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# Lead Product Manager at PeopleGrove

- **Company:** PeopleGrove
- **Location:** Remote
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/peoplegrove/3f9bab2f-6827-480b-ba60-896b281c44d0

## Job description

## About PeopleGrove

PeopleGrove builds software that helps higher education institutions support students and graduates at every stage of their journey — from experiential learning to career outcomes. Our CORE platform powers critical workflows for nursing programs, educator preparation, counseling, and social work — helping institutions meet accreditation requirements, track student competency, and demonstrate program impact.

## The Role

We're looking for a Lead Product Manager to own and drive product strategy across PeopleGrove's CORE platform — a suite of products that includes ELMS (experiential learning management for Nursing and Education), CompMS (competency management), MyCred (digital credentials), and more. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of complex domain expertise, accreditation compliance, and modern product thinking. You'll work closely with engineering, design, customer success, and senior stakeholders to define what gets built, why, and when — and you'll be the connective tissue between user needs and scalable product decisions.

## What You'll Do

- Own the roadmap for one or more CORE product lines, balancing customer commitments, strategic opportunities, and technical capacity
- Define and prioritize epics and features using clear, well-scoped requirements grounded in user research and business outcomes
- Partner with engineering and design to ship high-quality product efficiently — from discovery through delivery
- Build deep domain expertise in clinical education, accreditation frameworks (ACEN, CCNE, CAEP, CACREP, CSWE), and the operational workflows of program coordinators, clinical faculty, and students
- Serve as a key voice in go-to-market readiness — working with CS and marketing on positioning, release communications, and client onboarding
- Collaborate with the VP of Product on annual and quarterly planning, contributing to roadmap strategy and resource prioritization

## What We're Looking For

- 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years owning a complex B2B SaaS product
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity — you can move from messy problem space to crisp requirements
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; you know how to influence without authority and build trust with engineers, designers, and go-to-market teams
- Experience with higher education, healthcare, compliance-driven software, or other regulated domains is a meaningful plus
- Comfort working in a distributed, async-first environment with a globally distributed team
- Curiosity, rigor, and a bias toward outcomes over output

## Nice to Have

- Familiarity with clinical placement, competency-based education, or accreditation reporting workflows
- Experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, Mixpanel, or similar product ops tooling
- Prior experience at a growth-stage edtech or vertical SaaS company

## Why PeopleGrove

Mission-driven work with real impact on student and faculty outcomes Small, senior team — your work shapes the product meaningfully Fully remote with a collaborative, low-ego culture Competitive salary, equity, and benefits

## About PeopleGrove

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PeopleGrove is a Career Access Platform that partners with universities to provide mentorship, networking, career exploration, and experiential learning tools, helping students build social capital and succeed in their careers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by The Riverside Company; acquired CORE Higher Education Group in 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (post-merger); also has offices in San Francisco, Wilmington, and Arlington, with remote employees in India, Canada, Ireland, and Germany
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Education technology (EdTech) – higher education software
- **Target customers**: B2B – colleges, universities, and academic programs (500+ institutional partners, 750+ unique programs supported)
- **Mission statement**: “To drive outcomes through meaningful engagement & experiential education by empowering colleges and universities to deliver value, prove impact, and ensure institutional effectiveness across the student and alumni lifecycle.”

## Products & Services
PeopleGrove offers a unified product suite that covers the entire learner lifecycle, from enrollment to alumni engagement:

- **PeopleGrove Platform (Career Access Platform)**: AI-powered smart career network that recommends Mentorship, Networking, Career Exploration, and Job Connections. Designed to help students (especially those without existing networks) build social capital.
- **CORE Product Suite (formerly CORE Higher Education Group)**: Tools for managing clinical and non-clinical experiential education, including scheduling, tracking, compliance, and accreditation reporting. Widely used by nursing, pharmacy, health sciences, and other programs.
- **Enrollment Yield Solutions**: Personalized engagement to boost enrollment and reduce summer melt.
- **Student Retention Tools**: Scalable academic and emotional support resources.
- **Alumni Engagement Platform**: Grow alumni participation and strengthen donor pipelines.
- **Mentorship & Career Readiness**: Connect students with alumni and industry mentors using AI matching.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metrics**:
  - **Annual Revenue**: $3.8M (pre-merger figure per LinkedIn; likely higher after integration)
  - **Total Funding**: $13.6M (across 6 funding rounds)
  - **Users**: 20+ million users across the country
  - **Institutional Partners**: 500+ (including 60% of US News Top 100 Universities)
  - **User Retention**: 96% retention rate, 5/5 average rating from user interactions
  - **Headcount**: ~250 employees (post-merger); 43.1% YoY growth (pre-merger)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: The Riverside Company (portfolio company)
- **Growth Signals**: Merged with CORE Higher Education Group in 2024 and rebranded as one company; launched a unified website and product suite; expanded into clinical program management across 98% of key US clinical programs.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Comprehensive lifecycle coverage**: The only platform that spans enrollment, student success, experiential learning, career readiness, alumni engagement, and mentorship in one integrated suite.
- **Deep clinical education focus**: 98% of key clinical programs in the US use PeopleGrove/CORE – a strong moat in the healthcare education vertical.
- **AI + human connection**: AI-powered matching and automation reduce administrative burden while maintaining the human element of mentorship and networking.
- **High user satisfaction**: 96% retention rate and 5/5 average rating indicate strong product-market fit and user love.
- **Private equity backing**: Riverside Company provides capital and strategic support for aggressive growth.

## Strategic Focus
- **Integration and unification**: Combining the best of PeopleGrove and CORE into a single platform with deeper cross-product workflows.
- **Accreditation and outcomes**: Helping institutions prove program effectiveness, meet accreditation standards, and improve student preparedness.
- **Expanding into new academic programs**: Leveraging the clinical vertical to move into behavioral sciences, education, and other health sciences.
- **AI-driven efficiency**: Continuing to invest in AI to automate scheduling, compliance, and matching, saving institutions time (e.g., 10 hours saved per week reported by users).

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Work from anywhere in the US or India; flexible PTO and generous leave policies.
- **Comprehensive benefits**: Premium healthcare (medical, dental, vision in the US), 401K, retirement plan, wellness benefits (Headspace, Gympass, Ginger, Omada), Employee Assistance Program.
- **Travel and bonding**: Opportunities for team offsites and company-wide gatherings.
- **Culture**: “Curiosity is rewarded and the unknown is embraced” – emphasis on growth, learning, and mission-driven work in education.
- **Employee ratings**: 4.2/5 on LinkedIn (34 reviews), with high work-life balance (4.5), compensation (4.0), culture (4.0), and career growth (3.9).
- **Impact**: Directly helps institutions drive enrollment, student success, and alumni impact – meaningful work for those passionate about education.

## Sources
1. [peoplegrove.com – Careers page](https://www.peoplegrove.com/about/careers/)
2. [peoplegrove.com – Main site](https://www.peoplegrove.com/)
3. [builtin.com – Company profile](https://builtin.com/company/peoplegrove)
4. [linkedin.com – PeopleGrove company page](https://linkedin.com/company/peoplegrove)
5. [businesswire.com – Merger announcement](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251216671056/en/PeopleGrove-and-CORE-Higher-Education-Group-Rebrand-as-One-Company-Launch-Unified-Website-and-Product-Suite)

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