Head of Product Management – Product and Media Management
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Leitung Produktmanagement bei WBS GRUPPE, einem Anbieter innovativer Bildungs- und Weiterbildungsangebote. Verantwortung für Portfolio, Produktlebenszyklus, Zulassung und ein 20-köpfiges Team.
Responsibilities:
- Own the portfolio of publicly funded continuing education programs and develop future-ready learning products
- Report directly to the Executive Management and the Board
- Help shape the further development of the Product and Media Management division
- Manage the joint value creation across product development, accreditation, and portfolio management
- Own the product portfolio throughout the entire product lifecycle
- Create the framework for collaboration between Product Management, Media Management, and Campus
- Provide functional and disciplinary leadership and develop a team of approximately 20 employees
- Manage and continuously develop the continuing education portfolio based on market needs, customer requirements, commercial viability, and strategic business objectives
- Take responsibility for product ideation, development, market launch, optimization, and portfolio rationalization
- Ensure AZAV-compliant product development, accreditation, and the quality of product concepts, curricula, and costing
- Establish systematic market, trend, and topic scouting
- Derive well-founded product and portfolio decisions
- Further develop data- and KPI-driven product management
- Shape the transformation toward an integrated Product and Media division
- Collaborate with Media Management, Campus, and other internal stakeholders
Requirements:
- Several years of leadership experience
- Extensive experience in Product Management, particularly in portfolio development, product development, and Product Lifecycle Management
- Deep understanding of the education market
- Knowledge of publicly funded continuing education
- Knowledge of AZAV requirements and accreditation processes is a plus
- Strong analytical and strategic skills
- Experience working with data, KPIs, and financial performance indicators
- Experience in cross-functional collaboration and managing complex products across multiple specialist areas
- Strong change management skills and experience in transformation and organizational development initiatives
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to make clear decisions even in uncertain situations
- Ability to bring together different perspectives and work collaboratively in a shared leadership model
- Interest in digital learning environments, AI, and innovative educational formats
- Knowledge of modern market and competitive analysis methods
- Confidence working with executive management and Board-level stakeholders
- Experience leading cross-organizational change projects
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave
- Home office options
- Sabbatical
- Up to 180 days of working abroad
- Vacation and workations at our seminar centers in Berlin and Pommritz
- Offers and discounts through Corporate Benefits
- Company running events
- Sports and relaxation programs through Voiio
- JobRad bicycle leasing
- Corporate fitness membership with EGYM Wellpass
- Yoga retreats
- Dietary supplements
- Ergonomic workplace equipment
- Coaching and advisory services
- A wide range of training opportunities
- Three professional development days
- Individual professional and personal development opportunities
- LinkedIn Learning
- Team development programs
- Leadership Management Program
- Microsoft 365 with Copilot
- Excellent work-life balance and compatibility of career and family life
- Paid days off to care for sick children
- Family vacations at our seminar centers
- Paid special leave for caring for relatives
- Digital childcare and tutoring through Voiio
- Annual celebrations
- Mindful meeting culture
- Onboarding seminars and onboarding buddies
- Open culture of learning from mistakes and giving feedback
- Help shape the future of education with AI
- High degree of autonomy and ownership
- Meaningful work with positive social impact
- A public-benefit mission with a focus on sustainability
- Herzensprojekte (“Heart Projects”) donation campaign by WBS GRUPPE
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