Lead Instructor

Job Summary

The Lead Instructor delivers the AI Product Management curriculum, guides students through MVP development and go-to-market strategies, and manages Teaching Assistants (TAs). This instructor teaches product discovery, PRD writing, and AI-assisted workflows, evaluates student assessments, collaborates with global teams to refine curriculum assets, and drives career readiness alongside Career Advisors.

Key Roles & Operational Responsibilities

1. Curriculum Delivery & Practical Instruction

• Core Product Instruction: Teach essential product management concepts, including discovery, Agile/Scrum/Kanban frameworks, backlog management, roadmap architecture, and PRD authoring.
• AI Tool Integration: Train students on using AI-assisted tools for product research, competitive analysis, prototyping, MVP validation, and performance monitoring.
• Project-Based Mentorship: Guide students through practical, real-world simulations that mirror product lifecycles, from discovery to go-to-market execution.
• Schedule Ownership: Deliver interactive instruction during official program hours, including required Saturday teaching sessions (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM CEST) and weekday hours (Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM CEST).

2. Academic Leadership & Community Management

• Student Success & Feedback: Administer learning assessments, evaluate projects, and deliver prompt, actionable feedback to ensure students achieve program learning outcomes.
• Team Supervision: Manage and direct local and central Teaching Assistants (TAs) to maintain high instructional standards across the cohort.
• Inclusive Learning Culture: Create an energetic, supportive online community that accommodates varied learning styles and encourages peer collaboration.
• Career Collaboration: Partner with Program Managers and Career Advisors to prepare students for career transitions into product management roles.

3. Curriculum Co-Creation & Global Alignment

• Content Optimization: Adapt Ironhack's global curriculum to build localized lesson plans, exercises, and mini-projects.
• Feedback Loop: Collaborate with the Global Education Team to share classroom insights, refine lesson materials, and support rollout of new instructional content.

Foundational Capabilities & Prerequisites

Required Technical Profile & Experience

• Professional PM Experience: 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in product management or a closely related role, preferably within digital products or technology companies.
• Agile Expertise: Demonstrated experience working with and teaching Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• AI Tool Fluency: Practical experience leveraging modern AI tools and workflows within product discovery, documentation, and design processes.
• Core PM Competencies: Proven mastery of product discovery, roadmap planning, user story writing, backlog prioritization, and MVP development.
• Instructional Skills: Ability to break down complex concepts, facilitate group work, adapt lesson plans on the fly, and engage adult learners effectively.
• Language Command: Complete professional fluency in English (all instruction and corporate communications are conducted in English).

Personal Attributes & Soft Skills

• Passionate about mentoring, data-informed technologies, and EdTech innovation.
• Highly organized, reliable, open to feedback, and skilled at keeping online teams motivated.
• Proactive problem solver capable of anticipating student learning bottlenecks.

What Ironhack Offers

• Flexibility: 100% Remote working environment.
• Competitive Compensation: Market-competitive salary package.
• Global Impact: Opportunity to shape a global curriculum and train the next generation of AI product managers.
• Professional Growth: Clear internal pathways toward Subject Matter Expert (SME) or Curriculum Engineer roles.
• Dynamic Culture: Collaborative, social, and outcomes-driven learning community.

Skills Required:

• Computer / Software / It / Data