SARAH BUSBY
Imagine Learning
Gilbert,AZ
14
years of professional experience
Product leader guiding education products across the full lifecycle from market discovery and product strategy through roadmap planning, content production, release, go-to-market, and ongoing optimization. Combines deep education and curriculum expertise with product leadership, cross-functional delivery, vendor management, customer insight, and AI-enabled workflow improvement.
Work History
Product Manager
4 Years 2 Months- Led education products through the full lifecycle, from market research and discovery through product strategy, roadmap planning, production, release, go-to-market, and ongoing optimization.
- Built and maintained a multi-year Grades 6–12 courseware portfolio roadmap, translating strategic priorities into quarterly plans, milestones, sequencing, and delivery expectations across concurrent workstreams.
- Managed a 400+ course digital curriculum catalog across all 50 states, overseeing roadmap priorities, production needs, state requirements, releases, and ongoing product maintenance to ensure the portfolio continued to meet customer and market needs.
- Led cross-functional delivery across Product, Development, instructional design and content, Product Marketing, Sales Enablement, Professional Learning, Customer Success, approvals, instructional services, and field teams.
- Orchestrated product releases from launch planning through publication and customer communication, synchronizing release timing and announcements with publishing and Pendo teams to ensure timely delivery and clarity for stakeholders.
- Led quarterly go-to-market planning and PI-plan previews, surfacing dependencies and delivery risks early and aligning stakeholders on upcoming releases and customer readiness.
- Leveraged customer feedback, enrollment trends, market research, and feature requests to shape product priorities and drive ongoing improvements based on user needs and market demands.
- Applied ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot to streamline product workflows, create and evaluate content, analyze customer and enrollment data, identify market and requirements trends, generate Jira and request tickets, template workflows, and accelerate project-request development.
- Coordinated vendors, independent contractors, and cross-functional contributors through complex product initiatives, managing workload allocation, mentoring team members, overseeing quality, and participating in hiring interviews to strengthen team capabilities.
Senior Learning Architect, Social Studies
3 Years- Served as project lead for Civics curriculum development and contributed to cross-functional education product initiatives.
- Coordinated vendor and independent contractor efforts, overseeing workload, ensuring quality, and providing coaching and feedback.
- Streamlined tracking methods to enhance efficiency across multi-component curriculum development process.
- Trained new contractors, identifying strengths and development needs to maintain production quality.
- Trained new contractors and identified strengths and development needs to support consistent production quality.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate product goals into engaging training solutions.
Secondary Social Studies Teacher
4 Years- Designed and implemented curriculum and learning experiences, enhancing student engagement through collaboration with students, families, faculty, and school leadership.
- Mentored new teachers and developed professional-development resources, improving instructional effectiveness and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Named Teacher of the Year, 2016–2017.
Secondary Social Studies Teacher
2 Years- Developed curriculum and learning experiences to enhance communication, collaboration, and workplace skills.
- Coordinated with peers, administrators, students, and parents to achieve instructional goals and ensure accurate student records.
- Designed differentiated lessons supporting diverse learners across history, civics, geography, and economics.
- Assessed student progress using formative and summative data to adjust instruction and interventions.
- Designed social studies curriculum aligned with state standards and schoolwide instructional goals.
Education
Master of Arts - Public Administration
Post-Baccalaureate, Teaching Certificate - Social Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Skills
Product strategy
Product lifecycle management
Portfolio & Release Planning
Cross-Functional Leadership
Process Improvement using AI
Power BI
Pendo
Zendesk
Personal Information
Title: PRODUCT & EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER
Timeline
Product Manager
Imagine Learning
08.2022 - 10.2026Read More
Senior Learning Architect, Social Studies
Imagine Learning
01.2019 - 01.2022Read More
Secondary Social Studies Teacher
Falcon High School
01.2015 - 01.2019Read More
Secondary Social Studies Teacher
Harrison High School
01.2013 - 01.2015Read More
University of Colorado
Bachelor of Arts from Political Science
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Grand Canyon University
Master of Arts from Public Administration
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University of Colorado
Post-Baccalaureate, Teaching Certificate from Social Studies
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