Per Scholas
Director, Product Owner - Infrastructure Technology
United States · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$85k-$90kDetected 26 days ago
Data EngineeringAccessibilityProduct ManagementProduct StrategyCRMResearchLeadershipCommunicationOSHA
About the role
- To date, 30,000+ individuals have been trained through Per Scholas, propelling their professional trajectories into high-growth tech careers with salaries three times higher than their pre-training earnings.
- The salary difference is typically determined by several factors, including the candidate's geographic location and alignment with qualifications and experience.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the multi-year curriculum product roadmap for Infrastructure Technology, with clear prioritization criteria, explicit tradeoffs, and documented decisions across market-driven, customized, and alumni offerings.
- Establish and maintain a disciplined Operating Rhythm, including discovery-to-delivery planning, milestone tracking, and monthly portfolio reviews tied to outcomes and capacity.
- Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management, including opportunity intake, discovery, evaluation, build decisions, implementation, adoption, performance improvement, and strategic sunsetting.
- Curriculum Discovery, Requirements Translation, and Design Leadership:
- Assume accountability for the analysis and design phase of new and existing curricula by setting clear design requirements, acceptance criteria, and readiness-to-build decisions for infrastructure technology products.
- Act as a lead consultant for internal and external stakeholders-including donors, executive leadership, government partners, and employer partners-to shape infrastructure technology curriculum strategy and delivery commitments.
- Support grant and contract requirements by translating compliance, credential, safety, reporting, and employer-alignment needs into product requirements, measurement plans, and deliverable timelines.
- Lead through influence across Product, Design, Delivery, Instructor Development, Evaluation, and Operations to ensure high-quality instructional output and consistent use of product discovery practices.
- Serve as the primary intake and prioritization lead for new infrastructure technology product requests, optimizing departmental capacity and protecting the team from scope creep.
- Own, define, and actively track curriculum product KPIs, using them to drive roadmap decisions, accountability, and continuous improvement across infrastructure technology offerings.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience working with or supporting data centers, critical facilities, facilities operations, electrical-adjacent, HVAC-adjacent, or building systems environments.
- ability to synthesize infrastructure technology complexity into clear tradeoffs, decisions, risks, and measurable outcomes.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with workforce development or scaled training delivery environments (multi-site, standardized delivery, instructor enablement).
- Experience with OSHA, EPA, NFPA-related safety practices, DCIM platforms, Critical Monitoring Systems, low voltage training, data center operations, facilities controls, or building automation.
- Personal Characteristics
- Outcomes-oriented: prioritizes learner job readiness, employer relevance, safety, and occupational competency over activity or output volume.
- High standards with psychological safety: balances rigor, clarity, accountability, and technical precision with supportive collaboration.
- Systems thinker: improves repeatability, documentation, governance, and process discipline across cross-functional teams.
- Per Scholas offers a compr
- Curriculum Solutions
Skills
- Learn more by visiting PerScholas.org and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Compensation
- For this role specifically, we are targeting a salary of $90,000, with a range of $85,000 to $90,000.
Benefits
- Serve as the primary curriculum strategy lead in partner and funder discovery-translating infrastructure technology requirements into learning objectives, assessments, hands-on labs, and curriculum design intent.
- Establish durable "definition of done" criteria for curriculum releases (learning objectives, assessments, instructional assets, lab requirements, delivery readiness, and measurement plan).
- Coach cross-functional partners and subject-matter experts on discovery, scoping, learning experience intent, assessment strategy, and tradeoff decisions-protecting focus on the highest-impact work.
Company info
- Per Scholas is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and results-oriented Product Owner to lead our Infrastructure Technology curriculum portfolio.
- In this role, you will serve as the vertical subject-matter expert (SME) and curriculum product owner-translating labor market intelligence, employer demand, technical standards, and instructional research into high-quality, scalable learning products that drive learner outcomes, credential attainment, and job placement.
- You will own discovery, define the learner's experience intent, translate infrastructure technology requirements into clear learning objectives and measurable assessments, and partner cross-functionally through build, launch, and continuous improvement.
- You bring an infrastructure technology background with fluency across data center operations, low voltage systems, critical facilities, facilities controls, and building automation.
- You understand electrical and HVAC-adjacent environments, are familiar with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platforms and Critical Monitoring Systems (CMS), and can translate real-world occupational requirements into clear learning objectives, competency maps, hands-on labs, safety-aligned scenarios, and measurable performance assessments.
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