Job description
At Goodnotes, we believe that every individual holds untapped potential waiting to be unleashed. By reimagining the way we interact with information, we’re merging human creativity with the breakthrough capabilities of AI. Our renewed vision and mission drive us to create the best medium for human and AI collaboration, empowering users to explore new dimensions of productivity, creativity, and learning. Join us on this journey as we transform digital note-taking into an inspiring and innovative experience.
Our Values:
Dream big
- Be visionary, strategic, and open to innovation
Build great things
- Work in service of our users, always improving and pushing higher
Operate like an owner
- Take responsibility with bold decision-making and bias for action
Win like a sports team
- Be trusting and collaborative while empowering others
Learn and grow fast
- Never stop learning and iterate fast
Share our passion
- Share ideas and practice enthusiasm and joy
Be user obsessed
- Empathetic, inquisitive, practical
About the team:
Goodnotes has expanded into millions of classrooms across the world, and we need a talented product and business leader to propel our growth and deepen our penetration. We imagine the classroom a more interactive environment where students and teachers are powered by Goodnotes to learn and teach more efficiently and effectively.
About the role:
As the team lead of the Goodnotes Classroom, you will be part of taking our new education product, Goodnotes Classroom, from 1 to 100 and soon infinity! You will be reporting directly into and working closely alongside our CEO and founder, Steven.
This is the role for you, if you’re excited to work on the things listed below:
- Define the strategy and roadmap for Goodnotes’ education product for the classroom
- Lead a talented team of designers, technologists, and educators to build a differentiated product for the classroom of tomorrow
- Leverage Goodnotes’ existing relationships with Apple, Google, and Microsoft as well as build new ones to drive product integration and distribution
- Generate insights from different sources so that we can make decisions on priority, scope, requirements, and direction with confidence
- Define, execute, and evaluate feature releases, so that the team knows why, how, when, and what we needs to be delivered
- Test new features with students and teachers on a regular basis and provide feedback to the team so that we can maintain a high bar of quality
- Represent Goodnotes at academic and business conferences to explain the USPs of Goodnotes Classroom
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as marketing, QA, and CS as well as peer product leaders in Goodnotes
The skills you will need to be successful in the above:
- Track record of shaping and shipping meaningful products that have been transformational to its users
- At least 10 years of experience in software product management and the education sector
- Solid technical understanding and proven experience working closely with engineering teams. You don’t have to be an engineer but you should be able to think like one when it matters
- Strong prioritzation and collaboration skills with a focus on hands-down work
- Track record in coming up and shipping unique high leverage ideas from in-depth technical and product insights
- Great story teller and communicator both verbally and in written form
- Someone who’s comfortable in working with a high degree of uncertainty and ambiguity
- Experience in building products/features for large userbases (>500k DAU)
- Experience going from 1 to 100 and beyond with a product-led growth product
- Strong analytical and leadership skills
- Preferably someone with a good understanding of the education systems across the world
Even if you don’t meet all the criteria listed above, we would still love to hear from you! Goodnotes places a lot of value on learning and development and will support your growth if needed.
The interview process:
- An introductory call with someone from our talent acquisition team. They want to hear more about your background, what you are looking for, and why you’d like to join Goodnotes
- A call with our COO Minh Tran, who’d like to get a better understanding of your background and is able to answer any questions you may have about the team, job or company.
- A call with the founder and CEO Steven Chan, who’d speak to you about his expectations for the role and answer any questions you may have about his vision for Goodnotes’ impact in the education sector.
- A call with our Director of Product for Product Strategy and Discovery, Rowena Chung, who had previously led the Classroom product team from 0 to 1 and can tell you more about that journey and her insights into what it’ll take for Classroom to penetrate even more classrooms around the world
- A panel interview with our cross functional leaders from engineering to sales and marketing
What’s in it for you:
- Meaningful equity in a profitable tech-startup
- Budget for things like noise cancelling headphones, setting up your home office, personal development, professional training, and health & wellness
- Sponsored visits to our Hong Kong or London office
- Company-wide annual offsite
- Flexible working hours and location
- Medical insurance for you and your dependents
Note: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including verification of employment, education, and criminal records.
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