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Principal Product Manager

We believe in the power and joy of learning. At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose driving innovation that helps millions of learnersimprove their lives and achieve their dreams through education. Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery. Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day.

As Principal Product Manager, you will play a vital role in crafting our cloud-based cybersecurity training platform, driving subscription growth among enterprise and individual learners, and delivering scalable hands-on learning experiences. The ideal candidate will be an expert of SaaS products in the cybersecurity, EdTech, or enterprise training space with deep understanding of B2B and B2C subscription models, learning analytics, and secure multi-tenant architecture. You'll navigate unique challenges including compliance requirements (SOC 2, GDPR), hands-on lab provisioning, certification tracking, and feature adoption across diverse skill levels from beginners to advanced practitioners. You'll analyze learner engagement data, optimize certification pathways, and track industry cybersecurity trends and emerging threats as they impact our training content strategy.

What you'll do here:

• Cybersecurity Training SaaS Strategy
• Learning Experience Discovery and Validation
• Training Platform Roadmapping
• Agile SaaS Development for Secure Learning
• Cybersecurity Training Go-to-Market
• Learning Analytics and Performance Optimization

Skills you will need here:

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, education technology, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of product management experience with at least 6+ years in SaaS
• Understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals and familiarity with major certification programs
• Proven expertise in learning analytics, course completion tracking, and educational outcome measurement
• Technical understanding of secure cloud architecture, hands-on lab provisioning, and compliance requirements
• Passion for cybersecurity education and commitment to helping professionals develop skills to defend against cyber threats

About Infosec, a Cengage Group company Infosec believes knowledge is power when fighting cybercrime. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and privacy training to stay cyber safe at work and home. It's our mission to equip all organizations and individuals with the know-how and confidence to outsmart cybercrime.

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws. Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process.

Compensation At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range. $180,000.00 - $200,000.00 USD

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