Manager, Product Management – Learning Experience
As a mission-driven company, Coursera is dedicated to transforming lives through learning. We seek curious, user-obsessed, and bold problem solvers to reimagine the future of global education. Our Learning Experience team sits at the heart of that mission—building the core product experiences and instructional content that power how learners consume knowledge and achieve their goals.
We’re looking for a Manager of Product Management to lead a team focused on instructional content infrastructure and learner experience. You will shape and scale the foundational systems and content modalities that power every learning journey on Coursera—from text, video, and subtitles to new interactive and AI-augmented experiences. Your leadership will directly influence learner engagament and retention.
In this role, you’ll manage and coach a small team of Product Managers, guide cross-functional strategy, and execute across platform capabilities that support high-quality, globally accessible instructional content.
You will report into the VP of Product for Learning Content Experience
Key Responsibilities:
Product Leadership & Vision
Define the strategy and roadmap for instructional content infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, localization, and accessibility in partnership with Engineering, Design, Research, and Data Science.
Drive innovation in content formats and delivery, including emerging AI-powered instructional modalities, to deepen learner engagement and retention across web and mobile platforms.
People Management
Manage and mentor a small team of PMs, supporting their growth through clear development goals, regular feedback, and career pathing.
Foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, and learner-first thinking, encouraging product excellence, ruthless prioritization, and strategic alignment across teams.
Execution & Results
Translate complex product strategies into actionable roadmaps and deliverables that drive core success metrics like engagement and retention.
Leverage AI where appropriate to enhance both the product experience and internal authoring/operations tooling.
Basic Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in product management, including 1–2+ years managing or mentoring PMs or leading through influence.
Demonstrated success delivering infrastructure-heavy or platform-scale features that impact user experience or engagement.
Track record of executing cross-functional product initiatives with Engineering, Design, and Research.
Proficiency in developing strategy, aligning stakeholders, and translating vision into roadmap.
Experience working with AI technologies, content pipelines, or education/learning platforms preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience leading product teams in learning tech, content platforms, or media delivery systems.
Strong product judgment with a deep understanding of user-centric design and funnel optimization.
Comfort with ambiguity and 0-to-1 product development.
Passion for accessibility, equity in education, and global learner impact.
Experience with experimentation, user research, and data-informed iteration.
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
Compensation
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$222,500 - $178,000 USD
US Zone 3
$209,500 - $167,000 USD
The range(s) listed above is the expected annual base salary for this role, subject to change.
Salary is just one component of Coursera’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for a bonus program and equity in the form of RSU’s.
A number of factors are taken into account when determining pay, which includes: job level, location, training/education, business need, skill set and internal equity.
Current Zone Locations:
Zone 1- San Francisco Metro, New York City Metro or Seattle Metro
Zone 2 - CA (outside of SF Bay Area), CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, NY/NJ (other than NYC), OR, RI, TX, VA, WA (other than Seattle)
Zone 3 - all other US locations
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Manager, Product Management – Learning Experience
As a mission-driven company, Coursera is dedicated to transforming lives through learning. We seek curious, user-obsessed, and bold problem solvers to reimagine the future of global education. Our Learning Experience team sits at the heart of that mission—building the core product experiences and instructional content that power how learners consume knowledge and achieve their goals.
We’re looking for a Manager of Product Management to lead a team focused on instructional content infrastructure and learner experience. You will shape and scale the foundational systems and content modalities that power every learning journey on Coursera—from text, video, and subtitles to new interactive and AI-augmented experiences. Your leadership will directly influence learner engagament and retention.
In this role, you’ll manage and coach a small team of Product Managers, guide cross-functional strategy, and execute across platform capabilities that support high-quality, globally accessible instructional content.
You will report into the VP of Product for Learning Content Experience
Key Responsibilities:
Product Leadership & Vision
Define the strategy and roadmap for instructional content infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, localization, and accessibility in partnership with Engineering, Design, Research, and Data Science.
Drive innovation in content formats and delivery, including emerging AI-powered instructional modalities, to deepen learner engagement and retention across web and mobile platforms.
People Management
Manage and mentor a small team of PMs, supporting their growth through clear development goals, regular feedback, and career pathing.
Foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, and learner-first thinking, encouraging product excellence, ruthless prioritization, and strategic alignment across teams.
Execution & Results
Translate complex product strategies into actionable roadmaps and deliverables that drive core success metrics like engagement and retention.
Leverage AI where appropriate to enhance both the product experience and internal authoring/operations tooling.
Basic Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in product management, including 1–2+ years managing or mentoring PMs or leading through influence.
Demonstrated success delivering infrastructure-heavy or platform-scale features that impact user experience or engagement.
Track record of executing cross-functional product initiatives with Engineering, Design, and Research.
Proficiency in developing strategy, aligning stakeholders, and translating vision into roadmap.
Experience working with AI technologies, content pipelines, or education/learning platforms preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience leading product teams in learning tech, content platforms, or media delivery systems.
Strong product judgment with a deep understanding of user-centric design and funnel optimization.
Comfort with ambiguity and 0-to-1 product development.
Passion for accessibility, equity in education, and global learner impact.
Experience with experimentation, user research, and data-informed iteration.
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
Compensation
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$222,500 - $178,000 USD
US Zone 3
$209,500 - $167,000 USD
The range(s) listed above is the expected annual base salary for this role, subject to change.
Salary is just one component of Coursera’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for a bonus program and equity in the form of RSU’s.
A number of factors are taken into account when determining pay, which includes: job level, location, training/education, business need, skill set and internal equity.
Current Zone Locations:
Zone 1- San Francisco Metro, New York City Metro or Seattle Metro
Zone 2 - CA (outside of SF Bay Area), CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, NY/NJ (other than NYC), OR, RI, TX, VA, WA (other than Seattle)
Zone 3 - all other US locations