Product Owner, AI

Overview<br><br><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>Impact the Moment</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">McGraw Hill is a diverse and inclusive company that believes we can change the world by leveling the playing field and giving every learner an equal opportunity to succeed. We create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide. Our goal is to accelerate student success through intuitive and effective learning experiences, and to continually reimagine the way our customers teach and learn, simplifying the path to a better education for all.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">McGraw Hill Higher Education is seeking a <strong>Product Owner - AI</strong> to join its Platform & Product Delivery team. Experience working with AI in product management or product development is required.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>How can you make an impact?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">As the <strong>Product Owner - AI</strong>, you will work closely with users, technology product managers, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to conduct research, devise innovative ideas, requirements and roadmaps, work with the go-to-market (GTM) teams to successfully launch new platform builds and customer experiences, measure their in-field performance against KPIs, and implement improvement strategies and tactics. You will be responsible for partnering with your director to determine what the product team builds, the investment needed, and the KPIs tied to usage and quality of user experience. The Product Owner is responsible and accountable for the success of the platform build delivered to market.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">The Product Owner - AI is a champion of our platform vision and a catalyst of new opportunities balancing continued platform improvements with innovation. This role is an opportunity to shape the future direction of McGraw Hill’s platform strategy and delivery for the higher education market.</span></p><p><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States and requires 10 - 20 percent travel throughout the year</strong> </span></p><p> </p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">What you will be doing:</span></strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Drive AI strategy and innovation by defining product vision, building investment business cases, and creating roadmaps that maximize customer value and revenue opportunities.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lead market and user research to understand customer needs, competitive landscape, and emerging trends, ensuring platform capabilities are differentiated and impactful.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Oversee AI technology partnerships by evaluating, selecting, and managing vendors to align with platform strategy, integration needs, cost optimization, and ethical AI principles.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Guide technical implementation of AI features such as adaptive learning, personalization, and recommendations while collaborating with data science teams to refine models and enhance outcomes.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ensure ethical and measurable AI adoption by setting success metrics (e.g., model performance, ROI, user adoption), monitoring real-world performance, and safeguarding fairness, transparency, and privacy.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Align and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, GTM) to deliver AI-driven experiences and support comprehensive go-to-market execution.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">What you can bring to this role:</span></strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor's degree, advanced degree preferred.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5-7 years' experience in product management or related field with a focus on AI driven products and features.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Working knowledge of LLM frameworks and tools such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex, and understanding of their application in educational contexts.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Understanding of NLP, machine learning, and deep learning principles.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Knowledge of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI development.</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>Why work for us?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">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.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">The pay range for this position is between $97,200 - $150,000 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. <a style="color: #000000;" href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings</a>. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">McGraw Hill recruiters always use a “@mheducation.com” or "@careers.mheducation.com” email addresses and/or from our Applicant Tracking System, iCIMS. Any variation of this email domain should be considered suspicious. Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email. <br><br></span></p> 49772

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