Vice President, Product -Technology

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Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are the background you bring and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences your perspectives and your passion; its in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

About the Role:

Wiley is seeking a visionary VP of Product & Technology to lead the strategy and execution of our Assessments product portfolio including the development of a scalable platform to power future growth. This role will unify efforts across product design engineering and external partners to deliver high-impact AI-enabled experiences that unlock human potential. With responsibility for 4 global brandsEverything DiSC The Five Behaviors The Leadership Challenge and PXTyoull shape how we simplify and scale user and buyer experiences across our ecosystem.

• Drive discovery development and delivery for overall product strategy and roadmap in alignment with the Assessment Business vision and goals.
• Inspire and lead the product and technology teams fostering a collaborative and innovative culture that enables execution and delivery against a singular vision for Assessments
• Work closely with technology and design teams to prioritize and manage product development efforts ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to develop go-to-market strategies and support phased GTM strategy to drive faster adoption for business-related product launches
• Foster new MVP approach to conducting market research instilling speed and clarity on customer needs opportunities for product innovation and competitive differentiation.
• Champion the responsible use of AI across the product portfolio steering the evolution of our proprietary model and unlocking new ways to support users through intelligent context-aware experiences.
• Continue to build internal design and development practices to drive thinking and lead technology builds to ensure repeatability within platform.
• Participate heavily with the Assessments leadership team: help set business strategy represent the product platform in our strategic planning initiate and debate key strategic topics and opportunities and drive bold high-impact decisions
• Ensure effective communication and alignment across all departments regarding product goals progress and challenges
• Instill an inclusive team culture that is passionate pragmatic accountable and collaborative.
• Collaborate with other product and technology leaders across Wileys other divisions to reduce redundancy share best practices and optimize our investments

Product Strategy and Leadership:

• Develop and communicate comprehensive product strategy aligned with business objectives

• Define product roadmap prioritize features and manage product lifecycle from conception to launch

• Conduct market research competitive analysis and user research to inform product decisions

• Establish product metrics KPIs and success criteria to measure product performance

• Lead product discovery processes and validate product-market fit initiatives

Technology Leadership

• Oversee technology architecture infrastructure and engineering practices

• Drive technical decision-making regarding platform scalability security and performance

• Establish engineering standards best practices and development methodologies

• Evaluate and implement new technologies tools and frameworks

• Ensure robust security practices and compliance with industry standards

Team Management and Development

• Build lead and mentor high-performing product and engineering teams
• Recruit top talent and establish strong team culture focused on innovation and delivery
• Provide career development opportunities and foster professional growth
• Manage team performance set goals and conduct regular performance evaluations
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between product engineering design and

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Partner with members of Assessments leadership team to align product and technology strategy with business goals
• Develop and manage product and technology budgets resource allocation and vendor relationships
• Drive agile development processes and continuous improvement initiatives

Strategic Planning & Execution (cont)

• Oversee project management timeline delivery and quality assurance
• Present product and technology updates to board members and stakeholders

Customer & Market Focus

• Champion user-centric design and development practices
• Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product improvements
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to maintain competitive advantage
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to support go-to-market strategies

Qualifications:
Provides leadership and direction through senior managers
Accountable for the performance and results of diverse activities within a large business
Develops and executes own strategy to achieve key business objectives
Decisions are guided by business and/or functional strategy and objectives

About Wiley:

Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the worlds most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement empowering knowledge-seekers to transform todays biggest obstacles into tomorrows brightest opportunities.

With over 200 years of experience in publishing we continue to evolve knowledge seekers steps into strides illuminating their path forward to personal educational and professional success at every stage. Around the globe we break down barriers for innovators empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields adapt their workforces and shape minds.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin disability protected veteran status genetic information or based on any individuals status in any group or class protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community learn and grow.

We are committed to fair transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wileys good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to geographic location skills and competencies.

When applying please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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