Senior Manager, Production & Release Management

Edmentum; BLOOMINGTON (MN); Remote; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Winter office closure

Job summary

Edmentum is seeking a Senior Manager, Production & Release Management to lead the team that delivers Courses and Career products. You will decide sequencing, quality bars, and leverage AI to reduce manual effort while partnering with Product and Program Management to meet delivery dates.

You will manage and grow the Production and Release Management team, coordinate with content teams, and own catalog integrity from release to decommissioning. AI-driven improvements are a key focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; 8+ years in education, curriculum development, or content production.
• 5+ years of operational leadership, including direct people management.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead building, testing, publishing, and release of Courses & Career products, turning roadmaps into milestones.
• Coach and grow the Production and Release Management team across concurrent releases.
• Partner with Product, Program, and content teams to align scope and delivery dates.
• Own catalog integrity end-to-end, including release, retirement, and decommissioning.
• Introduce AI and automation into production workflows to improve throughput and quality.
• Manage vendors and contractors, setting clear scope and quality expectations.

Skills

Production leadership

Team leadership

AI & automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree, Master’s or equivalent experience

Tools

LMS platforms

Content production tools

Project management tools

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

What You’ll Do

As Senior Manager, Production & Release Management, you’ll lead the team that gets Courses & Career products out the door. Every course educators use started as a production plan your team owned. You’ll decide how the work gets sequenced, what the quality bar is, and where AI and automation can take manual effort out of the process. You’ll work shoulder to shoulder with Product and Program Management to make delivery dates real, and you’ll grow a team that can handle a portfolio that keeps getting bigger.

In this role you will:

• Lead the building, testing, publishing, and release of Courses & Career products, turning roadmap priorities into production plans and release milestones.
• Manage, coach, and grow the Production and Release Management team, setting expectations and building capability across concurrent releases.
• Partner with Product Management, Program Management, and content teams to align scope, sequencing, and delivery dates with real capacity.
• Own catalog integrity end to end, including release, retirement, and decommissioning of offerings.
• Bring AI and automation into production and release workflows to lift throughput and quality.
• Manage vendors and contractors who support scaled production, holding them to clear scope and quality expectations.
• Communicate status, risks, and constraints to leadership, and respond to external changes such as state standard revisions.

Who You Are

• You have a bachelor's degree, master's or equivalent experience preferred, and 8 or more years in education, curriculum development, or content production.
• You bring 5 or more years of operational leadership experience, including managing a team directly.
• You are an experienced people leader who sets clear expectations, gives honest feedback, and develops the people around you.
• You know content production well, from multimedia workflows to LMS platforms.
• You understand what a clean release takes, including quality gates, versioning, and publishing.
• You keep several projects moving at once in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment without losing the thread.
• You solve problems that cross team lines and make the fix stick.
• You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences alike.
• You build strong working relationships with internal partners, vendors, and contractors.
• You are energized by AI and emerging technology and know how to put it to work to scale production and elevate quality.
• You pick up new tools and systems quickly.
• You are willing to take on evolving responsibilities based on business needs.

Job Application Deadline: September 30, 2026

Pay range for this role:

$100,000—$110,000 USD

At Edmentum, we are committed to pay transparency. The salary range provided reflects market research, the responsibilities of the role, and alignment with our compensation principles. Actual compensation will be determined based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill sets. All compensation decisions are individualized and based on the specific circumstances of each candidate.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your overall well-being and work-life balance. This includes medical, dental, and vision insurance with various plan options, a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, and a time away program, volunteer time away, and a winter office closure at the end of December. Additionally, we provide resources to promote wellness, ensuring you have the support you need both professionally and personally. Our goal is to provide a benefits package that helps you thrive in all aspects of life.

Edmentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, status as a disabled, recently separated, Armed Forces service medal or other protected veteran ("covered veteran"), marital status, status regarding public assistance, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

We are dedicated to meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities and to creating an environment that supports our employees' physical and mental health. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a covered veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact [e-mail].

As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-powered tools to support our HR team in reviewing, screening, and managing applications. These tools aim to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness, but final decisions are made by our people. Applicants' personal information (e.g., resume, cover letter, qualifications, and application responses) may be processed by third-party AI tools for tasks like resume parsing, skills matching, candidate ranking, and interview scheduling.

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