**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'll Do Here:** As a Technical Product Manager (TPM), you will help blaze a new trail to transform the way people learn! Youll craft strategic solutions that meet our growing market needs across our SaaS infrastructure. **Key Responsibilities:** **Know the user:** Embody key personas, create their workflows, understand their needs, their goals, their decision-making process, their value drivers and their unstated intent. **Know the market:** Understand the market, our competitive landscape and products that will drive growth. **Track success:** Define clear measures of success and assess the business impact of released functionality by tracking key performance indicators (KPIs). **Make bold decisions:** Define creative solutions to solve key user needs that will advance our strategy, balancing 'reusability/scale' considerations with your decisions. **Be an integrator:** Regularly share vision, roadmaps, progress and dependencies with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment on dependencies and risks. **Own and lead the digital delivery process:** Manage, prioritize and oversee the product roadmap through Initiatives and Epics, in collaboration with UX Designers, Systems Analysts, Engineering, Architecture, QA and other TPM team members. **Experience and Skills You Will Need Here:** + 3+ years of experience in software product management and/or product development preferably in the EdTech industry, with a track record of successful product launches + Experience in SaaS and back-office solutions is desired + Ability to lead customer discovery efforts, including conceptualizing, prototyping, testing, and iterating on solutions with customers + Proactive attitude and desire to embrace challenges, assume responsibility to drive hard tasks forward + Demonstrated experience collaborating effectively with diverse cross-functional teams + Experience managing and facilitating communication across all levels of the organization + Desire to seek new opportunities, step outside of a comfort zone and take on new challenges + Proficiency with Agile, Continuous Integration/Development, or SDLC models + BA or equivalent experience. Computer Science, or business degree a plus Ed2go, part of Cengage Group, has empowered millions of learners looking to improve their skills, get employed, and build a career. With over 2,000 academic partners, a growing roster of corporate customers, and an expanding direct-to-consumer channel, we are looking to significantly accelerate our business to address the global skills gap. Ed2go provides a catalog of more than 1,000 online courses across a wide variety of topics and industries to Continuing Education Departments within US Colleges and Universities. These non-credit offerings enable academic partners to upskill their community, enabling people to return to employment, make career transitions, and increase their earning power! 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 Cengages 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. **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 (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) 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. $101,900.00 - $163,000.00 USD **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.

Description The Product Manager, Microbiology is a key marketing role in the North America (NA) region that owns the regional product roadmap for the assigned Infectious Disease Diagnostic portfolio within the Microbiology franchise. This role requires an understanding of the Infectious Disease diagnostic market and customer segmentation, expertise in commercial execution, and ability to assess gaps and/or pain points to propose product and/or portfolio changes and enhancements. Primary Duties <ul><li>Define the regional product strategy and roadmap within the assigned Microbiology product line(s), including product launches, product revisions and end-of-life timelines and efforts. </li><li>Collaborate with Global and Regional Marketing on instrument portfolio development and rationalization, product health, and product life cycle management strategies. </li><li>Understand the competitive landscape across the instrument landscape and identifying key differentiators of the portfolio. </li><li>Deliver a monthly revenue and demand forecast, along with managing product allocation strategies and decisions. </li><li>Understands Voice of Sales (VOS), Voice of Customer (VOC) and supports sales and operations planning (S&OP) and align all functions of the organization to ensure customer service levels and reduced lead times. </li><li>Responsible for achieving goals, timelines and overcoming any tactical issues that arise that are within the scope of Regional Product Management. </li><li>Work closely with all marketing teams to ensure portfolio synergies and alignment on go to market strategies. </li><li>Support the development and execution of strategic and tactical marketing plans across the franchise portfolio and coordinate the U.S. launch of product updates and upgrades including pricing, demand forecasting, positioning, targeting, promotion, sales education & customer rollout. </li><li>Brief and train the sales and technical teams at routine meetings, along with performing product demonstrations to customers. </li><li>Complies with company quality management systems, policies and procedures. </li><li>Assist in the RFP process. </li><li>Additional duties/responsibilities according to business needs. </li></ul> Qualifications and Experience <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Engineering required, business background or MBA desired. Knowledge in clinical microbiology and/ or diagnostic IVD industry highly preferred. </li><li>Previous product management experience with life cycle management responsibilities is required. </li> </ul>

