Product Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Mastery of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience with instructional design models and methods.
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience with contract management and vendor management.
• Strong project coordination / project management experience is preferred.
• Smartsheets experience is preferred.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence tools (e.g., prompts, agents) preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Marketing or similar course of study.
• Five or more years of hands-on experience in product management, product development, project management, or a role that supports product revenue.
• Effective written, verbal, presentation development, and interpersonal communications skills as well as strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret facilitator feedback that will be transformed into meaningful presentations.
• Ability to write business correspondence and work with IT and other staff professionals is required.
• A complete command of the English language, including grammar skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and effectively propose and execute solutions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in written, mathematical, or diagram form, and create tangible representations of several abstract and concrete variables.
• Expert ability to work in a computerized environment with a strong knowledge of most Microsoft Office products.
• Must have an aptitude to learn new software tools relating to project and content management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with an international organization is a plus.
• Multiple language ability is an asset in any role with The IIA.
• Eager to explore, learn, and apply new technologies.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, communicate effectively and deliver/receive feedback in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, to multitask, and to work within aggressive timeframes with new and emerging responsibilities.
• Must be organized, able to act independently, and have an eye for detail with the ability of putting ideas into tangible products.
• Proven experience prioritizing and balancing multiple, on-going projects with a demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Exploration of new revenue-generating strategies including creation of new content, modalities, products, and distribution avenues
• Manage operational processes for Licensing programs
• Drive process improvement to streamline the manual processes within Licensing; work in concert with MCL Operations team to integrate workflows
• Support GESP sales team in licensing content (OnDemand) and Digital Library
• Manage the development of budgets, forecasts, projections, and reports on the performance of licensing programs
• Project management of Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
• Coordinate with content-producing teams within the IIA to ensure adequate rights and then inclusion in licensing programs
• Work with portfolio management team to understand new products and licensing opportunities
• Negotiate contracts as needed for new programs
• Conduct periodic competitive market assessment for member benefits, learning content, and other IIA offerings to offer IIA content via new channels
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to build and execute product plans
• Partner with internal groups including National Institutes, Certifications, Membership, Finance, Chapter Relations, Marketing and Affiliates teams to share information and align efforts
• Develop executive summaries and dashboards to drive communication about the status of licensing programs
• Attend conferences as needed to meet with customers and vendors
• Perform other duties as assigned