Cengage Group

education technology

SrProductMarketingManager

$77–123k Massachusetts, USA FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Sr Product Marketing Manager at Cengage Group. Skills: market definition, positioning, go-to-market strategy, product roadmap, packaging strategy, release strategy, product lifecycle management, go-to-market readiness, messaging frameworks, subject matter expert on positioning and go-to-market strategy, product-market fit. Own market definition, positioning, and go-to-market strategy for the CIMA platform and related digital products. Define target segments, personas, and competitive positioning”

What You'll Achieve.

Pipeline contribution by product; Product feature adoption and overall usage; Win rates and velocity of pipeline conversion; Product-market fit signals based on customer and field feedback

Industry & Context.

education technology
Problems you'll solve

analytical skills tied to business outcomes such as adoption, usage, and pipeline performance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

foundation in product marketing, including market definition, positioning, and go-to-market strategy, Ability to translate market, customer, and competitive insights into clear product direction and messaging, Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners, including Product, UX, Engineering, Marketing, and Portfolio stakeholders, Experience supporting product roadmap discussions and influencing prioritization through market insight, Ability to simplify complex products into clear, compelling narratives, analytical skills tied to business outcomes such as adoption, usage, and pipeline performance, Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams, Ability to operate with autonomy in ambiguous, evolving product environments, 4–6 years of experience in product marketing

What You'll Do.

Own market definition

and go-to-market strategy for the CIMA platform and related digital products

Define target segments

and competitive positioning

and translate them into clear

differentiated messaging and narratives

Define value propositions

and provide clear GTM direction for Marketing and Sales teams to execute

Lead synthesis of market dynamics

and competitive intelligence to influence product roadmap

Define product packaging

Independently define GTM readiness requirements and messaging frameworks for product releases

Act as a subject matter expert on positioning and go-to-market strategy

influencing cross-functional decisions and providing guidance to marketing

Partner with Product and GTM teams to apply insights and improve product-market fit and performance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partners across functions to influence product roadmap, define packaging, pricing and release strategy, and ensure product and GTM readiness across the product lifecycle; Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners, including Product, UX, Engineering, Marketing, and Portfolio stakeholders; Experience supporting product roadmap discussions and influencing prioritization through market insight; Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams; providing guidance to marketing, sales, and product teams; Partner with Product and GTM teams to apply insights and improve product-market fit and performance

Communication Scope

Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams

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