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McGraw Hill is hiring a Product Owner - AI to lead the strategy, development, and go-to-market execution of AI-driven educational platform features. The role demands collaboration with cross-functional teams to define product vision, conduct market research, manage partnerships, and ensure ethical AI adoption while driving innovation and platform success in higher education.

Highlights

Drive AI product vision, strategy, investment business cases, and roadmaps to maximize customer value and revenue.
Conduct market and user research to identify customer needs and competitive trends.
Manage AI technology vendors and partnerships with focus on integration, costs, and ethical AI practices.
Lead technical implementation of AI features alongside data science teams, including adaptive learning and personalization.
Set and monitor success metrics for AI features ensuring ethical standards, transparency, and privacy compliance.
Align cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, and GTM to deliver AI experiences.
Required: Bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) and 5-7 years in product management focused on AI-driven products.
Experience with LLM frameworks/tools like LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex and knowledge of NLP, machine learning, and deep learning.
Understanding of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI development.
Compensation range: $135,000-$145,000 annually, with medical and other benefits available.

Product Owner - AI Full Description

Product Owner, AI

United States
Technology
Higher Education
Remote

Overview

Impact the Moment
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.

McGraw Hill Higher Education is seeking a Product Owner - AI to join its Platform & Product Delivery team. Experience working with AI in product management or product development is required.

How can you make an impact?
As the Product Owner - AI, 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.

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.

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

What you will be doing:

Drive AI strategy and innovation by defining product vision, building investment business cases, and creating roadmaps that maximize customer value and revenue opportunities.
Lead market and user research to understand customer needs, competitive landscape, and emerging trends, ensuring platform capabilities are differentiated and impactful.
Oversee AI technology partnerships by evaluating, selecting, and managing vendors to align with platform strategy, integration needs, cost optimization, and ethical AI principles.
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.
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.
Align and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, GTM) to deliver AI-driven experiences and support comprehensive go-to-market execution.

What you can bring to this role:

Bachelor's degree, advanced degree preferred.
5-7 years' experience in product management or related field with a focus on AI driven products and features.
Working knowledge of LLM frameworks and tools such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex, and understanding of their application in educational contexts.
Understanding of NLP, machine learning, and deep learning principles.
Knowledge of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI development.

Why work for us?

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.

The pay range for this position is between $135,000-$145,000 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. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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.

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Original Job Description

Product Owner, AI

United States
Technology
Higher Education
Remote

Drive AI strategy and innovation by defining product vision, building investment business cases, and creating roadmaps that maximize customer value and revenue opportunities.
Lead market and user research to understand customer needs, competitive landscape, and emerging trends, ensuring platform capabilities are differentiated and impactful.
Oversee AI technology partnerships by evaluating, selecting, and managing vendors to align with platform strategy, integration needs, cost optimization, and ethical AI principles.
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.
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.
Align and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, GTM) to deliver AI-driven experiences and support comprehensive go-to-market execution.

What you can bring to this role:

Bachelor's degree, advanced degree preferred.
5-7 years' experience in product management or related field with a focus on AI driven products and features.
Working knowledge of LLM frameworks and tools such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex, and understanding of their application in educational contexts.
Understanding of NLP, machine learning, and deep learning principles.
Knowledge of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI development.

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