Everspring needs a Director of Product Portfolio Development to read the market, shape and define winning solutions, establish value-based pricing, and equip sales and marketing with clear offers that accelerate growth and deliver repeatable client value.
Requirements
- Proven track record of building and launching market-facing solutions or offerings for complex solution portfolios
- Strong commercial acumen — expertise in pricing strategy, business case development, and value modeling.
- Understand the Higher Education market and its customer personas
- Demonstrated ability to package abstract capabilities into clear, sellable solutions.
- Experience working cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and delivery teams and influencing across functions without formal authority.
- Strategic thinker who thrives on creating structure, repeatability, and scale.
- Ability to travel once per month to conferences, prospect visits, and industry events.
Responsibilities
- Shape new offers fast from market signals and client demand.
- Respond to opportunity with clear, outcome-driven services and bundles.
- Drive cross-functional momentum—align Sales, Marketing, and Delivery around the same plan.
- Steer the portfolio toward category-leading, repeatable solutions.
- Set value-based pricing & scope that win deals and protect margins.
- Operationalize what works—pilot, measure, iterate, scale.
- Continuously scan higher ed market trends, enrollment challenges, student acquisition dynamics, and workforce/skills trends.
Other
- 7–10+ years of experience in higher education services or consulting.
- Excellent client-facing skills and the ability to represent solutions in market conversations.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MBA, M.Ed., or related field)
