VP, Product Management, Literacy & Social Studies

McGraw Hill LLC. • UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

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About The Position

McGraw Hill School is hiring a Vice President of Product Management for its K-12 Literacy and Humanities portfolio. This leader defines, owns, and executes portfolio strategy aligned with customer and market needs, growth opportunities, and business strategy. The portfolio represents more than $200 million in annual revenue, and the VP is a key driver of growth and market position. The role translates customer needs, market dynamics, competitive insights, and emerging opportunities into a portfolio vision and roadmap, while balancing customer advocacy with business objectives.

The VP leads a large, multidisciplinary organization through direct and indirect leadership, including product managers responsible for cross-functional teams that research, conceptualize, develop, deliver, implement, and support products and services. The portfolio includes K-12 Literacy and Humanities, including Social Studies and World Languages, and may include adjacent products and markets. The role also develops strategic connections across international, intervention, and supplemental product lines. Solutions may include pedagogical, technology, and traditional print components, with a focus on K-12 core curriculum programs.

As a senior member of the School Product Leadership Team, the VP contributes to enterprise strategy, organizational effectiveness, and cross-portfolio decisions. The leader works closely with customers and teams spanning academic design, operations, product design, content, project management, business management, software engineering, and product marketing. This position drives product and product-management transformation, oversees multiyear roadmaps throughout the product lifecycle, manages portfolio financial performance, and advances measurable customer and business outcomes.

The position may be performed remotely within the continental United States or based in a McGraw Hill office.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10 or more years of product management experience or equivalent leadership experience.
• Ability to manage P&L responsibility for a portfolio with $200 million in revenue.
• Proven experience generating and using qualitative and quantitative data to drive product decisions.
• Experience in core basal curriculum adoptions required.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization, with demonstrated influence, alignment, and decision-making capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing business plans, performing market analysis, and conducting product discovery.
• Proven ability to build and lead strong teams and to inspire, influence, and negotiate at all levels of an organization.
• Experience in agile software development and product delivery.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, such as an MBA or MA.
• Background in Literacy is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Chief Product Officer and Chief Academic Officer on portfolio investment priorities, product strategy, innovation, and long-term business planning.
• Set and execute portfolio strategy for K-12 Literacy and K-12 Humanities, including Social Studies, World Languages, and potential adjacent products and markets.
• Lead portfolio transformation by modernizing products, operating models, and product management practices.
• Lead product teams in defining product requirements using market and customer knowledge alongside internal capabilities and constraints, and pursue product differentiation that resonates with the market.
• Partner with Academic Design, Operations, Product Design, and other cross-functional teams to set expectations, manage dependencies, maintain product excellence, and prioritize delivery across matrixed teams.
• Manage revenue, profit, and loss across the product lifecycle, from strategic planning through launch and retirement; establish product scorecards with Finance to track portfolio investment performance.
• Serve as an internal and external spokesperson for product messaging, go-to-market strategy, and marketing plan execution.
• Monitor product performance, competition, and market changes to improve product effectiveness, usage, and profitability.
• Participate in industry events, customer product advisory boards, and market-facing symposia; partner with Product Marketing on go-to-market delivery.
• Drive instrumentation of digital solutions so value can be measured, and track usage and performance to inform iterative development.
• Lead and develop Literacy and Humanities product management teams.
• Oversee multiyear product roadmaps through all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, create, and deliver customer-focused solutions and continuously deliver value to users.

Benefits

• An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package.
• A full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered.

What This Job Offers

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