Senior Manager – Product Owner
upGrad
5 - 10 years
Bengaluru
Posted: 29/01/2026
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Job Description
Role Overview
The Senior Manager Product Owner will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of certification programs, ensuring they are academically strong, commercially viable, learner-centric, and market-relevant. The role requires strategic thinking, strong execution capability, collaboration across teams, and ownership of product success metrics.
Key Responsibilities
Manage & Enhance Existing Programs
- Maintain and update curriculum, ensuring quality, relevance, and alignment with learner and industry needs
- Manage SMEs/authors, scopes of work, approvals, and royalty structures
- Refresh marketing/sales collateral and ensure seamless learner experience across website and payment flows
Drive Product Improvements Through Insights
- Analyze revenue, profitability, learner outcomes, and feedback to identify enhancement opportunities
- Lead cross-functional execution across content, delivery, tech, marketing, and sales
- Build and track product plans, secure approvals, and ensure timely delivery
Build & Launch New Certification Products
- Develop product charters, P&L plans, budgets, and launch strategies
- Design program structure, outcomes, and curriculum; onboard and manage SMEs
- Oversee development, approve GTM assets, validate user flows, and enable sales for launch success
Key Skills Required
- Strong product ownership mindset with accountability for outcomes
- Expertise in curriculum/product design and lifecycle management
- Data-driven decision-making with strong analytical capability
- Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership
- Project planning, execution discipline, and attention to detail
- Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
Qualifications
- 3-4+ years of experience in Product Management / EdTech / Program Management or related fields
- Proven experience managing educational or certification programs preferred
- Experience working with SMEs, faculty, or academic stakeholders
- Demonstrated success in launching and scaling products
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree preferred
Location
- Bangalore
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