Senior Product Manager - Growth & Program Operations

About Odyssey:

At Odyssey, our Mission is to enable access to high-quality education across the U.S. regardless of income, or zip code. With our proprietary technology, Odyssey makes educational choice easier, faster, and more accessible to parents in the jurisdictions that we serve. By partnering directly with state agencies and educational vendors, we help to streamline the process that empowers parents to find the tools necessary for their children to succeed.

As the first company designed specifically for education savings accounts (ESAs), our platform powers programs that collectively support more than 200,000 students across the US in accessing more than $2 billion in state funding.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager – Growth & Program Operations to help scale Odyssey’s platform as we expand into new states and deepen our impact with existing programs.

In this role, you’ll drive the roadmap that fuels Odyssey’s growth—building configurable, data-driven systems that help states launch and manage Education Savings Account (ESA) programs efficiently. You’ll work cross-functionally with engineering, design, operations, and business development to deliver trusted, scalable solutions that expand access to education for families nationwide.

If you’re a systems thinker who loves solving complex operational problems through product innovation—and you’re passionate about using technology to make education more accessible—this role is for you.

This is a hybrid role in our NYC office in Tribeca.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the product roadmap that drives Odyssey’s growth—expanding into new states while increasing family participation and the utilization of awarded funds.

• Build configurable, data-informed platform features that accelerate state program launches and drive platform adaptability to a breadth of program policies and user needs.

• Partner with business development, engineering, and implementation teams to translate state needs and regulations into scalable product capabilities.

• Develop scalable workflows for funding, payments, integrations, and compliance tracking that support efficient, auditable state program delivery.

• Improve operational efficiency through better tooling, integrations, and analytics visibility.

• Use data to measure success, streamline delivery, and strengthen partner outcomes.

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years of Product Management experience, ideally in marketplaces, platforms, or B2B2C products (e.g., fintech, govtech, or SaaS).

• Experience driving platform growth through strategy, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Strong understanding of multi-stakeholder ecosystems and the ability to build for scale.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to align diverse stakeholders around shared goals.

• Experience with payments, ledgering, or compliance-driven systems is a plus.

• A mission-driven mindset—you care deeply about expanding opportunity and solving meaningful problems.

• Analytical and data-informed, with a knack for bringing structure and clarity to ambiguous problems.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Make an impact: Help families across the country access education that fits their needs.

• Collaborative environment: Work alongside passionate teammates from engineering, operations, and policy.

• Mission-backed and well-funded: Supported by top investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Tusk Venture Partners.

Additional Details

• This role may be based in Manhattan, NYC, or remote within the U.S.

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.

• We believe that everyone at Odyssey should be compensated fairly. We set our salary bands based on compensation data from hundreds of companies at our stage. The salary range for this role is $160,000-$180,000 depending on experience, interview performance, and location.

• Odyssey benefits include Medical/Dental/Vision plan(s), health services, short term disability, unlimited PTO and more.

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment:

Odyssey is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Why Odyssey:

Sitting at the intersection of tech, government, and education, Odyssey offers potential applicants an immediate and substantive impact for students and families. Supported by well-known investors and advisors, we are gaining traction quickly with ample opportunity for growth. As our team expands, we are looking for top-tier talent to join our mission in driving the future of education forward. Join us if you believe in the power of education as the single most important investment we can make as Americans today