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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Software Product Manager - **Company:** Western Governors University - **Location:** Salt Lake City, UT, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $108,200.0 - $162,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Confluence, JIRA, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Power BI, Tableau (Software), Generative AI - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88108535/1 ## About the Role If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career., * Bachelor's degree. * 5 years of experience as a Software Product Manager, Product Owner, or in a closely related role. * Professional product certification such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Pragmatic Marketing, or similar certification. * Experience working in agile product development environments. * Exposure to AI-powered products, agentic AI, generative AI, or related technologies. * Strong analytical skills with the ability to use metrics and insights to influence decisions and tell a compelling product story. * Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Experience in lieu of education: Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as one year of experience for one year of education and is at the discretion of the hiring manager. Bonus Points * Master's degree. * Experience in Education Technology (EdTech). * Experience working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Tableau, Power BI, Lucid, or similar platforms. ## Description If you're energized by building products that solve meaningful problems, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of how prospective students connect with WGU. As a Software Product Manager, you'll partner with a senior product manager, engineers, designers, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative digital experiences that support student enrollment through emerging AI-powered technologies. You'll play a key role in a high-visibility product initiative focused on conversational and agentic AI experiences, helping translate user needs, business goals, and data insights into impactful solutions. Success in this role requires curiosity, strong product thinking, excellent communication skills, and a passion for delivering measurable outcomes. What You'll Do * Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers, UX designers, stakeholders, and product leaders to identify opportunities, define requirements, and deliver product outcomes. * Serve as Product Owner within an agile environment, continuously refining and prioritizing the product backlog to maximize customer and business value. * Contribute to product strategy and roadmap development for AI-powered enrollment experiences, helping translate vision into actionable plans. * Conduct product discovery, gather customer insights, and use data to build business cases that inform prioritization and investment decisions. * Write high-quality epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria that enable efficient delivery by development teams. * Use metrics, analytics, and customer feedback to measure product performance and communicate outcomes through compelling data storytelling. * Support product launches, user acceptance testing, release planning, change management, and ongoing product improvements., This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days per week in our Salt Lake City, Utah office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work. Visa Sponsorship While we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, WGU is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Travel Requirement This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. 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