Cengage Group is looking to transform the educational experience for students and instructors by leveraging generative AI, aiming to add value to their portfolio of products and address challenges in a rapidly evolving market.
Requirements
- Deep hands-on understanding of innovation and AI technologies and trends, with a focus on the applicability to the education technology landscape (e.g., LMS Systems)
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in generative AI technologies, machine learning, and natural language processing.
- Explore emerging trends and identify potential applications in the education domain to ensure our company remains at the forefront of innovation.
- Define key performance indicators and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of generative AI solutions.
- Continuously monitor and optimize AI models and algorithms to improve accuracy, efficiency, and user satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Develop a comprehensive strategy for using generative AI in our education products and services.
- Find opportunities to enhance learning outcomes, personalize experiences, and optimize educational content using AI technologies to deliver value to the market and solve existing challenges.
- Work with the Product Teams, build and gain alignment on an innovation strategy and roadmap that harnesses the power of AI in our course materials products in Higher Ed, School, and Work businesses.
- Partner with corporate development to assess investment/acquisition opportunities that will result in clear advantage for our products and services and yield significant upside.
- Partner with team to develop complete AI application business cases and level of investment required for Cengage Group.
- With the research team, conduct market research to identify market demand, customer preferences, and emerging trends in the education industry.
- Ensure the ethical use of generative AI technologies by establishing guidelines and standard methodologies.
Other
- 12 years of leadership experience in product management and technology
- 15 years general experience in Technology/Product Management
- Strong leadership and management skills, with a record of delivering successful products to market
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with customers and cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze data and develop insights and recommendations
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Be a visible and model People Leader representing all facets of Cengages People Leader Expectations.
