Data & Platform Product Manager

WorldStridesUnited StatesProduct Management

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Salary

Not listed

Job type

Full-time

Posted

19 Sept 2026

Status

Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

WorldStrides is seeking a Data & Platform Product Manager based in the United States to shape the future of educational travel technology. This builder's role suits an experienced product professional who thrives on owning adjacent problem spaces and driving measurable outcomes.

Role Overview

WorldStrides moves hundreds of thousands of students, families, teachers, and schools through complex financial transactions while generating massive amounts of data. This position focuses on two key, under-invested areas: Platform, which covers payments, billing, and financial partnerships, and Data, which encompasses data quality, pipelines, and self-serve analytics. The product manager will guide the ongoing migration of the data platform into Microsoft Fabric and utilize Power BI as the analytics and reporting surface. Working with autonomous pods, the successful candidate will prioritize high-impact experiments, leverage AI as a daily force multiplier, and focus on delivering genuine value rather than just shipping features.

Key Responsibilities

Frame complex problems sharply across the platform and data lanes by synthesizing user research, transactional data, and stakeholder interviews.

Shepherd the Microsoft Fabric migration from the product side, partnering with data engineering to sequence domains and define adoption-ready semantic models.

Manage the full discovery-to-outcome loop, identifying customer pain points, designing targeted experiments, and setting strict success and kill criteria.

Treat internal stakeholders, such as finance analysts, data consumers, and operations teams, as core customers of internal platform tools.

Navigate regulatory and compliance requirements including PCI, PII handling, financial reporting, and data governance early in the product lifecycle.

Communicate transparently with leadership, engineering pods, and business partners regarding ongoing experiments, learnings, and strategic direction.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management.

Background that ideally includes payments or fintech, data or analytics platforms, financial operations, internal tooling, or technical B2B SaaS.

Quantitative proficiency including SQL fluency and the ability to read financial models and discuss data pipeline designs.

Working familiarity with Power BI as a consumer to evaluate report quality and structural design.

Strong discovery instincts with demonstrated experience conducting customer research.

Active and curious use of AI tools in daily work for tasks such as schema generation, SQL writing, research synthesis, and prototyping.

Crisp written communication skills with the ability to write influential one-pagers for diverse leadership audiences.

Nice to Have

Direct experience shipping payments, billing, or subscription products.

Previous experience acting as a product manager for a data platform, analytics team, or experimentation platform.

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric components such as OneLake, Data Factory pipelines, lakehouses, and semantic models.

Advanced Power BI fluency including DAX literacy, workspace deployment pipelines, and row-level security.

Experience leading a data platform migration to a modern lakehouse or medallion architecture.

Background in EdTech, travel, or multi-sided financial operational models.

Skills and Tools

SQL

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

AI productivity tools

Data engineering pipelines

Financial operations and billing systems

Salary and Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options with employer HSA contributions.

Generous 401(k) match program.

Robust paid time off consisting of 25 PTO days in the first year (prorated), 11 paid company holidays, 1 paid volunteer day, 4 mental health days, and bereavement leave.

Professional development support featuring up to $5,250 annually for tuition reimbursement and up to $1,000 annually for certifications.

Opportunities for paid and discounted travel alongside team member discounts.

Flexible work schedule options, Employee Resource Groups, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and wellness resources.

Paid parental, caregiver, and disability leave.

About the Company

WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning. Established in 1967 initially to provide Washington, D.C. travel programs for middle school students, the organization now serves over half a million students annually across more than 100 countries. Programs span educational travel, performing arts, language immersion, career exploration, service-learning, study abroad, and sports, helping students discover new perspectives on the world and themselves.

How to Apply

Candidates should visit the official WorldStrides careers page to submit an application for this position.

Skills and tech stack

SQL

Questions candidates ask

What are the primary focus areas for this role?

The product manager owns two adjacent problem spaces: Platform (payments, billing, financial aid, and financial partnerships) and Data (data quality, pipelines, self-serve analytics, and instrumentation).

What technical platform migration is currently underway?

WorldStrides is actively migrating its data platform into Microsoft Fabric, using Power BI as the core analytics and reporting surface.

How much experience is required for this position?

Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in product management.

Is AI experience required?

While you do not need to have shipped AI features, you must actively use AI tools in your daily work for tasks like schema and SQL generation, research synthesis, and writing.

What specific technical language fluency is needed?

SQL fluency and working familiarity with Power BI as a consumer are required for the role.

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