Hybrid Product Manager, Learning & Conference Strategy

CPA Ontario; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Home office stipend

Job summary

CPA Ontario is seeking a Product Manager to lead the research, planning and development of the Professional Development offerings, with priority on the Conference Portfolio. You will translate market research, member feedback and regulatory developments into conference themes, agendas and learning products, then extend that content into seminars, certificates and on-demand learning.

You will build and own the network of speakers, advisors, industry leaders, regulators and academics behind the

Qualifications

• Lead research, synthesize market intelligence and translate insights into strategic content plans.
• Experience in developing conference or learning initiative themes and agendas for professional audiences.
• Strong ability to lead research and translate insights into product recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interviewing, networking and briefing.
• CPA designation or Master of Education is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual content strategy, planning process and development pipeline for the PD Conference Portfolio; translate trends into portfolio priorities and conference themes; manage end-to-end conference development from concept to delivery.
• Conduct ongoing market research, needs analysis, environmental scans and stakeholder engagement to identify topics and speaker opportunities; analyze feedback and trends to inform programming decisions.
• Own subject matter expert development strategy; build a database of speakers, advisors, regulators and academics; manage speaker selection, outreach, onboarding and briefing.
• Partner with Marketing, Events, Operations, Sponsorship and Product to support conferences and learning product launches; contribute to marketing messaging and content; act as the content lead throughout the lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to extend content into seminars, certificates and on-demand learning; partner to drive revenue growth across the Professional Development catalogue.

Skills

Market research

Stakeholder leadership

Project management

Strategic content planning

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree (Business/Communications/Marketing/Education)

Job description

CPA Ontario is seeking a Product Manager to lead the research, planning and development of the Professional Development offerings, with priority on the Conference Portfolio. You will translate market research, member feedback and regulatory developments into conference themes, agendas and learning products, then extend that content into seminars, certificates and on-demand learning.

You will build and own the network of speakers, advisors, industry leaders, regulators and academics behind the