Full-Time
Senior Product Manager
Data and AI
Posted on 9/11/2025
Guild Education
1,001-5,000 employees
Employee education benefits platform for employers
Compensation Overview
$180k - $200k/yr
Remote in USA
Remote
Must reside in one of the 32 listed US states.
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- Seven or more years of experience in a software product management or comparable role.
- Experience communicating with and influencing partners across a complex business, including various go-to-market teams and leaders; comfortable influencing the V and C-level.
- A passion for data and its applications.
- Ability to live and work full-time in one of the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C.
- Set Vision & Strategy: Define and drive the strategic vision for the Data Platform team and the broader organization. Increase data maturity across collection, storage, governance, and use, aligning data initiatives with company goals to maximize value and foster a data-driven culture.
- Influence & Drive Change: Communicate with clarity and impact to influence stakeholders across all levels. Build cross-functional coalitions, navigate complex organizational dynamics, and use storytelling to drive buy-in and organizational change.
- Lead Product Strategy: Develop and manage the product roadmap for complex or multiple data product areas. Align product vision with business goals, lead cross-functional discovery efforts, and ensure long-term strategic coherence across teams.
- Ensure Execution & Delivery: Oversee execution of complex initiatives, manage risk, and ensure timely delivery. Anticipate roadblocks, optimize team resources, and establish best practices for execution and delivery across product areas.
- Apply Technical Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert across product and adjacent technologies. Use advanced data analysis for insights, inform technical trade-offs, and contribute to architectural decisions and innovation opportunities.
- Drive Strategic Communication: Use storytelling and nuanced messaging to align teams, surface hidden concerns, and overcome resistance. Guide others in developing effective communication strategies for high-stakes contexts.
- Coach & Develop Talent: Provide tailored coaching and actionable feedback. Support others in identifying growth areas, tracking development progress, and leveraging strengths for improvement.
- Software engineering, data analytics or data science experience is strongly preferred.
- Validated ability to understand complex business problems and break them down into simple solutions across various areas that focus on customer needs.
- A track record of working collaboratively and effectively with engineering and non-technical partner teams to lead on-time delivery of technical solutions.
- Strong ability to work independently, handle ambiguity, and craft incremental, decoupled solutions.
- Clear, concise communication and presentation abilities.
- A track record of working with external partners and customers, including collecting direct product feedback from large corporations or other institutions.
- Strong partner communication skills, including working with Account Management or Partnerships to conduct systematic discovery on partner needs.
- Interest in UI/UX design principles and in-app analytics.
- Familiarity working with and developing data models.
- SQL proficiency.
Guild Education helps companies invest in their employees’ education by offering education benefits through employer partnerships. It works with large employers to provide tuition reimbursement, access to online courses, and degree programs from accredited schools via a managed platform. Employers pay fees to administer these education programs, and Guild earns commissions from educational institutions for student enrollments. The platform streamlines how employees access funding and courses, aligning education benefits with company goals. Compared to competitors, Guild Education centers its product on turning education benefits into a strategic HR and talent development lever, combining workforce development with diversity and internal mobility, and delivering scalable programs that support retention and recruitment. Its goal is to improve talent acquisition, reduce turnover, upskill the workforce, and boost ROI and brand value for employers.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series F
Total Funding
$643.5M
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Guild raised $264 million in equity for expansion in 2026.
- MOD Pizza expanded tuition-free degrees to 10,000 workers via Guild.
- Regions Bank introduced tuition-free benefits to all associates through Guild.
What critics are saying
- Edtech layoffs force Guild's cash burn without new contracts in 2026.
- Coursera steals Walmart clients with lower-fee AI upskilling in 2027.
- Recession cuts Hilton's Guild contract amid 15% HR budget reductions.
What makes Guild Education unique
- Guild's platform pairs education with AI insights via Guild Talent Advantage.
- Guild manages tuition benefits for 3 million workers at Walmart and Disney.
- Guild's tech-enabled advising supports employees from discovery to completion.
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Benefits
Be an owner - Every employee is granted equity in Guild with a 4-year vesting schedule as well as a 401(k).
Prioritize your time - We offer generous parental leave, PTO, and onsite daycare for Denver-based employees
Have a learner's mindset - Guild offers student loan reimbursement, 100% tuition assistance for your first bachelor’s degree, and $10K/year toward additional education.
Take care of yourself - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans because we care about the health and well-being of all Guild employees.
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↓ -3%Guild Talent Advantage is a first-of-its-kind product suite that pairs education, skilling, and academy experiences with AI insights to empower HR leaders to address a range of urgent talent transformation priorities.
Salt Security, the API security company, is working with Guild Education, the leader in opportunity creation for America’s workforce, to implement the Salt Security API Protection Platform to secure its growing application programming interface (API) ecosystem.
INDIANAPOLIS - Ivy Tech Community College is partnering with career opportunity platform Guild to provide employers with additional options for personal and professional growth.
Learning and c areer opportunity company Guild Education welcomed Dean Carter as its new chief people officer (CPO).
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, MOD Pizza, the purpose-led, people-first brand, announced the significant expansion of its Journey Program to include a robust list of company-paid educational curriculums for its MOD Squad members. Through a new partnership with Guild, MOD’s 10,000+ Squad members in company-owned stores across the U.S. can now unlock life-changing opportunities for both personal and professional advancement. The expanded program will cover the cost of full tuition, plus all books and fees, providing Squad members the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree, professional certificates, or enroll in English language learning – all through Guild’s Learning Marketplace and Career Opportunity Platform. “This is an important investment for MOD, and one that can help remove the barriers to education and career mobility that exist for so many,” said Ally Svenson, MOD’s co-founder and protector of the purpose. “The MOD Journey Program is designed to support and serve the people of MOD and ensure we are providing opportunities that will positively impact their lives. There’s nothing more important to us than knowing our Squads can pursue their personal and professional dreams as part of their MOD journey!”