Senior Product Developer — Remote Education Tech Impact

Mcgraw Hill; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

McGraw Hill Higher Education seeks a Senior Product Developer to lead complex product development, ensuring educational integrity and customer value across the lifecycle. You will oversee cross-functional work with authors, SMEs, and production teams to shape digital and print content.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, AI-assisted workflows, and collaboration to balance quality, accessibility, speed, and cost in a remote United States setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; related advanced coursework or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 5 years of product management and product development.
• 2-3 years of experience managing digital product development.
• Customer-centered judgment grounded in instructor and student evidence.
• Knowledge of learning science, instructional design, assessment quality, accessibility, and universal design.
• Ability to use data and qualitative evidence to make and explain product decisions.
• Responsible use of AI-assisted workflows, including verification, bias awareness, source traceability, and human review.
• Clear communication and collaboration with authors, subject-matter experts, vendors, and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to work in iterative, evergreen development models while protecting product coherence and course stability.
• Proven success leading complex product work and influencing decisions without relying on formal authority.
• Strong developmental judgment, business awareness, data interpretation, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development strategy and execute complex, high-impact products with clear outcomes and release plans.
• Synthesize customer research, analytics, and business context to defend product decisions.
• Ensure coherence across content, assessments, accessibility, and digital implementation.
• Lead authors, SMEs, reviewers, vendors, and partners through scope changes and quality concerns.
• Define controls for AI-assisted content and escalate risks as needed.
• Mentor Product Developers and drive cross-functional initiatives for better customer experience.

Skills

Product management

Product development

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

AI governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

iCIMS

AEDT

Job description

McGraw Hill Higher Education seeks a Senior Product Developer to lead complex product development, ensuring educational integrity and customer value across the lifecycle. You will oversee cross-functional work with authors, SMEs, and production teams to shape digital and print content.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, AI-assisted workflows, and collaboration to balance quality, accessibility, speed, and cost in a remote United States setting.