Clarivate Analytics Plc

VP Product Management, Teaching and Learning (OnCourse)

Clarivate Analytics Plc$180K — $220K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of leadership experience in higher education technology or closely related markets.
  • 5+ years of experience in product management, strategy, or business unit leadership.
  • Proven track record in launching and scaling software products or platforms.
  • Experience in product strategy, roadmap prioritization, pricing, and go-to-market planning.
  • Direct engagement with higher education institutions and strategic partners.
  • Leadership experience with cross-functional teams across various business functions.

Responsibilities

  • Own business strategy, product direction, and revenue growth for onCourse.
  • Define market focus and growth model from launch to adoption.
  • Set product vision and priorities based on market needs and commercial goals.
  • Lead customer discovery and product-market validation processes.
  • Own revenue and go-to-market strategies in collaboration with various departments.
  • Develop relationships with universities and strategic partners to enhance market credibility.
  • Drive customer conversion and ensure predictable commercial performance.

Benefits

  • Flexibility to work core hours with adjustments for global collaboration.
  • Opportunity to influence the future of AI in education.
  • Leadership role in a high-impact business unit.
Full Job Description
Vice President, Teaching & Learning to shape and scale onCourse, our AI-native platform designed to help higher education institutions transform teaching, learning, curriculum intelligence, and student success. This is a high-impact opportunity for a product-led, commercially minded executive to build a new growth business by pairing deep higher education market expertise with Clarivate's trusted university relationships, differentiated content and data assets, global commercial reach, and scale.

About You - experience, education, skills, and accomplishments
  • 10+ years of leadership experience in higher education technology, enterprise edtech, digital learning, curriculum technology, SaaS, or a closely related market.
  • 5+ years of experience leading product management, product strategy, business unit, or general management functions.
  • Demonstrated experience launching, building, repositioning, or scaling a software product, product line, platform, or new venture.
  • Experience owning or contributing to product strategy, roadmap prioritization, pricing, go-to-market planning, pipeline development, or sales enablement.
  • Experience working directly with higher education institutions, university leaders, enterprise customers, strategic partners, design partners, or early adopters.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams across product management, product marketing, sales, technology, finance, operations, or customer-facing functions.


It would be great if you also have . . .
  • Business-unit, general management, founder, or startup leadership experience.
  • Experience taking a business from early validation to meaningful commercial scale.
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled teaching and learning, curriculum intelligence, learning analytics, or emerging education platforms.
  • Strong understanding of institutional buying, enterprise sales cycles, customer adoption, implementation realities, and commercial execution.
  • Established relationships and credibility across the higher education market, including a network of institutional leaders, partners, influencers, or potential early adopters.
  • Ability to influence investment decisions, align senior stakeholders, and communicate clearly with executives, customers, partners, and internal teams.


What will you be doing in this role?
  • Own the business strategy, product direction, market development, commercialization, customer adoption, and revenue growth for onCourse and related Teaching & Learning opportunities.
  • Define market focus, customer segments, value proposition, growth model, investment priorities, and the path from launch to repeatable adoption and revenue scale.
  • Set product vision and roadmap priorities in partnership with Technology, grounded in customer needs, market opportunity, and commercial goals.
  • Lead customer discovery, design partner engagement, and product-market fit validation to focus on capabilities that drive adoption.
  • Own the revenue plan, go-to-market approach, pricing, pipeline strategy, and sales enablement model in partnership with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product, and Technology.
  • Develop executive relationships with universities, design partners, early adopters, and strategic prospects to accelerate validation, pipeline creation, and market credibility.
  • Drive pipeline creation, deal progression, customer conversion, and predictable commercial performance.
  • Lead an integrated team across sales, product management, and product marketing while partnering closely with technology, content, AI, finance, and operations.
  • Align senior leaders around the business case, market opportunity, investment needs, and path to growth.


About the Team

The Teaching & Learning business is focused on creating AI-powered solutions that help higher education institutions improve teaching, learning, curriculum intelligence, adoption, and student success. This role will work closely with leaders and teams across product management, product marketing, sales, technology, content, AI, finance, and operations to bring onCourse and related opportunities to market.

Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, primarily working core business hours in your time zone, with flexibility to adjust to various global time zones as needed. Work arrangement and office expectations should be confirmed based on the approved posting location.

About Clarivate Analytics Plc

Clarivate Analytics is a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Their vision is to improve the way the world creates, protects, and advances innovation. They do this by providing solutions that help customers make confident decisions and streamline their workflow. Clarivate Analytics has a portfolio of more than 8,500 customers in over 100 countries, including 90% of the world's top pharmaceutical companies, 9 of the top 10 global technology companies, and 9 of the top 10 global banks. The company was formed in 2016 when Thomson Reuters sold its intellectual property and science business to private equity firms Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia.
Learn more about Clarivate Analytics Plc
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$106.3 million
Revenue
$1.2 billion

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