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

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

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.

Description

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 15+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Travel occasionally, up to 20-25%, for key moments such as team summits, training, customer meetings, company events, etc., with increased frequency during peak periods based on business demands.
• Proven track record of leading modernization or platform transformation initiatives, ideally within ERP, HCM, or talent systems
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute AI-driven product strategies with measurable business impact
• Strong financial acumen, with experience managing P&L or product line economics (growth, margin, ROI)
• Deep commitment to customer-centricity, with a history of driving adoption, retention, and expansion within an installed base
• Experience partnering closely with Sales and Customer Success to deliver GTM alignment and commercial outcomes
• Exceptional leadership presence, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead through change

Preferred Qualifications

• You are a visionary operator, able to see the future and execute against it with discipline

• You combine innovation with pragmatism, especially in applying AI where it truly matters

• You thrive in transformation environments, bringing clarity, structure, and momentum

• You are equally comfortable driving strategy and rolling up your sleeves to solve complex problems

• You understand how to balance customer value, product simplicity, and financial performance

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive 401(k) plan
• Generous Parental Leave
• Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
• Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $169,500 - $299,300 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

EEO Commitment

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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