Remote, anywhere in the United States

Who we are

You’re reading this job description because somebody taught you how. You became “somebody” as a result. Unfortunately, our nation’s most recent reading results show that over 70% of fourth-grade students would not be able to read this job description. At Bloom, we’re building a world in which everybody gets to be somebody. How? By ensuring every kid, everywhere, is a reader.

Learning to read is complex because human beings were never born to read. Our brains need to be intentionally rewired and reformed to read, which requires consistent high-quality instruction. That’s how a “reading brain” develops. Simply put, reading teachers are neurosurgeons, who require the right tools to address the complexities of teaching reading. Bloom is that tool.

Bloom is an early reading app that is aligned to cognitive research on how children learn to read and will teach students the foundational reading skills required to develop into skilled readers. Through the power of automatic speech recognition technology and the magic of human-centered instruction, we are building a groundbreaking approach to digital learning that will reach 1,000,000 students in the next five years.

Bloom is a funded Pre-Seed company that grew out of a non-profit organization that coaches school and system leaders to build, implement, and sustain reading ecosystems that live at the intersection of research and instructional equity. Bloom is being incubated at Workshop Ventures, a venture studio that partners with founders to build startups in climate and education. Together, we are in the process of building out the internal team that will shape the lives of students across the country.

We have a lot of work to do–and that is where you come in! We are looking for exceptional people to join our founding team and win our mission by building a ground-breaking digital reading curriculum that not only delivers great instruction, but ensures every kid, everywhere, is a reader.

What you will do

As the Head of Product, you will be a crucial member of our founding team, reporting directly to the Founder and CEO. Your primary responsibility will be to translate the academic and instructional vision of our company into a scalable, market-ready product. You'll oversee the entire product development lifecycle and will be instrumental in building and leading a high-performing product function for our young company.

Product Strategy and Vision

• Collaborate closely with the Founder and CEO to define and articulate the product vision.
• Develop and manage the product roadmap, aligning it with the company's educational and business objectives to make highly effective early literacy instruction accessible to millions more kids.
• Identify innovative ways to leverage technology to make highly effective early literacy instruction accessible to millions of children.

Technical Leadership

• Lead the integration and optimization of ASR technology in our product, collaborating with engineering teams to improve accuracy, latency, and performance across diverse acoustic environments and user demographics.
• Oversee ASR-specific privacy and security measures for voice data handling and processing, ensuring compliance and user trust.
• Drive product strategy by staying current with ASR advancements, analyzing performance metrics, and assessing potential impacts on our offering.

Product Development and Execution

• Lead the end-to-end product development process, ensuring timely and successful execution.