We are looking for a Group Product Manager to own and drive the core portfolio of the Top Hat platform — product domains where instructors and students interact in and around the classroom every day. This role requires someone who can execute flawlessly while thinking strategically, build coalitions across teams, and represent the product vision to executive leadership.
You'll be responsible for key domains of the Top Hat platform, serving millions of students and thousands of instructors in higher education, leading a team of Product Managers. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where your decisions directly influence both product strategy and business outcomes.
You will:
Strategic Leadership
Define and champion the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for your portfolio, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market opportunities
Drive product-market fit and sustainable competitive advantage through continuous customer research, market analysis, and strategic positioning
Act as thought leader and portfolio representative to executive leadership, cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders
Develop compelling business cases that connect product investments to revenue, retention, and strategic value
People Leadership & Coaching
Own the growth of your PMs: give clear, direct feedback, run meaningful 1:1s, and help them level up against our career framework
Coach by asking questions rather than handing over answers—develop their judgment instead of substituting your own
Set direction and standards, then delegate with trust and hold people accountable to outcomes
Build a team and a direction strong enough to run well without you in the room
Execution & Delivery
Ship high-quality products on time across your portfolio, leading by example on product craft from ideation through launch and iteration
Move fast with strong judgment on value vs. risk tradeoffs—make swift decisions without analysis paralysis
Maintain technical independence: spin up MVPs quickly, pull data directly from databases, and validate hypotheses rapidly
Operate confidently against a seasonal academic calendar where term-start deadlines are immovable
Cross-Functional Influence & Customer Discovery
Lead through influence, not authority—build coalitions and align stakeholders proactively
Build strong partnerships with Engineering, Design, Data, GTM, Customer Success, and Marketing, and hold your position when senior stakeholders push back
Conduct customer discovery, using prototypes to validate ideas with real users early and often
Recruit customer design partners and stand up pilot programs for validation
You are:
Must-Haves
5+ years of product management experience, with 1+ years in a management role
Demonstrated experience coaching and growing product managers, including those early in their careers
Technical fluency: Comfortable with SQL, APIs, BI tools, and AI tools. Able to spin up prototypes independently or with minimal eng. support
Track record of shipping complex, cross-functional products on time and at high quality
You finish what you start, don't let things fall through the cracks, and are known for reliability
Experience building business cases with financial projections, ROI analysis, and strategic value articulation
Experience with AI-assisted development tools, for work or personal projects
Experience building/prototyping with AI tools (vibe coding) and presenting working demos
Experience building MCP integrations
Startup and entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable leading engineers and data scientists
Experience working with execs and cross-functional stakeholders
Bonus
Experience in EdTech, SaaS, or B2B2C business models
History of leading integrations or complex multi-product initiatives, with strong understanding of data interoperability and ability to present a unified strategy across these multiple interconnected products
Experience with accounts, billing, provisioning, or other platform and infrastructure product areas
Background in mobile product management, or leading both web and native mobile surfaces in one portfolio
Background in high tech and/or education, ideally edtech or a large tech platform
What Makes You Exceptional
You have strong opinions, loosely held—you challenge respectfully when you disagree
You proactively identify problems before they become blockers and act quickly to resolve them
You bring clarity to ambiguity: communications are clear, actionable, and well-documented
You love helping others grow, helping them navigate new situations and unlocking their potential
Why Top Hat
Top Hat's mission is to spark better teaching and learning for a brighter world. Our vision is to make learning personal for every student. By joining us on this journey, you will find your work to have:
High impact: Your work directly affects millions of students and thousands of instructors
Innovation focus: We're actively exploring AI-powered teaching and learning experiences
Real ownership: A broad portfolio and a team of your own from day one, with the autonomy to set direction
* This role is tailored for someone who brings exceptional execution, collaboration, and strategic thinking. We value finishers who move fast, thrive in uncertainty, disrupt the status quo, and make everyone around them better.
Why team members love working at Top Hat:
A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
Flexible, remote first work environment
Professional learning and development for all role levels
An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
Competitive health benefits that start on day one
A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection
Our winning strategy and market potential
Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do
A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact
Inclusion Statement:
Inclusion at Top Hat goes beyond compliance; it’s how we build better teams and better technology. Our Equal Opportunity Employment policy helps ensure a workplace where people of all backgrounds are respected and empowered, regardless of culture, national or ethnic origin, race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, religion, family status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
Accessibility Statement:
We want every candidate to have an equitable experience. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please reach out to us at [email protected]. By fostering an inclusive and supportive environment, we unlock collaboration, innovation, and personal growth across our global Top Hat community.
AI in Hiring:
To help streamline our hiring process, we may use AI-powered tools for tasks such as application screening, resume review, or response assessment. These technologies support our recruiters by improving efficiency, but human judgment remains central. Final hiring decisions are always made by people.
