Senior Product Developer

Job Overview

Overview

Impact the moment

McGraw-Hill Higher Education Product Developers create and deliver engaging, efficient, and effective digital learning experiences and validated assessments for courses in higher education.  Product Developers oversee content quality by conceptualizing, developing, shaping and editing intellectual property for digital and print delivery while managing and coordinating the efforts of authors, contributors/SMEs, and production & digital platform teams.  Product Developers transform good content into value-added experiences that meet learning outcomes and exceed customer expectations. —the beating heart of McGraw-Hill’s 120-year-tradition for developing high quality course materials.

How can you make an impact?

The Senior Product Developer develops highly personalized course materials, and effective learning supplements to help college students achieve their goals at every stage of their academic and professional careers. From ALEKS to Connect to SmartBook, the products you'll work on are used around the globe. We have a passion for learning and believe that every student should have access to affordable, high-quality learning solutions designed to help them succeed. Senior Product Developers rely on research and development principles to solve market problems, while tailoring learning experience guidelines to specific portfolio needs.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

What you will be doing:

• Partner closely with Portfolio Managers and team to help execute the overall digital strategy, and develop well-constructed learning experiences that solve critical market problems, are of the highest caliber, and meet accuracy and accessibility standards.
• Lead strategic development on multiple, complex projects within aggressive timeframes that require the ability to continually prioritize changing project tasks/deliverables and meet deadlines. Take a leadership role in coaching and mentoring others both within the development functional role and across other organizational roles such as CDD and sales.
• Participate in market development and research across assigned projects to achieve profound understanding of our customers and to discover, validate, and ensure our products address urgent and pervasive market problems.
• Work collaboratively across functional areas to identify solutions and problem-solve; ensure products are brought to market in scope, on time and on budget per the product plan. Develop a deep knowledge of and demonstrate the ability to train others on proprietary learning tool platforms, content engines and authoring environments within the McGraw-Hill Education ecosystem.
• Participating in market development and research across assigned projects to achieve profound understanding of our customers and to discover, validate, and ensure our products address urgent and pervasive market problems. Monitor trends, identify opportunities, and explore innovative solutions to teaching and learning problems in specific discipline areas.
• Contextualize and tailor learning experience design guidelines and recommendations for specific portfolio needs.

You should apply if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree required; related advanced coursework or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 5 years product management and product development.
• 2-3 years experience managing digital product development.
• Familiar with web-based systems and tools, database management tools, authoring tools and platform functionality to help drive digital product development.
• Proven experience in product development with a focus on content accessibility, inclusive design. and universal design.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG, Section 508).

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfillment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $49,500 - $80,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, a full range of medical and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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