Director, Content Portfolio & AI Innovation

At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/.

We're seeking a ground-breaking leader to oversee all content operations across our diverse portfolio while driving our strategic shift to AI-powered content creation. As Director, Content Portfolio & AI Innovation you'll have comprehensive responsibility for content strategy, production, and distribution across all brands and channels, with a particular focus on leveraging AI to revolutionize how we produce and scale content enterprise-wide.

• Lead the unified content strategy across all portfolio brands, products, and channels
• Lead all aspects of the content ecosystem, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with business objectives
• Spearhead the organization's transition from traditional content production to AI-first methodologies
• Build and manage cross-functional teams across content disciplines (editorial, design, video, social)
• Establish portfolio-wide content governance frameworks incorporating both human expertise and AI capabilities
• Drive significant efficiency gains through strategic AI implementation while maintaining brand integrity
• Develop standardized processes for AI-assisted content creation that can be implemented across the portfolio
• Allocate resources strategically between brands and channels based on business priorities and ROI
• Report directly to executive leadership on content performance, transformation progress, and efficiency metrics
• Manage comprehensive budget for all content operations and AI implementation initiatives

Skills you will need here:

• 10+ years in senior content leadership roles, with oversight of multiple brands or product lines
• Demonstrated success managing diverse content portfolios across various formats and channels
• Proven track record of implementing AI solutions to replace manual content processes at scale
• Strong strategic vision for unifying content operations across a complex organization
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through technological transformation
• Deep understanding of how AI can be leveraged differently across various content types
• Portfolio demonstrating successful management of comprehensive content ecosystems

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with content resource allocation across competing business priorities
• Background in mergers, acquisitions, or portfolio expansion from a content integration perspective
• Understanding of complex rights management and compliance across diverse content types
• Ability to balance innovation with brand consistency across multiple properties
• Experience managing seven-figure content and technology implementation budgets

About Infosec

Infosec, a Cengage Group company, believes knowledge is power when fighting cybercrime. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and privacy training to stay cyber safe at work and home. It’s our mission to equip all organizations and individuals with the know-how and confidence to outsmart cybercrime. We've been named to Madison's Top Workplaces and Chicago's Best Places to Work, and pride ourselves on our employee culture.

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected] or at +1 (617) 289-7917.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.