Executive Director, Product Development – Education Job in Usa – Md
Laureate Global Products and Services is the online and U.S. campus-based group of Laureate Education, a leading international provider of higher education services. Our institutions include Walden University, a distance learning institution of higher education based in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the University of Liverpool based in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Kendall College, a leading higher education institution of culinary arts and hospitality management based in Chicago, Illinois; NewSchool of Architecture and Design, based in San Diego, California; Santa Fe University of Art and Design, an institute of art and design, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and The National Hispanic University, based in San Jose, California.
This position is responsible for leading a group of professionals in the Product Development Group's (PDG)Education Vertical to design new programs based on formal and informal research plus first-hand knowledge according to a development method that is proprietary to Laureate. The candidate will work collaboratively with a number of teams, including academic faculty, research, operations, and marketing, and will oversee a team of Directors of Program Design, Sr. Course Developers, Course Developers, and consultants in order to specify and implement new programs that meet customer, market, and corporate needs. In addition, the individual serving in this position actively participates as a member of the PDG Senior Leadership Team and College Leadership Teams, and interacts strategically with university-level Vice Presidents. This position requires 25% travel.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- In-depth understanding of the P-12 and higher education market segments in order to provide educated recommendations to management on directions for new programs.
- Manage the development, updating, and maintenance of an extensive portfolio of degree programs offered by multiple universities.
- Supervise a team of Directors of Program Design who have frontline responsibility for designing programs that align with goals and can be implemented by Course Developers.
- Build and manage a comprehensive yearly budget according to corporate requirements.
- Identify opportunities leading to product line expansion and product/program growth on an international scale.
- Oversee a set of processes that lead to quality products that meet project timelines and budget goals.
- Provide current subject matter expertise in education, including knowledge of resources and outreach to nationally-known experts in the field.
- Work closely with content domain experts, product management professionals, and academics to ensure that new and revised programs reflect business and academic goals.
- Assess current products, designs, and outcomes in order to determine the best opportunities for increased student satisfaction and product quality.
- Assess internal capabilities, implementation timetables, and costs against the value added to products from a student perspective.
- 10+ years of strategic experience in new product and/or program development.
- Doctoral degree or master's degree and significant relevant experience preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills and history of positive results achieved collaboratively.
- Experience managing budgets, personnel and other resources required.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience working with higher education professionals required.
- Experience in management, and/or doctoral curriculum development a plus.
- Substantial knowledge of academic trends and business needs associated with undergraduate and graduate education programs, as well as business-to-business academic and certificate program options.
Laureate Education, Inc., and all of it subsidiaries or affiliates, are equal opportunity employers. EOE