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[Remote] Senior Product Business Manager

🌍 Remote Β· United States πŸ’Ό Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ACT is hiring a Senior Product Business Manager to run the annual operating lifecycle of its B2G business. The role manages operational readiness, contracts, pricing, customer and partner communications, and cross-functional coordination so product commitments are delivered accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

  • Manage ongoing operations for the product area, including day-to-day operational decisions, incident resolutions, and customer escalations
  • Own cross-functional communications and documentation to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accurate, timely updates on status and changes
  • Manage Behind-the-Scenes readiness activities to ensure the product team and the organization are prepared ahead of key events
  • Participate in annual product activities such as setting and communicating test dates and testing cycles for upcoming years
  • Manage pricing updates and ensure they are reflected accurately across systems, order forms, and contracts
  • Update and maintain annual order forms, contracts, and other contractual documents
  • Coordinate specific contractual deliverables and special data delivery requests, ensuring accuracy and on-time completion
  • Support the product team by managing updates result in contractual changes
  • Coordinate B2G product responses and contribute assignments to RFPs, providing operational and contractual detail
  • Serve as the primary point of contact and B2G product liaison for customers, partners, and internal teams on operational and contractual matters

Skills

  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship
  • 5+ years experience in product operations, business operations, or program management, ideally within a product organization
  • Strong attention to detail and proficiency managing contracts, pricing, order forms, and other business documentation
  • Proven ability to manage time-sensitive, high-stakes events (e.g., seasonal testing windows) with multiple dependencies
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; effective in serving as a primary point of contact for external partners
  • Experience contributing to RFP responses or similar formal business documents
  • Ability to work cross-functionally within the product team and across business stakeholders to achieve shared goals
  • Experience using AI tools to support day-to-day work (e.g., drafting, research, data synthesis), with sound judgment about when human review is required
  • Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, pricing structures, and order form processes
  • Understanding of B2G procurement cycles, RFP processes, and formal business documentation requirements
  • Knowledge of cross-functional product operations workflows within a product organization
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including with external partners and senior stakeholders
  • Program and project management skills, with the ability to track multiple concurrent deadlines and dependencies
  • Strong attention to detail in managing contracts, pricing, order forms, and other business documentation
  • Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to manage time-sensitive, high-stakes events (e.g., seasonal testing windows) with multiple dependencies
  • Ability to serve as the primary point of contact and product liaison for customers, partners, and internal teams
  • Ability to work independently, exercising sound judgment on day-to-day operational decisions
  • Ability to contribute to RFP responses and other formal business documents
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Product Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Completion of the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate is recommended
  • Experience in K-12 education, assessment, Ed tech, or a related regulated market
  • Familiarity with contract lifecycle management and pricing/order form systems
  • Experience supporting large-scale, calendar-driven operational events (e.g., testing windows, enrollment periods)
  • Experience in financial metrics and analysis, including pricing analysis and market trends

Benefits

  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible health and dependent spending accounts
  • 401(k) retirement savings with company match
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Remote position, based in the United States

Company Overview

  • ACT is an independent, non-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.act.org/aboutact/index.html.
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