Company Overview

Help Shape the Future of Music Creation and Education at MakeMusic

At MakeMusic, we believe music has the power to inspire, connect, and transform lives. For over three decades, we’ve been at the forefront of music technology, building tools that help musicians compose, teach, learn, and perform. Our products are trusted by Grammy-winning composers, world-class educators, and students in classrooms and homes around the globe.

With MakeMusic Cloud, we’ve reimagined music practice for the digital age by offering students real-time feedback, access to an extensive repertoire library, and seamless tools for educators to track progress and personalize instruction.

If you’re passionate about music, driven by innovation, and eager to create tools that empower musicians and educators around the world, then MakeMusic is the stage you’ve been looking for!

We would love to have you join our ever-growing team! All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of gender, race, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical disability, religion, or length of time spent unemployed.

General Summary

As Product Manager you are part of one or more cross-functional, autonomous product development teams focused on a clear business mission and will be responsible for the successful execution of a product vision by delivering value to our customers. As a product leader, you will be responsible for working with executive leadership and the other team leads to research, define, and then execute a cohesive solution within the broader product strategy and company vision. 

You are a continuous learner with a hunger for knowledge. You approach challenges as opportunities to improve. You value team members’ input from all levels and you actively seek ways to support your colleagues.

You’ll work closely with engineering, design, data, and business stakeholders to research, define, and ship features that solve real problems. You’ll own the roadmap for your area, drive alignment with company strategy, and be the final decision-maker on what gets built and how it ships.

We’re looking for someone with a strong background in music and teaching who can translate that knowledge into products that music educators trust.

Core Functions: 

• Work closely with the product dev team from discovery through delivery.

• Share roadmap and product vision among engineering and support teams.
• Collaborate cross functionally to survey, test, and perform analysis to inform feature development.

• Utilize business acumen, with proficiency in identifying, tracking and acting upon metrics, in collaboration with stakeholders in your area of expertise.

• Expertly facilitate the exchange of ideas between cross-functional teams and bring unbiased input to help problem solve to gain buy-in with stakeholders and bring impactful projects to the roadmap.
• Advocate for new projects that could increase our value proposition or market reach, and provide unbiased supporting arguments for consideration among peers and leadership.

• Have a clear picture of the extended competition, know the dynamics and identify the  new entrants. Know the differentiation at a strategy level. 
• Understand the core customers and market and how the application addresses differing needs; use this understanding to define a clear growth strategy.

The work characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.