Product Manager, Education Programs

NACD•Arlington, VA

1d•$90,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Manager, Education Programs plays a critical role in overseeing the full lifecycle of NACD education products—from initial concept through launch and ongoing performance monitoring. By leveraging project management tools, analytics, evaluation data, and AI tools, this role ensures continuous improvement of NACD’s learning products and experiences. The ideal candidate is passionate about transforming data into insights that shape high quality learning content for corporate directors and strengthen NACD’s overall educational impact.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three to five years of product management.
Experience in a business environment is required.
Systems: Experience with Salesforce, Cvent, Monday.com, Microsoft Teams and Power BI are a plus.
Must exhibit a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
Skillsets: Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills required.
Must exhibit excellent time management, be detailed oriented, possess strong organization and prioritization skills, and demonstrate ability to grasp and synthesize new information and adapt to a fast-moving, growing environment.
Ability to handle multiple priorities, meet deadlines, follow through with minimal supervision, exhibit strong team orientation, and demonstrate a commitment to meeting goals is required.
Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills in addition to curiosity and creativity.

Nice To Haves

Experience with associations or adult learning is a plus.
Systems: Experience with Salesforce, Cvent, Monday.com, Microsoft Teams and Power BI are a plus.

Responsibilities

Project Management for Program and Course Launches Serve as the product manager for new e-learning courses and product launches which includes on demand, live instructor led, and exam preparation products.
Facilitate regular cross-functional meetings with accounting, marketing, IT, and other teams to ensure smooth on-demand course launches while enhancing collaboration and communication.
Track action items, identify risks, and propose solutions to keep project milestones on schedule.
Complete sell sheets and product summaries for all new learning product launches.
Ensure consistency of evaluation survey instruments across products to support reliable data collection and analysis.
Learning Data Analysis and Reporting (AI + Power BI) Build analytical models to assess product effectiveness, predict learner trends, and optimize course delivery.
Build and maintain dashboards to monitor key KPIs across programs and events.
Facilitate team discussions to review dashboards, evaluate KPIs, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Create standardized performance dashboards for each product, offering a single source of truth with readily accessible data.
Analyze registration, attendance, and completion trends for virtual-live and on-demand education offerings.
Track and report on e-learning and in person product performance by using AI to summarize evaluation feedback and identify themes for improvement of both content and experience.
Use Power BI to translate complex data sets into meaningful insights for internal stakeholders.
Present findings and recommendations to leadership in clear, compelling written or visual formats.
Marketing Value Proposition Support Translate learning performance insights into compelling narratives and value messages that highlight the impact, quality, and differentiation of NACD’s educational offerings.
Partner with marketing teams to identify data-driven stories, proof points, and success outcomes that strengthen program positioning and member engagement.
Represent the team on digital experience meetings to ensure our web experience reflects our member learning strategies.
Performs other duties as assigned.