Senior Manager Product Management

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Senior Product Manager is responsible for the strategy and overall success of product portfolios with significant impact to Walden. She/he plays a leadership role over all aspects of the assigned portfolio and works closely with colleagues in other areas across the university (the business groups, academic leadership, product development, marketing, research, legal, operations, finance, strategic alliances, and more) to deliver on the strategy and goals. In addition, a successful Senior Product Manager is an organizational leader who looks beyond her/his portfolio to Walden overall and contributes to cross-university initiatives. Senior Product Managers are recognized as experts who are innovative, proactive and effective at delivering against objectives. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the development of the strategic roadmap for significant portfolios in their vertical; facilitate the prioritization and completion of projects with internal and external stakeholders.

Proactively identify opportunities and problems and create innovative solutions to address them. Prepare and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Lead the operationalization and execution of the launch of new products and academic initiatives from conception to start date by closely collaborating with teams across the university.

Understand thoroughly the customer, the market and the competition.

Collaborate with academic leadership and the product development group to create program strategies and differentiators and then champion them through the development process.

Collaborate with Marketing and Enrollment colleagues to develop effective positioning and communications strategies.

Develop annual budgets and long-term plans and manage P&L for assigned products.

Develop and build a high performance, cross-functional team environment.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree; MBA strongly preferred

7+ years, of product management or related experience

Demonstrated experience creating strategies and leading cross-functional team to accomplish them

Demonstrated ability to innovate to meet needs of customers

Proficient in financial and business analysis and data mining

Skilled in planning, organizing, and project management; ability to manage multiple, competing priorities

Skilled in budget development and management

Experience driving the product management process with diplomacy and enthusiasm

Advanced critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite with particular aptitude in Excel

Must thrive under pressure and in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment with tight deadlines and multiple priorities

Experience working in diverse functional and business units in large, matrixed project teams

Travel 10-15% of the time

Ability to transport laptop computer during travel