Senior Manager of Product Development

MIT • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

MIT Press is seeking a Senior Manager of Product Development to help shape next-generation publishing models, knowledge products, and strategic partnerships. This individual-contributor role identifies, incubates, and scales new revenue-generating initiatives across the MIT Press portfolio, blending partnership development with practical product thinking and project management. The role requires the ability to move fluidly between shaping a business case, scoping a partnership, and coordinating a pilot launch. The Senior Manager will work closely with the Head of Technical Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and the technical team, as well as with the Director and Publisher, editorial and journals staff, marketing, and external partners across academia and industry.

Requirements

• A minimum of five years in product development, project management, digital media, scholarly publishing, or a related field, with hands-on delivery experience.
• Track record of bringing products, services, or partnerships from concept to launch.
• Strong understanding of digital publishing, platform businesses, and knowledge products.
• Product fluency sufficient to collaborate with technical product managers, designers, and developers without leading technical execution.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in scholarly publishing, edtech, research infrastructure, AI/ML products, or media innovation.
• Familiarity with IP and licensing, including issues at the intersection of AI and publishing.
• Experience structuring partnerships and commercial deals.
• Comfort building financial models and KPI frameworks.
• MA, MS, or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, incubates, and scales new revenue-generating initiatives across the MIT Press portfolio.
• Blends partnership development with practical product thinking and project management.
• Shapes business cases, scopes partnerships, and coordinates pilot launches.
• Collaborates with the Head of Technical Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and the technical team.
• Works with the Director and Publisher, editorial and journals staff, marketing, and external partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior