Product Manager, Optimizer

Timely Recruit Ltd

. Engage with customers to understand opportunities to generate better K12 school schedules .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management within B2B SaaS environments, focusing on algorithmic decision-support and operations research. Proficient in data analysis, metric design, and leveraging AI for optimizing scheduling solutions.

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Product ManagementData AnalysisAlgorithmic Decision-SupportAgile ToolsetsUser-Centric Story Writing

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Hard Skills

Data AnalysisMetric DesignExperiment DesignAlgorithmic ProductsOptimizationConstraint SatisfactionA/B TestingOperations Research

Soft Skills

Collaborative Problem SolverDetail-OrientedVisual Communication

Tools & Technologies

JiraNotionMiro

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSEdTechScheduling DomainAI-Enabled SDLC

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage with customers to understand opportunities to generate better K12 school schedules
Dive into optimizer technology and the scheduling domain to facilitate critical decisions with Engineering
Partner with Engineering to improve optimizer core algorithms, model-builders, and orchestration pipeline
Design and execute experiments testing optimizer changes
Define performance and quality metrics such as feasibility rate, schedule quality scores, solve time, and constraint violations
Craft optimizer product requirements and refine new product features
Work with Engineering and AI agents to break requirements into well-defined stories
Leverage AI to connect requirements, story definition, and development workflows
Develop and implement a vision for generative AI in algorithmic schedule optimization
Own the end-to-end experience for school schedulers interacting with the optimizer
Communicate results, tradeoffs, and infeasible or sub-optimal solutions
Drive goal- and metric-setting processes with Engineering
Set and adjust milestones, maintain standards, and focus the team on impact
Communicate product and technology decisions to internal and external stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years in B2B SaaS product organizations
At least 3 years as a Product Manager
Experience working on products with an algorithmic, decision-support, or operations research core
Strong data analysis and metric design skills
Ability to design experiments and interpret their results
Strong user-centric story writing
Mastery of agile toolsets such as Jira, Notion, and Miro
Demonstrated experience using AI-enabled SDLC practices
Collaborative, detail-oriented problem solver
Visual communication skills using mockups, sketches, diagrams, or journey maps
Nice-to-have: background in EdTech and/or education sector
Nice-to-have: experience with optimization, decision-support systems, constraint satisfaction, or algorithmic products
Nice-to-have: familiarity with A/B testing or experimentation frameworks
Nice-to-have: background in operations research or a technical discipline
Must address whether United States work authorization sponsorship will be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and dental insurance
Parental leave
401(k)
Unlimited PTO
Access to coworking
Equity in a fast-growing, successful startup
Work with an exceptional team tackling meaningful challenges in education
Be part of a growing, financially healthy company with a proven product