Manager – Product Management – Learning & Development

JMJ PHILLIP; Perrysburg Township (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

JMJ PHILLIP in Perrysburg, OH seeks a forward-thinking Manager of Product Management focused on transforming learning and workforce development through AI, AR, and VR to create scalable solutions for industrial and high-tech manufacturing environments.

You will lead product strategy and roadmaps, collaborate with business leaders and technology teams, and use data to optimize adoption, engagement, and outcomes across multiple roles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in product management, learning technology, workforce development, or related areas.
• Experience implementing learning management systems or workforce development solutions.
• Experience with AI, augmented reality, virtual reality, or other emerging technologies applied to learning.
• Experience developing products or systems supporting talent and skills development.
• Strong understanding of industrial or manufacturing workforce environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing product roadmaps and managing programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Strong data analytics and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work primarily as an individual contributor while providing leadership to a small team as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop product strategies and roadmaps for AI-enabled learning and workforce development solutions.
• Identify emerging technologies and industry trends that can transform learning and skills development.
• Translate workforce and business needs into scalable product solutions.
• Identify and implement opportunities to use AI, AR, and VR to improve learning experiences.
• Develop technology-enabled solutions that support workforce upskilling and operational performance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their potential applications within industrial learning environments.
• Lead initiatives focused on learning management, talent development, and workforce upskilling.
• Develop solutions that help organizations build the skills needed for evolving manufacturing environments.
• Improve learning experiences for employees across different roles and levels.
• Manage product development initiatives from concept through implementation.
• Establish priorities, timelines, milestones, and success metrics.
• Coordinate multiple initiatives while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, learning professionals, and operational stakeholders.
• Gather requirements and translate stakeholder needs into product priorities.
• Communicate product strategies, progress, and recommendations to leadership.
• Use data and analytics to evaluate learning effectiveness and product performance.
• Identify trends and insights to support product decisions and continuous improvement.
• Establish metrics to measure adoption, engagement, and workforce development outcomes.

Skills

Product management

Learning technology

Workforce development

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

We are seeking a forward-thinking Manager of Product Management focused on transforming learning and workforce development through AI, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR). This role will develop innovative systems and solutions that enhance talent and skills development, particularly within industrial and high-tech manufacturing environments. The ideal candidate will combine product management, workforce development, and emerging technology expertise to create scalable learning experiences aligned with the future of work.

Position Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap Development

• Develop product strategies and roadmaps for AI-enabled learning and workforce development solutions.
• Identify emerging technologies and industry trends that can transform learning and skills development.
• Translate workforce and business needs into scalable product solutions.

AI, AR & VR Solutions

• Identify and implement opportunities to use AI, AR, and VR to improve learning experiences.
• Develop technology-enabled solutions that support workforce upskilling and operational performance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their potential applications within industrial learning environments.

Learning & Workforce Development

• Lead initiatives focused on learning management, talent development, and workforce upskilling.
• Develop solutions that help organizations build the skills needed for evolving manufacturing environments.
• Improve learning experiences for employees across different roles and levels.

Product & Program Management

• Manage product development initiatives from concept through implementation.
• Establish priorities, timelines, milestones, and success metrics.
• Coordinate multiple initiatives while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, learning professionals, and operational stakeholders.
• Gather requirements and translate stakeholder needs into product priorities.
• Communicate product strategies, progress, and recommendations to leadership.

Data & Analytics

• Use data and analytics to evaluate learning effectiveness and product performance.
• Identify trends and insights to support product decisions and continuous improvement.
• Establish metrics to measure adoption, engagement, and workforce development outcomes.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in product management, learning technology, workforce development, or related areas.
• Experience implementing learning management systems or workforce development solutions.
• Experience with AI, augmented reality, virtual reality, or other emerging technologies applied to learning.
• Experience developing products or systems supporting talent and skills development.
• Strong understanding of industrial or manufacturing workforce environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing product roadmaps and managing programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Strong data analytics and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work primarily as an individual contributor while providing leadership to a small team as needed.

Certifications (Preferred, but not Required)

• Product management certification.
• Project or program management certification.
• Learning and development or instructional design certification.
• Relevant AI, data analytics, or emerging technology certification.

What the Role Offers

• Competitive salary range of $150,000–$170,000 annually.
• Opportunity to shape innovative AI-enabled learning and workforce development solutions.
• Exposure to emerging AI, AR, and VR technologies.
• Opportunity to influence how industrial organizations develop and upskill their workforce.
• Primarily onsite work with opportunities for increased flexibility as credibility and trust are established.

Why Perrysburg?

Perrysburg provides access to a strong industrial and manufacturing ecosystem, making it a suitable environment for professionals focused on workforce development and emerging learning technologies. Its proximity to major manufacturing and technology markets creates opportunities to collaborate with organizations seeking innovative approaches to employee training, skills development, and operational transformation.