Education Product Development Manager

Keypath Education Asia-Pacific; Shah Alam; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Keypath Education Asia-Pacific is seeking a strategic Product leader to drive growth across Southeast Asia and Australia. You will guide new product development, manage the portfolio, and optimize offerings to maximise performance and revenue, working with university partners and cross-functional teams.

Reporting to the Principal Portfolio Lead, you will balance strategic development with portfolio management, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering on financial targets while leveraging

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience in a relevant strategic or commercial role.
• Strong experience influencing senior and academic stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, assess commercial viability of new products, and work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver on financial targets.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to connect the dots between different data sources.
• Confident with data and Excel (e.g. pivot tables).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development and management initiatives across Southeast Asia and Australia.
• Oversee product pipeline and process management to ensure timely launches.
• Engage with industry stakeholders and university partners to drive portfolio opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for go-to-market strategies and execution.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Data-driven decision making

Tools

Excel

Job description

Make an Impact with Data That Drives Global Education

Keypath Education is a leading EdTech company that partners with universities to design, launch, and manage high-quality online degree programs. Through data-driven decision-making and deep sector expertise, we help universities grow enrolments, improve student outcomes, and expand access to education worldwide.

Why Join Keypath?

Global EdTech leader across Australia and SE Asia

Flexible “Work Anywhere in Malaysia” model (remote, hybrid or office)

High-growth environment with strong career development opportunities

Certified as a Great Place to Work in Australia & Malaysia

The Opportunity

Play a key role in driving the growth and success of Keypath’s education portfolio across Southeast Asia, primarily and secondarily Australia. This position focuses on both new product development and ongoing product management, identifying market opportunities, developing and launching innovative education programs, and optimising existing offerings to maximise performance and revenue outcomes.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, university partners, and industry stakeholders, you will lead programs from concept through to launch, contribute to go-to-market strategies, and ensure products remain competitive and aligned to market demand. Reporting to the Principal Portfolio Lead, you will balance strategic product development initiatives with portfolio management responsibilities to support business objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Product Development & Management
• Product Pipeline & Process Management
• Industry Engagement
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Go-to Market Strategy & Execution

About You

You will come with significant experience in:

Education, EdTech, Marketing, Product development, Product management, Business development, Commercial strategy or Market research.

What matters is your ability to learn, ask the right questions, connect the dots, and influence stakeholders.

You'll bring:

• 15+ years' experience in a relevant strategic or commercial role.
• Strong experience influencing senior and academic stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, assess commercial viability of new products, and work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver on financial targets.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to connect the dots between different data sources.
• Confident with data and Excel (e.g. pivot tables).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Is this you?

You're curious - You want to understand what has happened over time, what's changing, and what's happening next.

You're analytical - You enjoy looking at different data sources, finding patterns, and working out what the information really means.