EdTech Portfolio Manager, Learning Content & Strategy

Cengage Group; Burlington (VT); Remote; USD 77,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in the United States is seeking a Portfolio Manager on the Milady Content and Learning Team to build and execute content strategy. You will lead end-to-end development, set budgets and timelines, and collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and other functions to drive adoptions and student outcomes.

You will partner with authors and learning designers to shape learning experiences, analyze market trends, and communicate value through measurable programs across higher education, K12, and

Qualifications

• Ability to develop strategies and compelling business cases.
• Creative and curious problem solving and collaboration.
• Ability to clearly articulate vision and strategy and help team members understand how their work impacts business success.
• Customer focus; understanding of how customer needs and challenges translate into opportunities.
• Demonstration of strong communication skills with keen ability to facilitate team meetings, presentations, focus groups, and interviews.
• Cross-functional team leadership experience.
• Ability to inspire change through influence; honed interpersonal skills.
• Self-discipline with a high degree of accountability.
• Strong financial analysis and modeling skills and an understanding of business metrics.
• Natural curiosity and willingness to learn paired with a desire for continuous improvement.
• Proven written and verbal abilities enabling the preparation and presentation of information and recommendations to a diverse and senior level audience.
• BA or BS Degree
• Minimum 5 years in portfolio/product management, product development, sales, marketing, or other relevant management role
• Expected travel ~20% of time
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Lead a profitable line of content offerings and develop strategic business plans.
• Provide leadership, representing the portfolio and customers across audiences.
• Use data to make market-informed business proposals, take mitigated risks, and guide strategic decisions.
• Develops deep market mastery - identifies trends, customer needs and challenges, and competitive landscape - to develop strong business plans aligned with overall corporate strategic direction that deliver desired business metrics
• Translate priorities into organized end-to-end development plans with budgets, resources, performance goals, and key checkpoints.
• Provide project team direction, facilitating effective communication, and ensuring timely delivery of multiple content offerings simultaneously within scope and budget.
• Cultivate an environment of creativity and collaboration.
• Deliver quality learning experiences to students and instructors.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key authors, content creators, and adoption decision makers to gain customer insights, strengthen adoptions, and identify new talent.
• Develop a deep understanding of competitors and an ability to anticipate competitor activity.
• Identify and test portfolio content ideas within segments, including the administration of focus groups, advisory boards, reviews, and customer meetings as appropriate.
• Regularly analyze portfolio plans to align forecasting and measurement of progress towards goals.
• Partner closely with Marketing and Sales teams to seed and secure adoptions.
• Work closely with colleagues in other functional areas (Learning Design, Content Production, Marketing, Sales, Product Technology, etc.).
• Create compelling needs-based discipline, course, and content positioning and customer segments as inputs for campaign and sales enablement efforts.
• Make presentations at internal and external meetings, campus visits, and academic conventions in support of sales efforts and to drive sales.

Skills

Strategy development

Creative problem solving

Vision articulation

Customer focus

Facilitation

Cross-functional leadership

Influence and change

Accountability

Financial analysis

Continuous improvement

Written and verbal communication

Portfolio management

Travel 20%

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education

BA or BS Degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Cengage Group in the United States is seeking a Portfolio Manager on the Milady Content and Learning Team to build and execute content strategy. You will lead end-to-end development, set budgets and timelines, and collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and other functions to drive adoptions and student outcomes.

You will partner with authors and learning designers to shape learning experiences, analyze market trends, and communicate value through measurable programs across higher education, K12, and