Manager Product Marketing

Role Description

As the Product Marketing Manager, you will play an important role in product positioning,

competitor analysis, finding the right product-market fit, development of customer

communication, and driving adoption of new products to drive business growth. In this role,

you will work with the product team to figure out the best way to position our products

effectively to achieve market leadership conversion metrics for the Simplilearn product

portfolio. This is a high-visibility and high-impact role that will involve working with cross-

functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Product, and many other functions within

Simplilearn, with direct interactions with CXOs.

• User experience: You will review website content, UI/UX, and communications to ensure

alignment with the brand, products, and optimal user experience. Maintaining a consistent,

intuitive, brand-appropriate experience across all user touchpoints including website,

brochures, emailers, social media, etc following the partner universitys brand guidelines

will be the major responsibility in this role.

• Content Writing: You will create the ad copies for technical courses including the most

relevant keywords and keeping basic SEO considerations, which will be used on the

website, brochures, emailers, social media and any other media.

• Competition Benchmarking: You will conduct thorough research and analysis of

competitors in the higher education sector, focusing on Data, Technology, and Digital

leadership segments to identify key market trends, strategies, and opportunities for

product growth.

• Secondary Research: Perform comprehensive secondary research on the higher education

sector, including industry reports, market analysis, and academic publications. Gather

insights and data to support decision-making processes.

• Data/Business Analysis: Analysis of internal and external data to identify patterns, trends,

and opportunities for product growth will be a continuous requirement in this role. You will

generate actionable insights and recommendations to improve product performance and

customer experience based on these analyses.

• Cross-functional coordination: You will collaborate with various teams, including product

owners, category heads, curriculum developers, website developers, and marketing teams.

Ensure smooth coordination for new program launches, curriculum amendments, website

updates, and marketing campaigns.

Role Outcome:

• This role has the opportunity to transition into Product Growth roles and marketing roles

or establish and head the product marketing team within the Product Growth function.

Overall, the role will provide inroads into multiple opportunities and comes with high

visibility through interaction with CXOs / Senior leadership in addition to Direct reporting

to Category heads or Directors.

Role Specification

The basics

• MBA with 2-4 years of business experience preferably in the field of marketing

or category management

• Ability to develop simple but powerful user messaging which helps drive

product adoption and business growth

• Excellent written, verbal communication and storytelling skills
• Experience in analyzing marketing funnels and taking corrective actions based

on the analysis to optimize these funnels

The differentiators

• 2+ years of experience in product marketing with proven track record of success

and impact through product marketing

• Superior stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong program management skills