Technical Product Manager

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.   

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Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive 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 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-belonging/.   

As a Technical Product Manager for the ed2go team at Cengage Group, you’ll work within our product operating model to empower customer-facing product teams by owning the foundational platforms, data pipelines, and integrations that enable great learner experiences.  

In this role, your focus will be on delivering robust, scalable, and connected systems. You’ll lead strategy and execution for enterprise and ed2go system integrations, data flows, and internal tooling, serving as a force multiplier across our product portfolio.   

This is an ideal role for someone who thrives on technical complexity, systems thinking, and enabling cross-functional success. The ideal candidate will also possess a proven knowledge of the various constraints of the business – constraints from marketing, sales, service, finance, legal, and privacy.   

What You’ll Do Here:

Strategic Ownership & Enablement:

• Own and evolve the roadmap for internal data and integration capabilities, aligned to the needs of customer-facing product teams and enterprise systems

• Partner closely with platform architects, engineering, and analytics to ensure data pipelines and system integrations are scalable, accurate, and secure

• Align work to the product operating model by supporting outcomes owned by other teams through delivery of shared infrastructure and services   

Integration & Data Ecosystem:

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for integrations across ed2go, Salesforce, SAP, enrollment, and learning platforms

• Drive discovery and delivery of new API capabilities, event-driven architectures, and system interoperability

• Partner with enterprise teams to ensure timely and accurate data exchanges and touchpoints between platforms   

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with engineering, data, design, QA, and other product teams to prioritize and deliver work through agile teams

• Collaborate with product managers and analytics teams to ensure foundational data is accessible, accurate, and supports measurement of downstream outcomes   

Process & Delivery:

• Write clear epics and user stories that articulate business needs, technical goals, and system-level requirements

• Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and agile ceremonies with engineering teams

• Actively manage technical debt, risks, and non-functional requirements within the roadmap   

Skills You’ll Need Here:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 5+ years in product management, technical product ownership, or related software development roles

• Experience working with APIs, data pipelines, system integrations, or platform products

• Strong understanding of SaaS architecture, backend systems, and data management practices

• Hands-on familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, and analytics platforms (GA4, Amplitude, etc.)

• A systems thinker with strong documentation, collaboration, and communication skills

• Experience working in agile environments and partnering closely with engineering teams

• Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable, technical solutions

• Experience in edtech, ecommerce, or enterprise SaaS environments is a plus   

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.   

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected] or at +1 (617) 289-7917.   

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.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.