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Zeraki
Product Manager - Zeraki Learning at Zeraki
Nairobi, NairobiKenyaFull TimeMid-Senior Level
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About the Role
The PM I for Zeraki Learning is responsible for owning and improving the core learning experience for students and teachers across lessons, practice, assignments, quizzes, and performance feedback.
Zeraki Learning sits at the intersection of product, pedagogy, and real classroom constraints. This role is ideal for a Product Manager with a background in instructional design or learning sciences, who can translate learning theory and curriculum needs into clear, usable, and scalable product solutions.
The PM I operates with moderate autonomy and is expected to run discovery with teachers and students, manage the learning product backlog, and ship iterative improvements with engineering and design. Larger strategic bets and cross-product alignment are supported by a PM II or the Head of Product.
Responsibilities
Instructional Design & Learning Quality
Responsibilities
Apply instructional design principles (e.g. scaffolding, practice, feedback, mastery) when shaping product decisions.
Evaluate learning flows for:
clarity of objectives
appropriate sequencing
quality of feedback and reinforcement
Partner with Design to ensure learning interactions are cognitively appropriate and simple.
Ensure learning tools support teachers' instructional intent, not replace it.
Balance curriculum alignment with product scalability and usability.
Business & Commercialization
Responsibilities
Understand how Zeraki Learning contributes to:
product stickiness and retention
cross-sell and upsell into other Zeraki products
parent and student engagement value
Track how learning engagement correlates with renewal and usage signals.
Work with CX to identify learning-related churn risks or confusion points.
Identify small, high-leverage improvements that increase sustained usage.
Communicate learning product performance clearly to product leadership.
Collaboration
Responsibilities
Build strong working relationships with:
Product Designers
Engineers
CX and Support teams
Hold regular discovery sessions with teachers and students.
Work with designers to create clear, simple learning interfaces.
Communicate roadmap changes and rollout updates clearly in Teams.
Support PM II / Product Leadership in broader learning strategy alignment.
Document learning workflows and decisions for shared understanding.
Escalate blockers early and create clarity when trade-offs arise.
Requirements
Must-Have
1–3 years' experience in product management, instructional design, education technology, or learning experience design.
Strong understanding of how people learn and how teachers teach.
Ability to translate pedagogical needs into clear product requirements.
Experience running structured discovery with users.
Strong documentation and communication skills.
Comfort working with product data and usage metrics.
Structured, detail-oriented, and reliable in execution.