Product Management Department Director

We are looking for an experienced professional working in product management area. The Product Management Department Director will report to the Managing Director of Young Digital Planet and he or she will be a member of YDP Management Team.

Job description:

• Define and execute products’ strategy, actively communicate and lead portfolio development

• Ensure alignment with the business requirements and manage products’ portfolio P&L

• Actively support sales of YDP products

• Manage and coach a team of product managers and subject matter experts

• Implement and ensure the best practice sharing within the Sanoma Learning

Profile:

• University degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Business Informatics or related degree

• At least 10 years of experience in a comparable position, preferably in a B2B e-commerce and/or education

• Proven excellent peoples’ management skills and experience as a manager

• Creative, innovative, passionate and driven to achieve excellent results

• Flexible and open to challenges

• Strong relationship builder at all levels of the organization, pro-active, challenging and a real team player

• Affinity with our young target group, education, and educational products

• Experience with working in an international environment

• Fluent in English, written and verbal

• Meeting our ‘Sanoma values’: Engage Others, Share Views, Look Ahead and Make it Happen