Associate Portfolio Manager - Higher Education

Location: Noida, India

Department: General

Work Mode: On-Site

About the Role

Build the future with McGraw Hill, a global education innovation company offering solutions from textbooks to advanced EdTech platforms that improve learning outcomes worldwide. To support our growing business in India, we are hiring an Associate Portfolio Manager for our Higher Education division in Noida. This one-year contractual position provides a focused opportunity to contribute to key projects while gaining invaluable hands-on experience in the EdTech space. You will play a pivotal role in engaging with authors, instructors, and students from leading management and engineering institutions, conducting market research, mapping syllabi and competitors, identifying product gaps, recommending content and feature enhancements, managing project profitability, and presenting compelling business cases. In this role, you will build and maintain strong relationships with authors and instructors, commission and procure high-quality content from new and existing contributors, and perform detailed market research including competition mapping and product gap analysis. Collaborating with professors and subject matter experts, you will recommend innovative features aligned with academic standards and industry trends. Additionally, you will work closely with cross-functional teams in content development, pre-press, marketing, and sales to ensure seamless project execution and timely delivery of superior academic products that drive student success. We are seeking candidates with a graduate or post-graduate degree, preferably in management, economics, or engineering, along with strong communication, interpersonal skills, and an analytical mindset. The ability to work independently, multitask, and meet tight deadlines is essential, with proficiency in MS Office tools required. Experience in product, research, or content roles is a plus, and freshers with relevant skills are encouraged to apply. Join McGraw Hill's culture of curiosity and innovation, where you will own your growth and develop alongside our mission to transform education.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with authors and instructors to understand their needs, preferences, and expectations for academic products
• Identify, engage, and onboard potential and existing authors to source high-quality content
• Facilitate discussions, negotiations, and alignment on content requirements
• Conduct detailed market studies to assess current and emerging academic products
• Evaluate competitor offerings, strengths, weaknesses, and market positioning to inform product strategy
• Identify gaps in existing product portfolios based on curriculum requirements and market needs
• Collaborate with professors and subject matter experts to recommend features and improvements aligned with academic standards and industry trends
• Work closely with content development, pre-press, marketing, and sales teams to ensure smooth project execution
• Provide clear updates and coordinate efforts to deliver high-quality academic products on time
• Engage with authors, instructors, and students from leading management and engineering institutions
• Conduct market research, map syllabi and competitors, and identify product gaps

Required Qualifications

• Graduate or post-graduate degree, preferably in management, economics, or engineering
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical mindset
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines
• Proficiency in computers and MS Office tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in product management roles
• Experience in research roles
• Experience in content development roles
• Freshers with relevant skills and enthusiasm for EdTech

Required Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Interpersonal relationship building
• Analytical thinking
• Market research
• Competitor analysis
• Product gap identification
• Content commissioning and procurement
• Project coordination
• Stakeholder management
• Multitasking
• Independent working
• Deadline management
• MS Office proficiency
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation skills for business cases

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a global education innovation company driving learning outcomes
• Hands-on experience in Higher Education EdTech projects in a one-year contractual role
• Culture of curiosity and innovation fostering personal and professional growth
• Collaboration with leading authors, instructors, and institutions in management and engineering
• Exposure to cutting-edge textbooks and EdTech platforms
• Support for skill development in market research, product strategy, and stakeholder management
• Dynamic work environment in Noida, India, contributing to McGraw Hill's growing business
• Ownership of impactful projects with cross-functional teams

McGraw Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.