**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/ . Our product teams work to meet the needs of educators and students, collaborating closely to find solutions that are valuable to our customers and viable to implement. As **Senior Product Manager, K12 Curriculum and Content Strategy** , you will: + Develop a content strategy that supports the K12 Product Strategy, prioritizing the meaningful development, display and utilization of content across the In Context portfolio, taking into consideration both curriculum and library content needs. + Lead the SME team in the development of more curriculum-oriented content in direct support of daily classroom use case scenarios. + Develop overarching content development and acquisition guidelines with an eye toward managing curation and appropriateness as well as addressing ad hoc market opportunities and challenges. This position reports to the VP of product, and partners closely with the Sr. Product Manager, K12 Product Strategy to deliver an integrated product solution that supports our customers in both K12 curriculum and library markets. By developing hypotheses, analyzing market trends, and testing ideas in the market you will build a strategy that will ensure content aligns to end user needs. In Context is a product line with over 10 million pieces of discrete content sourced from a variety of providers. In your role, you will apply product analytics and data to improve the instructional impact of this content. As a high-visibility member of the team, you will influence both software and content teams in the execution of the overall vision. Why youll be successful You are driven by a desire to help educators meet the needs of students and believe that technology is a way to positively impact learning outcomes at scale. You are curious, always questioning your own assumptions. You focus on solving the customer problems through creative solutions delivered by cross-functional team-members. You incorporate quantitative and qualitative evidence to challenge assumptions and make decisions. Unafraid to advocate for what is right, you serve as the voice of the customer and help ensure that solutions are always user centered. With a detailed understanding of curriculum development, you provide a clear narrative, helping to unite and galvanize both content and software development teams in a shared mission. **What you'll do here:** + Be responsible for the high-level content strategy for the In Context suite of products + Lead a team of subject matter authorities and integrate product specific roadmaps into a unified plan to serve K12 classroom needs + Work across teams, including product strategy, software development, content development, content engineering, marketing, and sales to set and implement the content strategy + Conduct market research and bring the voice of the customer to cross-functional teams + Use product analytics to advise strategy and improve organizational understanding of content usage and curriculum coverage + Partner with the Sr. Product Manager, K12 Product Strategy to support a platform strategy that prioritizes the substantial development, display and utilization of content **Skills you will need here:** + Bachelors degree or equivalent + Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery + 4+ years of experience working on technology-powered solutions, either as a product manager, product designer, engineer, data analyst, data scientist, or user researcher + Background in K-12 education and expertise in curriculum development + Strong data analytics skills and a validated ability to contextualize large data sets and problems + Demonstrated ability to solve difficult problems with multiple constraints + Exceptional ability to present evidence-based proposals, including in written narrative form + Demonstrated curiosity and ability to pick up cross functional knowledge (engineering, design, marketing, sales, finance) Even better if you have: + Experience with Google Analytics, SQL and/or Microsoft Access + Experience with search optimization, including indexing + Experience in curriculum development at scale (I.e., at the school, district, or product level) + Master's degree in a related field or equivalent experience + Pragmatic Marketing training Gale, part of Cengage Group, partners with librarians and educators around the world to connect 30 million distinct learners annually to essential digital content through user-friendly technology that enhances experiences and improves learning outcomes. For more than 65 years, Gale has collaborated with academic institutions, schools, and public libraries around the world, empowering discovery and insights that push the boundaries of traditional research and advance learners in all areas of life. 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 Cengages 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. **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 (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) 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. $101,900.00 - $163,000.00 USD **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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