Our Mission and Opportunity

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has lasting social and economic impact.

Brightwheel’s vision

is high quality early education for every child. We pursue this by directly supporting teachers in the classroom, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and enabling the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education industry. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education, trusted by tens of thousands of providers and millions of educators and families.

Our Team

Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. We embody our

Leadership Principles in our work and culture.We are a distributed team with remote employees across every US time zone, as well as select offices in the US and internationally.

Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer, Emerson Collective, Lowercase Capital, Mark Cuban, Notable Capital, and others.

Who You Are

You’re a strategic product manager who thrives at the intersection of data, design, and business impact. You love helping customers find value quickly and you’ve built product-led systems that drive measurable outcomes. Note: This is an individual contributor role with a hands on, high ownership scope across onboarding, activation, and attach.

You are:

A systems thinker who has built and/or scaled onboarding, activation, or PLG funnels

AI native - you bring best practices on increasing leverage, velocity, and learning using AI systems deeply and pervasively

Comfortable with experimentation, conversion optimization, and defining success metrics

An effective collaborator and executor across product, design, engineering, GTM, and leadership teams

A data-informed decision-maker, fluent in funnel and data analysis

A proactive operator who navigates fast-moving, ambiguous environments with ownership and clarity

What You'll Do

Own and deliver key initiatives within brightwheel’s activation & expansion roadmap

Define the end-to-end onboarding and growth experience for schools, leveraging AI and product-led growth (PLG) principles to accelerate time-to-value

Communicate strategy, learning, and progress clearly with leadership and cross-functional partners to inform roadmap decisions

Partner cross-functionally with engineering, design, AI, and GTM to build and iterate on in-app experiences that deliver continuous customer value

Identify and remove friction across activation and attach funnels, using data and customer feedback to prioritize high-impact improvements

Design, run, and analyze investments to test hypotheses and impact critical metrics

Define and report on success metrics (e.g., activation %, attach %, time-to-value, % of schools self-serve onboarding)

Collaborate across PDE and GTM teams ensuring shared goals, feedback loops, and delivery against measurable outcomes

What You Bring

5+ years of product management experience, ideally in SaaS

Proven ownership of growth, onboarding, or activation funnels with measurable outcomes

A strong track record of scoping, launching, and growing high-impact products

Demonstrated ability to drive impact through prioritization and structured thinking, especially in fast-paced and ambiguous environments

Deep comfort with product metrics, funnel analysis, and experimentation (SQL a plus)

Collaborative and clear communicator who builds strong cross-functional partnerships

Demonstrated ability to roll up your sleeves and move quickly to achieve outcomes

Experience launching or optimizing AI-powered features (preferred)

Additional Information

Equity & Ownership

We believe in empowering our employees as stakeholders in brightwheel’s success. As an equity holder, your financial upside grows alongside the company’s achievements, offering a truly meaningful and compelling long-term opportunity.

Premium Benefits & Wellness Support

We want our team members and their families to thrive. We support this through:

--Healthcare Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits typically valued at $15,000+, with brightwheel providing high coverage for both employees and families

--Generous Paid Parental Leave for growing families

--Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) to recharge and relax

--401(k) Enrollment to help you plan for the future

--Monthly Remote Productivity Stipend

Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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