Vice President, Product Suite Operational Excellence (People and Resource Management)

Our Product team leads the direction, coordination, output, quality, and enhancements to PowerSchool’s product portfolio. This dynamic, multi-functional team ensures the effective rollout of new products across the platform, packages and positions products to appeal to consumers, and helps set the future direction and pace of innovation in our organization.

PowerSchool is seeking a visionary Vice President of Operational Excellence Product Suite to lead the strategy, modernization, and transformation of our ERP and Talent management portfolio. This leader will reimagine how K-12 institutions manage people, resources, and operations, shifting from legacy systems to an intelligent, AI-powered platform that drives measurable outcomes for our customers.

This role is central to PowerSchool’s evolution toward a unified platform, with a strong emphasis on unlocking value for our existing customer base while building the foundation for long-term growth. The ideal candidate brings bold thinking, operational rigor, and deep product leadership experience to drive innovation at scale.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

Vision & Strategy Define and execute a compelling product vision for ERP and Talent systems, anchored in modernization, platform unification, and AI-driven innovation Reimagine workforce, HR, and financial management workflows for K-12 through intelligent automation, predictive insights, and seamless user experiences Balance near-term portfolio performance with long-term platform transformation

Define and execute a compelling product vision for ERP and Talent systems, anchored in modernization, platform unification, and AI-driven innovation

Reimagine workforce, HR, and financial management workflows for K-12 through intelligent automation, predictive insights, and seamless user experiences

Balance near-term portfolio performance with long-term platform transformation

AI-Led Modernization Identify and embed high-impact AI/ML use cases across the product suite (e.g., workforce planning, talent recruitment and insights, resource optimization, automation) Drive pragmatic adoption of AI to improve both customer outcomes and internal product-R&D efficiency Ensure AI investments are tightly aligned to customer value, adoption, and ROI

Identify and embed high-impact AI/ML use cases across the product suite (e.g., workforce planning, talent recruitment and insights, resource optimization, automation)

Drive pragmatic adoption of AI to improve both customer outcomes and internal product-R&D efficiency

Ensure AI investments are tightly aligned to customer value, adoption, and ROI

Customer-Centric Transformation Deeply understand the needs of PowerSchool’s installed base and prioritize initiatives that increase adoption, retention, and expansion Lead efforts to simplify, rationalize, and modernize the product portfolio (including SKU consolidation and value-based packaging) Deliver solutions that eliminate friction and strengthen customer trust

Deeply understand the needs of PowerSchool’s installed base and prioritize initiatives that increase adoption, retention, and expansion

Lead efforts to simplify, rationalize, and modernize the product portfolio (including SKU consolidation and value-based packaging)

Deliver solutions that eliminate friction and strengthen customer trust

Operational Excellence & Financial Discipline Own product line family performance, including revenue growth, margin expansion, and cost efficiency Drive disciplined prioritization of product-R&D investments based on usage, adoption, and business impact Optimize resource allocation to ensure high-return innovation and sustainable scalability

Own product line family performance, including revenue growth, margin expansion, and cost efficiency

Drive disciplined prioritization of product-R&D investments based on usage, adoption, and business impact

Optimize resource allocation to ensure high-return innovation and sustainable scalability

Cross-Functional Leadership Partner closely with Engineering, UX, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to deliver cohesive, high-impact outcomes Ensure tight alignment across product, R&D, and GTM functions to accelerate time-to-market and maximize customer value Champion a strong product-UX-engineering operating model grounded in accountability and measurable outcomes

Partner closely with Engineering, UX, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to deliver cohesive, high-impact outcomes

Ensure tight alignment across product, R&D, and GTM functions to accelerate time-to-market and maximize customer value

Champion a strong product-UX-engineering operating model grounded in accountability and measurable outcomes

Team Leadership & Transformation Lead and scale a high-performing team through a period of significant transformation Inspire a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement Build leadership bench strength and elevate product management, UX, and operational capabilities

Lead and scale a high-performing team through a period of significant transformation

Inspire a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement

Build leadership bench strength and elevate product management, UX, and operational capabilities

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.

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