background in product management. This role requires a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences that drive engagement and retention, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, content, and technology, to ensure our offerings serve the needs of Catholic educators and students with excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate a clear product roadmap to advance K–12 curriculum vision and organizational goals.
• Manage day-to-day product operations, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and alignment across teams.
• Lead market analysis and pilot strategies to shape product direction, pricing, and positioning.
• Oversee development, testing, and launch of a content delivery platform for a new high school offering.
• Monitor performance metrics and user feedback to guide continuous improvement of curriculum products.
• Communicate key product updates and insights to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, content, and technology teams to deliver outstanding user experiences that drive engagement and retention.
• Coordinate marketing initiatives to maximize awareness, adoption, and renewal of offerings.
• Plan and execute onsite and regional events to engage current and prospective users of curriculum products.
• Stay current with trends in product management, educational technology, and Catholic education.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in business or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a similar product management role and/or in a Catholic education role.
• Deep understanding of the Catholic Church with a strong fundamental understanding of faith formation, Catholic education, and K–12 Catholic school operations.
• Ability to glean, aggregate, and advocate for customers’ needs related to teaching the faith.
• Experience developing and delivering B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) product solutions (curriculum products strongly preferred).
• Proven track record of successfully launching and managing products in a fiscally responsible manner (curriculum products strongly preferred).
• Experience teaching in a Catholic school preferred.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong alignment with the Augustine Institute mission to help Catholics understand, live, and share their faith.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate Augustine Institute core values including:
  • Humility – We serve the Augustine Institute Mission with a service mindset.
  • Collaboration – We work together as a united Body of Christ.
  • Innovation – We encourage being creative and demonstrating a clever mindset.
  • Excellence – We strive in everything we do to win souls for Christ.
  • Community – We invite others into compelling encounters with the faith.
• Exercise sound judgment and discretion in all interactions and decision-making.
• A proactive and solutions-oriented mindset, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong project management disciplines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software tools.
• Exercise a constant and contagious passion for the customer.
• Practice fiscal responsibility, demonstrating accountability for product and project budgets.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external product stakeholders.
• Accountable mindset.
• Solutions-oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver on aggressive timelines.
• Proven ability to execute against both strategic and tactical plans.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of this job, employee is regularly required to perform stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, typing and using office equipment, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Work Environment

While performing duties of this job, the employee will typically work in a climate-controlled office setting.