Vice President of Product for Learner Navigation

Overview

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ACT Education Corp. team members are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success. Advancing the mission internally, by helping team members achieve education and workplace success of their own, is core to our values. ACT values a diverse workplace and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which every team member has equal opportunity to grow.

The Vice President of Product for Learner Navigation is a strategic leadership role focused on enhancing the market presence of a B2C challenger brand in a duopoly. The role drives growth through innovative product development, go-to-market (GTM) strategies, business model innovation, and improved customer experience and support strategies.

This position requires a forward-thinking leader who can align product development with market trends, customer needs, and business growth objectives while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

The finalist will be hired at the salary and level commensurate with their qualifications. For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary in the range of $190,000 to $235,000. ACT manages salaries within the range based on relevant factors including, skills, experience, and internal equity. The position is incentive eligible.

Location: Remote 

A Day in the Life:

• Develop and lead a compelling product portfolio vision and strategy for multiple B2C assessment, education, and career/college exploration products and services that aligns with the overall business goals and drives sustainable growth.
• Own and strengthen P&L of the product line, with an estimated annual portfolio revenue responsibility of $100 million.
• Lead the cross-functional B2C POD team that defines, prioritizes and executes on product roadmaps and initiatives, ensuring products are developed and launched on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to launch and refine successful GTM strategies that maximize product adoption, customer satisfaction and revenue growth.
• Build, mentor and lead a high-performing product management team, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Build market expertise and a strong voice of customer program to identify trends and opportunities, inform product decisions , enhance user experience, and stay ahead of industry trends.
• Establish key performance indicators to measure product performance and success.
• Champion ongoing transition to a Product Operating Model.
• Provide thought leadership through speaking engagements, published content, and strategic partnerships to drive brand awareness and credibility.
• Keep executive team informed and aligned with regularly report on product performance and strategic initiatives

Role Progression:

• Within 1 month you will have a solid understanding of the ACT National Learner Navigation Market and product portfolio and how it fits within the organization level strategies and initiatives. You will be getting to know the cross-functional POD team, the current state of work the team is focused on, and the product operating model we use. You also will have started to develop relationships with individuals across the organization who you will be partnering with on a regular basis.
• Within 3 months you will be evolving and sharing the Learner Navigation vision, strategy, and roadmap. You will start to investigate new product initiatives for delivering value and growing revenue in the ACT National space. You will have developed solid engagement and collaboration with the team as well as internal and external stakeholders.
• Within 6 months are demonstrating a measurable business impact as you have been prioritizing and executing on the product roadmap.

About You:

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible product management leadership, including demonstrated success growing B2C products in education, assessment, or comparable markets.
• Experience driving profitability and revenue growth of product lines at or exceeding $100M through a mature product operating model. 
• Proven track record of successfully launching and managing products in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and that drives business growth.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to drive product decisions.
• Passion for innovation and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Exceptional communication and leadership abilities, with a talent for building relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Hands-on leader with ability to lead and inspire product and cross-functional teams in a remote work environment.
• Skills and knowledge required for success in this position attained through experience, education (bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or related area of study), or a combination of both.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product management leadership with a focus on high school to postsecondary transition and with education, career, and/or assessment industry products and services.

About ACT

When ACT was founded in 1959, it disrupted the assessment industry with a new approach to helping students better understand their readiness so they could take steps to improve it. By leveraging our expertise and authority in assessment and research, we will again disrupt the industry—helping more people learn, better measure their progress, and improve their navigation through life’s transitions. 

More than ever before, ACT is fulfilling its mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. We’re doing it by pushing the boundaries of learning innovation through the work of our people, who we call team members because we’re all in this together.

We know transformation does not come without challenge. That’s why ACT invests in a variety of experiences for team members to strengthen their connections, explore ideas, learn from customers, and celebrate success.

Learn more about working at ACT at act.org!