Vice President Product Management - Literacy & Social Studies

Overview

Impact the Moment

At McGraw Hill School we create best-in-class, education solutions that are used by millions of students and educators every day.  With that comes the unique opportunity to touch lives across the world and experience first-hand the difference your hard work makes. We do this in a supportive, collaborative environment where you can grow your career in a way that fits into your life. 

McGraw Hill, the leading provider of digital and print educational solutions, is looking for a Vice President, Product Management – Literacy & Social Studies, within our K-12 School business. The Vice President is responsible for defining, owning and executing the overall portfolio strategy that is deeply aligned to customer & market needs, growth opportunities, and our overall business strategy.  This leader translates customer needs, market dynamics, competitive insights, and emerging opportunities into a compelling portfolio vision and roadmap that drives sustained growth, strengthens market position, and advances the broader business strategy. The VP must have deep customer empathy and the unique ability to champion the voice of the customer and advocate for the interests of the business at the same time.  Leads a large and strategically significant portfolio, representing over $200M in annual revenue and serves as a key driver of portfolio growth for the business.

In this role, you will be pivotal leader in driving McGraw’s Hill ongoing transformation – both driving innovation in our products as well as in the practice and evolution of product management.  You will define and execute a portfolio vision and strategy that will guide the development and delivery of market-leading solutions that include pedagogical, technology and traditional/print componentry. You will lead a large, multi-disciplinary organization through direct and indirect leadership, influencing a team responsible for the development, delivery, implementation, and ongoing success of the Literacy & Humanities portfolios. This includes managing a team of product managers who lead cross-functional teams who research, conceptualize, and bring products and services to market.  While your focus will be on K-12 core curriculum programs, you will also drive strategic connections across international, intervention and supplemental product lines to strengthen the broader portfolio, identify opportunities for growth, and maximize value for customers and the business.

You will operate in an environment that requires excellent problem-solving skills and exceptional team collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills. You must be energized by collaboration with cross-functional teams, including content experts, project managers, business managers, software engineers, and product marketing managers.

This position can work remotely within the continental United States but can also be based in one of our McGraw Hill offices.

What can you expect from the position?

• Strategy & Voice of Customer: You know where your products are headed and why it matters.  As a senior member of the School Product Leadership Team, you contribute to enterprise strategy, organizational effectiveness, and cross-portfolio decision making. You actively engage with customers.  You understand the market and competitive landscape and drive a portfolio strategy that delivers measurable business results including, but not limited to: revenue growth, usage growth, customer acquisition and retention.
• Leadership Qualities.  You exhibit exceptional communication and leadership skills.  You lead and develop the Literacy & Humanities product management teams.
• Product Delivery: You influence cross-functional teams to conceptualize, create, and deliver market winning solutions that delight customers. You leverage McGraw Hill’s vast technology ecosystem to conceive and deliver innovative solutions, with an emphasis on the complete user experience and continuously delivering value to users.  You and your team oversee multi-year roadmaps through all stages of the product life cycle. 
• Business and Financial Acumen: You uphold business objectives.  The product management team develops and presents business cases that articulate product value, timelines, and financials to obtain funding approvals. You manage overall financial and product performance, including revenue, profit, and loss through the product lifecycle—from strategic planning to market launch to product retirement.

Key Duties

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the Chief Product Officer and Chief Academic Officer, helping shape portfolio investment priorities, product strategy, innovation, and long-term business planning.
• Set and execute comprehensive portfolio strategy for K-12 Literacy and K-12 Humanities, which includes Social Studies, World Languages and other possible product adjacencies and markets.
• Lead portfolio transformation efforts, driving modernization of products, operating models, and product management practices to accelerate growth and improve customer outcomes.
• Lead product teams to define and drive product requirements by combining market & customer knowledge alongside internal capabilities and constraints. Perpetually strive for product differentiation that resonates with the market.
• Establish strong partnership with cross-functional teams like Academic Design, Operations, and Product Design to set expectations and manage dependencies that maintain product excellence and prioritize delivery across matrixed teams.
• Manage overall financial and product performance, including revenue, profit, and loss through the product lifecycle—from strategic planning to market launch to product retirement​. Establish product scorecard with finance to track financial performance of portfolio investment.
• Serve as an internal and external spokesperson around messaging, go-to-market strategy, and marketing plan execution​.
• Continuously monitor product performance, the competitive environment, and market changes to increase product effectiveness, usage, and profitability.
• Participate in industry events, customer product advisory boards, and market facing symposia. Partner with Product Marketing to drive go-to-market delivery and excellence.
• Drive the instrumentation of digital solutions such that value can be measured; track usage and performance to inform iterative development.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Bachelor's Degree required, advanced degree (MBA or MA) is preferred.
• Ability to manage P&L responsibility of $200 million in revenue.
• 10+ years of product management experience or equivalent leadership role.
• Proven experience generating and utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to drive product decisions.
• Background in Literacy highly preferred.  Experience in core basal curriculum adoptions required. 
• Experience working in a matrixed organization where your superpowers are influence, alignment and decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience in developing business plans, performing market analysis, and conducting product discovery.
• Proven ability to build and lead strong teams; to inspire, influence and negotiate at all levels of an organization.
• Experience in agile software development and product delivery.

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively building experiences that will help shape the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $145,000 - $235,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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