Product Manager, Course (High School)

At Macmillan Learning were committed to driving innovation that transforms education. We seek team members who thrive on pushing boundaries envisioning future possibilities and building solutions that make a lasting impact. Whether youre a Pioneer shaping bold new ideas a Builder turning possibilities into reality or a Stabilizer optimizing for success youll play a vital role in advancing our mission. If youre excited by the prospect of testing new technologies implementing transformative strategies and thriving in a fast-paced innovative environment wed love to hear from you!  

The Product Manager Course (High School) owns the vision strategy and execution of a portfolio of Bedford Freeman and Worth High School course areas ensuring that each course offering meets the needs of teachers and students and lead to measurable impact on student success. This role treats the course as the product driving innovations in content pedagogy and experience design. From ideation through validation and development the Product Manager Course (High School) leads the strategic direction of course design and content development partnering with market experts researchers designers production teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver compelling and effective course experiences. The Product Manager expresses personal ownership of the prioritization of ideas expresses the view of customers during decision-making and prioritization processes and synthesizes cross-functional input to ensure solutions brought to market are feasible viable and desirable.

We know that talented candidates sometimes hesitate to apply when they dont meet every single qualification listed. We encourage you to apply if youre excited about this role and believe you can contribute meaningfully to our team even if your background doesnt align perfectly with every requirement. Were looking for people who are passionate about our mission and can bring valuable perspectives to our work. Different experiences skills and approaches all have the potential to strengthen what we do. If this opportunity interests you wed love to hear how your unique background and abilities could contribute to our teams success. Were committed to building a workplace where everyone can do their best work and where diverse viewpoints are valued. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply - were excited to learn about the different ways you might add value to our organization.   

Major responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead course ideation validation and scoping ensuring alignment with teacher pedagogy and student engagement patterns.
• Evaluate priorities and alignment to OKRs based on qualitative and quantitative data making recommendations based on those insights and their importance to project partners to help drive the discipline course vision and roadmap.
• Define and evolve the course strategy for a portfolio of disciplines grounded in market learner and teacher needs. Catalogue and synthesize feedback from users and internal customer liaisons to manage a well-organized and well-informed backlog.
• Evangelize the product backlog such that priorities show clear alignment to business objectives. Coordinate cross-functionally with other product managers program managers learning resource group and UX to complete multi-team initiatives and establish priority.
• Regularly analyze the competitive marketplace to best understand customer solutions course trends and opportunities to provide advice accordingly.
• Use system data feedback from customers and other data points to analyze the impact the solution has for users. Monitor run data analysis and report on key performance indicators for content assets.
• Translate validated ideas into course and content requirements collaborating with UX learning science and editorial teams to ensure high-quality experiences.
• Obtain early feedback on solutions and understand efforts and trade-offs. Define product features and communicate requirements to Product Designers LRG and development teams via clearly-written requirements using concise verbal communication.
• Track and drive cross-functional product rollout outside of the product development team to facilitate successful product content use.
• Assess measure and present the impact of their teams work directly to stakeholders quantifying the value of their progress and evaluating or recommending possible courses of action.
• Establish and maintain internal partner relationships aligned with evaluating viability and supporting implementation through launch efforts.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree.
• 3 years experience designing and building new products and enhancing existing products preferably in the K-12 ed tech space.
• 2 years product management or business analyst experience.
• Demonstrated ability to exert influence and deliver on capabilities without having direct control over all participating resources.
• Entrepreneurial drive and demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledgeable across many functional areas: product management UX editorial sales customer support finance and marketing.
• Problem-solving organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex information orally and in writing to a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience building trust and collaboration through excellent interpersonal skills.
  Strong technical abilities.
• Flexible and willing to work as a team member doing whatever it takes to release an exceptional product.
• Exceptional customer relationship skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product Management Certification a plus.
• Product management or product design experience with a focus on K-12 markets.
• A passion for EdTech teaching or mission-driven work in learning and development.
• Product Management or Agile Scrum certification.
• Solid product management experience with a track record of creating innovative software/mobile applications.
• Programming or prototyping experience a plus agile experience preferred.
• Strong content knowledge in focus area.

Salary Range: $95000 - $115000 (depending on experience)

Exemption Status: Exempt  

Physical Requirements:  

Must be able to multi-task concentrate in an open office work environment and to travel occasionally. Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week as needed.   

The position is eligible for remote employment excluding the following locations: Alaska Arkansas Hawaii Mississippi Nevada South Dakota West Virginia Wyoming.    

Additional Information :

Benefits 

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits effective on the employees date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees. 

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical Dental Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity 
• Generous paid time off sick time floating holidays and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day Juneteenth Indigenous Peoples Day Election Day and more!)
• Employee Assistance Program Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• And much more!

Macmillan Learning is a privately-held family-owned company that inspires whats possible for every learner. We envision a world in which every learner succeeds. Through our content tools and services we aim to make that a reality. To learn more please visit  join our Macmillan Community stay connected to our Learning Stories blogs or see us on LinkedIn Facebook or X. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group a global media company headquartered in Stuttgart Germany.

At Macmillan Learning we believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds enrich our mission to improve lives through learning. We actively seek candidates who reflect a wide range of identities experiences and communities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age ethnicity national origin sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression disability status physical ability neurodiversity genetic information protected veteran status family and economic status and background geographical status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. You can read more about our Diversity Equity & Inclusion initiatives here.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Educations guidance.  Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time