Partner Engagement Manager

Coursera; Canada; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Coursera seeks a Partner Engagement Manager to lead impactful campaigns engaging university and industry partners. You will design strategies to enhance partner communications, drive product adoption, and ensure alignment across global teams. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in communications, project management, and possess strong storytelling skills.

Benefits

Flexible workspace choices

Virtual onboarding and interviews

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience leading communications for strategic change initiatives.
• Exceptional written and visual communication skills.
• Proven success managing cross-functional campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Design and project manage go-to-partner engagement campaigns.
• Coordinate with internal teams to align on campaign goals.
• Track campaign performance and engagement metrics.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Strategic Thinking

Visual Design

Education

MBA preferred

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Google Slides

Job description

Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 175 million registered learners as of March 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 350 leading universities and industry leaders to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences to their learners. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.

At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration.

Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you.

Job Overview:

Coursera is expanding our Partner Success team with a Partner Engagement Manager to lead bold, high-impact campaigns that inspire our global network of university and industry partners to adopt new tools, embrace change, and stay deeply engaged. In this role, you’ll help shape how partners experience some of Coursera’s most important product and business transformations, applying change management principles and a deep understanding of partner needs to drive clarity, confidence and action.

As a key driver of go-to-partner engagement and communications, you’ll craft strategic messaging and visually compelling assets that turn complexity into clarity. Your work will support product adoption, business shifts and partner engagement at scale. You’ll collaborate with Product Marketing, Global Communications, and field teams to bring these moments to life in ways that feel clear, human and actionable.

This is a high-visibility individual contributor role that blends strategy, storytelling and execution. Success will require sharp thinking, outstanding writing and slide design skills, strong project management and the ability to align stakeholders across global teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner-Facing Campaigns

• Design and project manage go-to-partner engagement campaigns that:

1. Help partners adopt new tools and capabilities on the Coursera platform
2. Support partners through strategic business shifts, such as changes to monetization models or content operations
3. Strengthen trust and alignment through partner engagement programs like councils, feedback surveys, and conferences

Develop messaging, visuals, enablement assets, and campaign toolkits for internal and external audiencesServe as a strategic partner to field teams, supporting 1:1 outreach with clear materials and guidance

Cross-Functional Execution

• Coordinate with Product Marketing, Global Communications, Product Management, Services, Account Managers and other internal teams to align on campaign goals and content
• Deliver campaigns across multiple channels and segments, using email, webinars, and internal enablement platforms
• Manage campaign timelines and feedback loops to ensure timely delivery and continuous iteration
• Own the systems and workflows (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) that power campaign targeting, delivery and performance tracking

Measurement and Continuous Improvement

• Track campaign performance and engagement metrics to assess impact and inform future strategy
• Gather insights from partners and internal stakeholders to improve clarity, tone, targeting, and overall experience
• Contribute to the refinement of Coursera’s go-to-partner systems and campaign calendar

Basic Qualifications:

• 6+ years experience leading communications for strategic change initiatives or business transformation programs, partner or product marketing, customer or client engagement in a tech, B2B, or consulting environment
• Exceptional written and visual communication skills, with a knack for simplifying complex ideas into clear, engaging messages and designing compelling, professional slide decks for executive and external audiences
• Proven success managing cross-functional campaigns with measurable business outcomes; ability to think strategically while managing detailed execution across multiple campaigns
• Willingness to work across global time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with communication and marketing tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot, Confluence, Google Slides)
• Experience using generative AI or agent-based tools to enhance clarity, speed, and scale in communications with a curiosity to explore new ways they can amplify impact
• Familiarity with platform product adoption and lifecycle communications; experience working with strategic partnerships or education institutions a plus
• MBA preferred, ideally with a focus in change management and/or strategic communications

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

• Marketing in a Digital World
• Digital Marketing Specialization
• Applying Data Analytics in Marketing

Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job titles may span more than one career level. The targeted hiring base salary range for this role is between $90,000 and $113,000 for all Canada candidates. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to prior work experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay, equity, and benefits.

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