Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Quizlet operates a scaled, consumer-facing SaaS learning platform where content is not just a library but a core product surface and a data asset. A Senior Product Manager focused on content sits at an increasingly important intersection in SaaS: turning structured content and representation choices into features that can be measured, iterated, and extended across experiences, especially as AI becomes more embedded in product workflows.
For a SaaS product career, this role offers durable leverage in three areas that transfer across categories. It builds fluency in data-informed product strategy where taxonomy, metadata, and underlying models shape what users see and how systems personalize. It also strengthens cross-functional operating skills by requiring tight coordination with engineering, machine learning, research, design, and product marketing, a common reality in mature SaaS organizations with multiple stakeholders influencing outcomes.
This position tends to suit product leaders who enjoy ambiguity at the boundary between strategy and implementation, and who are comfortable making decisions that balance user needs with platform constraints. It is a strong match for someone who wants to deepen expertise in AI-adjacent product work without being an ML specialist, and who prefers an onsite collaboration rhythm in San Francisco.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About Quizlet:
At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly.
We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
Let’s Build the Future of Learning
Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.
About the Team:
Our team is fast-moving and highly collaborative, operating in an environment where ideas quickly turn into shipped products. We focus deeply on understanding content—specifically identifying the right piece of content for each learner at the right stage of their journey. This requires close partnership with engineering to translate user and content insights into scalable solutions. Together, we work with the latest AI technologies, including building content understanding models that power personalized and effective learning experiences.
About the Role:
You will act as a key connector between the content and product teams, identifying how content structure can best power our products and uncovering new opportunities where content can drive additional value. You will translate content strategy into clear product requirements, ensuring alignment between user needs, content capabilities, and product goals. The role also involves close collaboration with engineering and machine learning teams to develop a strong understanding of how content is structured and represented under the hood. This perspective will enable you to shape product decisions that are both strategically sound and technically informed.
We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.
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In this role, you will:- Help shape and evolve content strategy to align with and enhance core product needs
- Partner closely with Product and User Research to understand requirements, surface insights, and define content-driven solutions
- Identify core problems and develop elegant, scalable solutions that balance user value, content capabilities, and product constraints
- Discover and evaluate new opportunities where content can power additional systems, features, or experiences across Quizlet
- Collaborate with Product Marketing to ensure content is positioned effectively and reaches the right audiences at the right time
- Work with Research and Design to deeply understand user motivations, pain points, and friction, translating insights into clear, actionable product direction
What you bring to the table:- 7+ years of product management experience with a focus on data-driven systems, where structured data layers are used to power product functionality and decision-making
- Proven experience operating at the intersection of data, product, and user needs, including working close to the data models that power core product functionality
- Genuine passion for education and educational technology, and a motivation to build products that meaningfully support learners and educators
- Ability to think analytically across data, product capabilities, and user needs to inform clear, impactful product decisions
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
Bonus points if you have:- Prior experience working in education or EdTech environments
- First hand Building ML-powered products that rely on data layers first hand
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:- Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $155,000 - $200,000, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options
- Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
- 20 vacation days that we expect you to take!
- Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, Dental, VSP Choice)
- Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth
- Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits
- 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
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Why Join Quizlet?
🌎 Massive reach: 60M+ users, 1B+ interactions per week
🧠 Cutting-edge tech: Generative AI, adaptive learning, cognitive science
📈 Strong momentum: Top-tier investors, sustainable business, real traction
🎯 Mission-first: Work that makes a difference in people’s lives
🤝 Inclusive culture: Committed to equity, diversity, and belonging
We strive to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome!
We work to create a holistic interview process, where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together, in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership.
We provide a transparent setting that gives a comprehensive view of who we are!
In Closing:
At Quizlet, we’re excited about passionate people joining our team—even if you don’t check every box on the requirements list. We value unique perspectives and believe everyone has something meaningful to contribute. Our culture is all about taking initiative, learning through challenges, and striving for high-quality work while staying curious and open to new ideas. We believe in honest, respectful communication, thoughtful collaboration, and creating a supportive space where everyone can grow and succeed together.”
Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us!
To All Recruiters and Placement Agencies:
At this time, Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and/or profiles.
Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee. Quizlet will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet.
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