Product Owner, Sharpen

As the Product Owner-Sharpen you will work closely with users, technology product managers, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to conduct research, devise innovative ideas, requirements and roadmaps, work with the go-to-market (GTM) teams to successfully launch new platform builds and customer experiences, measure their in-field performance against KPIs, and implement improvement strategies and tactics. You will be responsible for partnering with your director to determine what the product team builds, the investment needed, and the KPIs tied to usage and quality of user experience. The Product Owner is responsible and accountable for the success of the platform build delivered to market.

The Product Owner, Sharpen is a champion of our platform vision and a catalyst of new opportunities balancing continued platform improvements with innovation. This role is an opportunity to shape the future direction of McGraw Hill’s platform strategy and delivery for the higher education market.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States and requires 10-20 percent travel throughout the year

What you will be doing:

• Drive strategy, innovation and contribute to the overall product vision

• Lead market and user research to understand customer needs, competitive landscape, and emerging trends, ensuring platform capabilities are differentiated and impactful.

• Guide technical implementation of features such as adaptive learning, personalization, and recommendations while collaborating with data science teams to refine models and enhance outcomes.

• Align and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Product, Design, GTM) to deliver AI-driven experiences and support comprehensive go-to-market execution.

McGraw Hill Higher Education is seeking a Product Owner-Sharpen to join its Platform & Product Delivery team. Experience working in product management or product development is required., + Bachelor’s degree.

• 5-7 years’ experience in product management with a focus on web and mobile driven products and features.

• Experience managing and delivering multiple projects to deadline and budget simultaneously

• Professional experience designing and conducting user research plans

• Data-driven mentality with focus on analyzing and synthesizing financial, usage, and/or research data to understand market trends and product performance to create data-informed strategies.

The pay range for this position is between $100,000 - $125,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

McGraw Hill is a diverse and inclusive company that believes we can change the world by leveling the playing field and giving every learner an equal opportunity to succeed. We create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide. Our goal is to accelerate student success through intuitive and effective learning experiences, and to continually reimagine the way our customers teach and learn, simplifying the path to a better education for all., At McGraw Hill, we believe that our contribution to unlocking a brighter future lies within the application of our deep understanding of how learning happens and how the mind develops. It exists where the science of learning meets the art of teaching.

Educators have been and always will be at the core of the learning experience. The solutions we develop help educators impart their knowledge to students more efficiently. We believe that harnessing technology can enhance learning inside and outside of the classroom and deepen the connections between students and teachers to empower greater success.

By partnering with educators around the globe, our learning engineers, content developers and pedagogical experts are developing increasingly open learning ecosystems that are proven to improve pass rates, elevate grades and increase engagement for each individual learner while improving outcomes for all.