Product Manager (remote)
Company: Cengage Group
Location: Newark
Posted on: June 22, 2022
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Job Description:
We believe in the power and joy of learning At Cengage Group,
our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the
world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our
shared purpose - driving innovation that helps millions of learners
improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. Our
culture values diversity, engagement, and discovery Our business is
driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an
inclusive and diverse workplace is absolutely essential to the
success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual
well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in
everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and
backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their
authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through
inclusive programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated
into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see
https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity/ . What
you will do: You build your product strategy by developing
hypotheses, evaluating data, analyzing market and competitive
trends, testing ideas in the market, iterating, and ultimately
making product decisions based on evidence and insights. While
keeping in alignment with business priorities, you take customer
needs from concept to launch, focusing on timely delivery,
comprehensive product quality, and an effective learning
experience. This position will be handling products that serve
Trades and Automotive courses. Skills you will need: Demonstrate
success at leading a team with a shared vision, facilitating
effective communication, crafting trust and ensuring timely project
delivery. Balance experience, market knowledge, and insights based
on data to make impactful decisions and long-term plans. It is
important to use your own curiosity and the curiosity of teammates
to build solutions. Deliver a high-quality learning experience that
delights students and instructors. Ability to partner with and
manage 3rd parties. Responsibilities: + Develops a clear
understanding of the Cengage ethos and embodies these attributes +
Credible relationship builder with high integrity who successfully
influences partners and team members to creatively develop
differentiated features + Structures operational and critical
initiatives by developing work plans, collecting and synthesizing
relevant data, leading analyses and carrying out recommendations +
Ultimately accountable for overarching holistic product strategy to
which all product team members will contribute in specific ways
through clear results based on expertise + Develops, executes and
iterates product and portfolio strategy based on deep market
mastery - trends, customer needs and challenges, and competitive
landscape, and aligned with overall corporate strategic direction
to deliver desired business metrics + Provides team leadership as
an integrator across a functional unit team, bringing the team
together toward a unified strategy and a common mission + Applies
excellent project management skills, organization, and clear
communication to drive decision-making and progress throughout
product development lifecycle in coordination with other team
members + Sets clear objectives and timelines for achieving
landmarks to release a product to market on time and within scope,
balancing priorities and urgency as needed + Work in partnership
with authors, learning design, content production, technology, and
marketing to ensure successful launch, positioning, and delivery of
the product line to the marketplace Required skills: + Bachelor's
Degree + Minimum 3 years in product management, marketing,
strategic pricing, product development, brand management,
consulting, or other relevant management role + Cross-functional
team management and leadership experience + Excellent at developing
and articulating vision and strategy that meet business goals +
Collaborative problem solving and working style to inspire change
through influence; honed interpersonal skills + Self-disciplined
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 + Demonstrated writing and verbal
presentation abilities enabling them to prepare and present
information and recommendations to a diverse and often senior
audience + Expected travel 20% of time + Proficient with Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint Preferred + Master's Degree + 3 years minimum
cross-functional team leadership experience + Experience bringing
new technology products to market + Experience with agile
development processes and recurring release cycles Cengage Group's
Higher Education business, Cengage, supports learning and student
success by providing materials and digital solutions to faculty and
students enrolled in two-year, four-year and vocational programs.
We currently serve more than 10 million of the 18 million students
in US higher ed. Setting a new standard of service for our
customers, we deliver quality, easy-to-use course materials from
textbooks and eBooks to courseware such as MindTap and WebAssign.
In the US, we offer Cengage Unlimited and Cengage Unlimited for
Institutions. We help instructors be better teachers, we help
institutions solve problems and we empower students to leverage the
power and joy of learning to transform lives. Cengage Group is
proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion,
gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national
origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status,
parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work
styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. You
may view Cengage's EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO
Michael Hansen
(https://p.widencdn.net/pdvq6j/EEO\_Policy\_Statement\_January\_2017)
and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice
(http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/cengage/ybs5gt19ik/eeopost-merged.pdf)
by visiting their corresponding links. Cengage Group is committed
to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals
with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need
assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact
us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or you may call us at +1 (617)
289-7917. If you are a Colorado state or New York City resident,
please email jobpostinginquiries@cengage.com to receive
compensation information for this role. Please be sure to include
this posting's job ID in the subject line of the email to help
ensure a timely response.About Cengage Group Cengage Group, a
global education technology company serving millions of learners,
provides affordable, quality digital products and services that
equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job
ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy
of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated
digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills,
secondary education, English language teaching and research markets
worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and
Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve
their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
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