Strategy Manager

May 27, 2026

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Overview Build the FutureAt McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being.How can you make an impact?The Strategy Manager will shape and accelerate the strategic direction and growth trajectory of McGraw Hill’s Higher Education business. Reporting to the Director of Strategy within the Strategy & Operations team, this Manager will work cross-functionally with leaders across the higher education business to drive the formulation, execution, and communication of business-level strategies. This high-impact role involves ensuring strategic alignment across a broad organization, identifying key growth opportunities, and providing critical data, research, and analysis to inform the overall business vision and execution.This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.What You’ll do:<ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Drive the development and continuous refinement for key business and product areas within the MHHE portfolio, ensuring these strategies are clearly articulated and executable</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Facilitate alignment as a central strategic partner across various business functions, identifying interdependencies and opportunities for cohesion within the broader HE strategy</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Lead strategic analysis to identify new market opportunities, potential growth drivers, and competitive challenges through primary and secondary product-market research efforts </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Transform insights into clear, compelling, and actionable recommendations for business leadership, and develop compelling business cases to support new product investments </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Partner with HE leadership and the Director of Strategy in developing presentations to communicate business vision, strategy progress, and key product performance reporting to senior leadership </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Support go-to-market, partnership, and competitive intelligence efforts by providing strategic analysis and research to inform decision-making </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Support the product team with strategic documentation, cross-portfolio alignment, and research efforts that connect product strategy back to the broader HE business strategy </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 6.6667px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Support the Strategy and Corporate Development objectives with strategic analyses and due diligence on potential mergers, acquisitions, or partnership opportunities</li></ul> What you will bring to the role:<ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">5+ years of experience, with strong experience in areas such as corporate strategy, management consulting, product management/strategy, or equivalent business experience </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Ability to clearly structure complex problems and influence action through strong communication and presentation skills </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Experience conducting primary and secondary research in service of formulating or executing product strategy </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Maturity and presence to develop relationships at different organizational levels and across functions </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, cross-functional environment </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Displays and acts with curiosity, initiative, integrity, and professionalism </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills</li></ul> Preferred Experience and Skills <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Experience in the higher education ecosystem or EdTech industry</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Exposure to or experience with financial modeling and basic business case development </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Familiarity with digital research tools (e.g., Qualtrics) or product analytics platforms (e.g., Pendo) </li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Previous experience working closely with Product Management or technology leadership</li></ul> Why work for us?The pay range for this position is between $120,000 - $140,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://mheducation.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=261211&hashed=1059640477">here</a> to learn more about our benefit offerings. McGraw Hill recruiters always use a “@mheducation.com” email address 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. 50767

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