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McGraw Hill is seeking a Portfolio Director for its Quantitative Business discipline to drive strategic vision and execution across a diverse product portfolio. The role emphasizes leadership in commercial success, innovation, and collaboration within the product organization.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include managing product portfolios, setting revenue targets, overseeing P&L, leading a diverse team, driving customer-centric solutions, and engaging with internal and external stakeholders to promote innovation.

Skills: Candidates must possess strong leadership, negotiation, financial acumen, data analysis, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to navigate a matrixed organization.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience in educational technology and a background in sales, marketing, product management, or business development is preferred. Experience in Quantitative Business disciplines is a plus.

Location: The job is remote, but candidates must permanently reside within the United States, with required travel between 25-50% yearly.

Compensation: $130000 - $175000 / Annually

Overview

Build the Future 

At McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being.

Our Higher Ed team is actively seeking a Portfolio Director, Quantitative Business to join our Product & Platform team.

How can you make an impact? 

As the Portfolio Director, Quantitative Business, you will lead the strategic vision and execution for our group of Quantitative Business disciplines including Accounting, Finance, Economics, Operations & Decision Sciences, and Computer Information Technology. The Quantitative Business group contains some of our largest and fastest growing portfolios, comprising a unique mix of market leaders and aggressive growth targets in areas with rapidly developing technology and courses. In this role, you will lead the planning and implementation of business strategies that drive growth pan-portfolio, encourage and propel innovation, and deliver continued commercial success for the division. To accomplish this, you will become an expert on the dynamics of the group’s markets, oversee team execution of research and data analysis to inform the group’s product plans, and engage with a variety of stakeholders internally and externally, acting as a key leader within the product organization.

This role works remotely from a home office and reports to the Vice President of Portfolio. Travel is required between 25-50 percent of the year. Candidates must permanently reside within the United States to be considered for this opportunity. 

What you will be doing: 

• Driving the commercial success of the portfolio group by leading teams in managing the integrated product offer of content, platform, services, and data, ensuring delivery of superior customer experiences.
• Owning the group’s P&L, setting revenue targets, balancing investment and cost management, tracking ROI, and making data-driven decisions to ensure long-term financial success. 
• Leading a diverse team by facilitating team culture while simultaneously providing personalized coaching and development for individual team members; acting as a thought leader within the larger higher ed product organization.
• Cultivating market expertise by engaging in continuous, customer-facing research and analysis to stay ahead of evolving market trends.
• Evaluating, sponsoring and propelling new pan-portfolio business opportunities that spark innovation and expansion across disciplines, emerging market adjacencies, and divisions.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams, such as stakeholders in platform, marketing, and content development to align group portfolio plans with broader organizational objectives.
• Collaborating closely with the technical team to leverage and enhance McGraw Hill’s platforms, ensuring they meet the needs of your group’s educators and learners through a mix of best-in-class content and functionality.
• Envisioning and defining the optimal user experience, ensuring consistency and continual improvement across all content and tools within the portfolio group.
• Prioritizing resources effectively, making informed decisions on resource allocation within the portfolio, and communicating these decisions clearly to key stakeholders, including product development and marketing colleagues.

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Strategic execution and portfolio growth: Developing medium- and long-term blueprints for signing new products, recruiting top-tier authors, and expanding the market share of existing offerings.
• Engagement with stakeholders (internal and external): Continually learning and developing your understanding of market needs through sponsoring proactive instructor and student research, including campus visits and conferences.  Proactive outreach and relationship-building with internal partners and stakeholders to support the needs of the portfolio group.  
• Innovation and product excellence: Delivering industry-leading learning experiences pan-portfolio by engaging with product leadership to inform data-driven platform development priorities, finding creative ways to repurpose existing tools and content, and driving for continued innovation.

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Bachelors Degree and 10+ years of experience in educational technology, with a background in sales, marketing, product management, or business development.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills: Proven ability to lead, influence, and collaborate effectively in a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
• Financial and business acumen: Entrepreneurial mindset with an ability to identify opportunities, monetize ideas, and drive revenue growth through informed decision-making.
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking skills: Ability to tackle complex challenges with innovative and practical solutions.
• Proficiency in data analysis: Ability to interpret and present data insights in a compelling way, using storytelling to drive strategic change and influence decision-making.
• Adaptability and versatility: Comfortable juggling multiple roles and priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Relentless curiosity: Driven by learning, you thrive on constantly exploring new possibilities – whether those possibilities are based in product, strategy, or operations.
• Coaching drive: An experienced people manager who can be a leader and coach, effectively developing a motivated and empowered team.
• Education or experience in Quantitative Business disciplines or related market preferred. 

Why work for us? 

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The salary pay range for this position is between $130,000-$175,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan is provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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