Per Scholas

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

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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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