Associate Channel Partnership Manager

Associate Channel Partnership Manager

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 learners improve 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 absolutely 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.

Join Cengage as a Channel Partnership Manager and play a pivotal role in crafting our product management strategies. You'll drive innovation, foster positive relationships, and help us deliver world-class educational solutions! Partnership responsibilities include managing a pipeline of qualified leads to source and pursue partnerships aligning with our business goals, negotiating favorable business terms, and establishing appropriate contract terms with leadership in Product and Legal. You will also coordinate contract management, renewals, and provide regular updates to collaborators. Additionally, identify and resolve issues with current third-party content providers, assist in new vendor implementation efforts, and collaborate with product / technology leadership on development impacts. Contribute to the annual partnership roadmap and planning, managing critical metrics for performance.

Other responsibilities include supporting point-in-time needs and resource gaps within the Product Department, working on high impact processes, projects, or tasks that have an immediate impact on the business, and contributing to planning efforts within the Product Department.

Your abilities include being intellectually curious, highly analytical, and capable of synthesizing information from multiple outputs. You are a fast learner with a passion for continuous innovation and improvement, and you can tackle complicated problems by breaking them down into digestible chunks. You are organized, meticulous, and able to prioritize tasks effectively.

Your qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 3-5 years of work experience in a software / technology or education / publishing company, strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, excellent written and verbal communication skills, diligent and flexible, and experience with Microsoft Visio, Project, or MindMap software a plus. Experience with business intelligence or analytics and experience driving or supporting the launch of new processes, projects, or products is a plus.

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, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation at Cengage Group is a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. The full base pay range for this position is $58,300.00 - $75,750.00 USD. 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.