Job description
Company Description
Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social change in their professions and communities. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
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Job Description
The Senior Product Manager is responsible for providing proactive leadership and strategic planning for company and products. This position develops, executes, and communicates strategic program initiatives to maximize revenue for multi-product line and provides leadership on strategic initiatives, leveraging a collaborative, cross-functional approach.
- Establishes product strategy, including the development and execution of initiatives to improve business efficiencies and financial results.
- Engages appropriate cross-functional leaders to develop strategies that support overall product strategy to ensure the successful implementation of new Walden programs, products and services designed to drive growth.
- Leads cross-functionally, partnering with (Marketing, Field Operations, Central Services, Instruction, academics on new and continuing business needs.
- Partners closely with Field leadership to develop the sales and channel strategy and ensure that needs and issues are effectively anticipated and addressed, and appropriate actions are taken to solve issues.
- Supervises and facilitates the sharing and systemizing of local and regional best practices nationally.
- Leads and drives accountability and workflows to ensure projects are completed on schedule, on budget and on target. Anticipates product issues and adjusts proactively.
- Directs the work of external business partners on issues impacting the development and delivery of the product.
- Provides leadership in innovation and new product development. Builds collaborative relationships with the Curriculum Development team.
- Provides guidance and insight into the development, communication, and deployment of national marketing communications, support and promotional strategies and tools. Understands how the website should be leveraged to ensure product success and works with marketing to implement improvements.
- Supervises the creation and delivery of national training forums for program updates, new products, and services to ensure internal customers understand product offerings and can represent the business appropriately.
- Collaborates with international business operations and partners to extend products and services internationally where applicable.
- Develops and leverages relationships with industry leaders and governing bodies to increase visibility and success of product.
- Partners with curriculum development to establish the curriculum strategy and plan.
- Develops and manages plans to gather actionable market intelligence (e.g., consumers, competitors, firms, universities, and societies) to improve product and product positioning.
- Engages and manages resources that serve as liaisons for professional organizations. Collaborates with these resources to establish service level agreements with outside organizations. Monitors action plans to ensure desired activities and responsibilities are followed and the organization is represented appropriately.
- Leads other projects and duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred.
- Seven (7) to ten (10) years of product management, product marketing, or related experience.
- Knowledge of adult, online higher education market, or related industry preferred.
- Familiarity with Pragmatic Institute Framework preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; copywriting, editing, and proofreading skills, B2C and B2B copywriting preferred.
- Superior team skills with proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate successfully with all organizational functions and levels with emphasis on building strong, productive relationships.
- Proficient in financial and business analysis, data mining, and budget development and management.
- Must possess excellent problem solving and strategic thinking abilities, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment with tight deadlines and multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated ability in managing complex issues, preferably in a dynamic, high-pressure culture, with diplomacy and enthusiasm.
- Track record of leading diverse functional and business units in large, matrixed project teams.
- Ability to work effectively with and influence internal and external customers and at all levels in an organization.
- A high degree of creativity, personal integrity, and strong work ethic.
Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $80,336.75 and $140,851.54. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits
You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
