Manager / Senior Manager – Product Management

<p><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">About Emeritus</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 50 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China.</span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">Emeritus' short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80+ countries.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span lang="en-in" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri;" xml:lang="en-in">Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 2,000 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Following its $650 million Series E funding round in August 2021, the Company is valued at $3.2 billion, and is backed by Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.</span></p><p><span lang="en-in" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri;" xml:lang="en-in"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;"><b><u><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">About Role - </span></u></b><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">As Manager/Senior Manager – Product, you will report into the Associate Director – Product and own end-to-end strategy and performance for a defined portfolio of programs within the India APAC business. You will translate the broader product vision into a concrete portfolio plan, lead product development and launches within that portfolio, and be accountable for its revenue and contribution margin outcomes. Alongside this, you will mentor Associates on the team and act as a connective layer between individual program execution and the Associate Director's broader strategic agenda.</span></span></p><p></p><p><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">Key Responsibilities:</span></span></b></p><ul><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Portfolio Strategy & Ownership: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Own strategy, roadmap, and performance for a defined set of products/programs, translating the team's overall product vision into portfolio-level plans and quarterly priorities.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Product Development: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Lead the creation and enhancement of courses within your portfolio — pricing, positioning, and value proposition — partnering closely with University Relations and Learning Design through the development lifecycle.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">GTM Strategy: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Drive targeting and communication strategy for your portfolio in collaboration with Performance Marketing and Product Marketing.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Deliver Revenue and Contribution Margin Targets: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Own enrolment, revenue, and CM outcomes for your portfolio, working closely with Revenue, Marketing, and Sales.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Cross-functional Coordination: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Coordinate stakeholders across functions for successful launches, and keep existing programs in the portfolio current with market and industry trends.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Market Intelligence: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Conduct market and competitive research to identify opportunities and inform prioritization within your portfolio.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Mentorship: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Guide and review the work of Associates, providing coaching on product development, GTM thinking, and analytical rigor.</span></li><li><b style="text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">University Engagement: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="text-indent:-0.25in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Represent the product perspective in select university working meetings relevant to your portfolio.</span></li></ul><p><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">Skills & Qualifications:</span></span></b></p><ul><li><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Experience: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">4–5 years of business/product management experience for Manager; 6–7 years for Senior Manager, with a track record of owning outcomes (not just tasks) for a product or portfolio.</span></li><li><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Customer- and business-first thinking: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Comfortable balancing learner outcomes with commercial targets.</span></li><li><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Analytical rigor: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Proficiency in using data and market insight to inform portfolio decisions and measure performance.</span></li><li><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Stakeholder management: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Proven ability to coordinate effectively across Marketing, Sales, Delivery, and University partners.</span></li><li><b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Early people leadership: </span></b><span lang="en-in" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-in">Experience mentoring or informally guiding junior team members preferred, particularly at the Senior Manager level.</span></li></ul><p><i><span lang="en-in" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-in"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:14px;">Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.</span></span></i></p>