Sr Product Mgr

HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students’ potential and extend teachers’ capabilities.

HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries.

Job Title: Senior Product Manager

Remote: This job may be performed in any state in the U.S.

As Senior Product Manager on the Professional Services team, you will be supporting the fastest-growing segment of HMH’s professional learning business: the subscription-based coaching portfolio. You will monitor the K-12 education market landscape, leverage findings to inform the business plan, identify innovative ways to engage and energize teachers as learners in increasingly high-tech schools, build-measure-learn the professional learning product vision that supports teachers using HMH’s teaching and learning solutions, and implement an effective go-to-market plan across all stakeholder teams. The ideal product leader will maintain constant focus on solution-market fit, have experience working agilely and collaboratively across cross-functional groups, and be an articulate champion for the product.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Planning and Product Development

Support the overall planning and competitive marketing strategy for assigned products and solutions to meet revenue and profit goals.

Support ongoing market research activities for assigned programs and develop deep customer insights and identify market needs to be solved in new program solutions.

Support product strategy and growth initiatives per assigned discipline/product area

Monitor, report, and respond to competitive intelligence

Analyze and interpret market data and trends, provide recommendations to teams based on that analysis

Product Life Cycle Management

Monitor revenue and financial performance of assigned products and maintain regular updates for Director and Leadership

Analyze and evaluate market performance and product positioning of an assigned product

Benchmark performance of an assigned product against competition and market; implement offering model and pricing plans in line with product strategy

Implement tasks in the product launch and sunset process

Implement product maintenance plans and manage the phases and gates in the product life cycle

Marketing Strategy

Work with Product Marketing on go-to-market strategy for new product or solution.

Partner with Director to identify product positioning strategies. Partner with Product Marketing and Sales to ensure proper competitive positioning for product or solution.

Product Evangelist

Serve as product expert across the HMH organization

Provide support for the sales and services enablement process

Assist with key customers

Communication

Maintain strong, ongoing channels of communication with sales force and other cross-functional groups.

What You’ll Need

BS/BA in related discipline

Minimum of 5 years of related industry or functional experience to include 2+ years full time product management or related business management exp.

Knowledge of the K-12 Education Market

SaaS product management expertise

Agile development experience

Proficient use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Smartsheet

Exceptionally strong communication and presentation skills

Highly organized

Understanding of the Educational Sales Market

Nice to Have

MBA or Masters - preferably in the education or in business management or marketing

HMH Product knowledge

Pragmatic Framework certified

Physical Requirements

Travel-up to 10%

Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing) for 4+ hours.

Constantly operates a computer.

Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings.

Salary: $95K - $100K (bonus eligible)

Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on April 12th, 2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date but is not guaranteed.

HMH is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, ethnic/national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, citizenship status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, other covered veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity. We actively participate in E-Verify.