Product Manager, Assessment (Remote)

Lensa Career Site - Cengage Group 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/.

As Product Manager

You will play a vital role in crafting our product management practices, encouraging innovation, and delivering excellent customer-focused products. The ideal candidate will possess a proven knowledge of the various constraints of the business – constraints from marketing, sales, service, finance, legal, and privacy are typical examples. The product manager will also build a deep knowledge of our users and customers, and analyze the data about how our customers engage with our products. Finally, the product manager is expected to track industry trends and the competitive landscape as they pertain the product.

What You'll Do Here

• Collaborate with product and portfolio management leadership to define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and objectives.
• Collaborate with the product research and design team to conduct market research, gather customer insights, and analyze industry trends to find opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.
• Apply customer-centric methodologies, such as user research, interviews, and data analysis, to identify customer problems and validate potential solutions.
• Conduct rapid prototyping, user testing, and iterative feedback loops with product design and engineering to refine product concepts and ensure market fit.
• Develop and maintain a product roadmap that aligns with business goals and customer needs.
• Engage with engineering, design, and other teams to drive product development.
• Monitor and analyze product performance, identifying areas for improvement.

About the Role

• A strong focus on driving product innovation and growth.
• Ability to translate business strategy into actionable product plans.
• Experience with Agile product development methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Compensation

$77,100.00 - $100,000.00 USD

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.

Total Rewards Philosophy

Click here (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy .

Reasonable Accommodations

If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or at +1 (617)289-7917.

Warning

Be aware, there has been an increase of targeted recruitment scams perpetrated by bad actors falsely providing job offers on behalf Cengage Group to candidates as a means of obtaining personal information. Note that Cengage will always interview candidates via live in-person meetings, phone calls and video calls before an offer would be extended. Also, be sure to check that communication is coming from an @cengage.com email address.