Senior Manager, Production & Release Management

Edmentum is an educator- and student-focused company that provides technology-enabled learning solutions. The Senior Manager, Production & Release Management leads the production, testing, publishing, and release of Courses & Career products, while managing the production team, coordinating cross-functional delivery, and improving workflows through AI and automation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the building, testing, publishing, and release of Courses & Career products, turning roadmap priorities into production plans and release milestones
• Manage, coach, and grow the Production and Release Management team, setting expectations and building capability across concurrent releases
• Partner with Product Management, Program Management, and content teams to align scope, sequencing, and delivery dates with real capacity
• Own catalog integrity end to end, including release, retirement, and decommissioning of offerings
• Bring AI and automation into production and release workflows to lift throughput and quality
• Manage vendors and contractors who support scaled production, holding them to clear scope and quality expectations
• Communicate status, risks, and constraints to leadership, and respond to external changes such as state standard revisions

Requirements:

• 8 or more years in education, curriculum development, or content production
• You bring 5 or more years of operational leadership experience, including managing a team directly
• You are an experienced people leader who sets clear expectations, gives honest feedback, and develops the people around you
• You know content production well, from multimedia workflows to LMS platforms
• You understand what a clean release takes, including quality gates, versioning, and publishing
• You keep several projects moving at once in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment without losing the thread
• You solve problems that cross team lines and make the fix stick
• You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences alike
• You build strong working relationships with internal partners, vendors, and contractors
• You are energized by AI and emerging technology and know how to put it to work to scale production and elevate quality
• You pick up new tools and systems quickly
• You are willing to take on evolving responsibilities based on business needs
• master's or equivalent experience