Risepoint

Lead complex market research projects and deliver actionable insights to support product strategy and business growth. | 5+ years market research experience, strong analytical and dashboard skills, ability to handle large datasets and communicate findings effectively. | Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. The Impact You Will Make The Senior Market Research Analyst is an experienced market research professional who leads complex research projects and delivers data-driven insights that support product strategy, portfolio development, and business growth. Reporting to the Senior Director of Market Research, this role combines strong research capabilities with business intelligence skills to transform market, labor, enrollment, and competitive data into actionable recommendations. How You Will Bring Our Mission to Life What You Will Do • Lead market research projects from planning through delivery, including competitive, consumer, labor market, and higher education research. • Analyze labor market, enrollment, demographic, employer demand, and competitive intelligence data to identify market opportunities and emerging trends. • Synthesize quantitative and qualitative findings into actionable recommendations for business leaders. • Develop and maintain dashboards using Power BI or Tableau. • Work with large datasets from internal systems and external sources including Lightcast, IPEDS, Qualtrics, and other market intelligence platforms. • Translate complex analyses into clear visualizations, presentations, and business recommendations. What Success Looks Like • Delivers timely, high-quality research that supports strategic decision-making. • Produces trusted dashboards and reports that are regularly used by stakeholders. • Successfully manages multiple research initiatives with minimal oversight. • Continuously identifies opportunities to improve research processes and reporting. What You’ll Bring to the Team Experience That Matters Most • Bachelor's degree in Business, Market Research, Analytics, Economics, Statistics, or a related field. • 5+ years of experience in market research, market intelligence, business analytics, or a related field. • Experience developing dashboards in Power BI or Tableau. • Experience working with large datasets and translating findings into business insights. • Strong written, verbal, presentation, and project management skills. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across strategic and technical teams. Experience That’s Great to Have • Experience with Lightcast, IPEDS, Qualtrics, or similar research platforms. • Working knowledge of SQL. • Familiarity with Databricks or cloud analytics environments. • Experience in higher education, non-traditional skills based learning, workforce development, consulting, or EdTech. • Experience using AI tools to enhance research and analysis. Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Lead complex market research projects to support product strategy and business growth, analyzing data and delivering actionable insights. | Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in market research or business analytics with proficiency in data visualization and project management. | Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. The Impact You Will Make The Senior Market Research Analyst is an experienced market research professional who leads complex research projects and delivers data-driven insights that support product strategy, portfolio development, and business growth. Reporting to the Senior Director of Market Research, this role combines strong research capabilities with business intelligence skills to transform market, labor, enrollment, and competitive data into actionable recommendations. How You Will Bring Our Mission to Life What You Will Do Lead market research projects from planning through delivery, including competitive, consumer, labor market, and higher education research. Analyze labor market, enrollment, demographic, employer demand, and competitive intelligence data to identify market opportunities and emerging trends. Synthesize quantitative and qualitative findings into actionable recommendations for business leaders. Develop and maintain dashboards using Power BI or Tableau. Work with large datasets from internal systems and external sources including Lightcast, IPEDS, Qualtrics, and other market intelligence platforms. Translate complex analyses into clear visualizations, presentations, and business recommendations. What Success Looks Like Delivers timely, high-quality research that supports strategic decision-making. Produces trusted dashboards and reports that are regularly used by stakeholders. Successfully manages multiple research initiatives with minimal oversight. Continuously identifies opportunities to improve research processes and reporting. What You’ll Bring to the Team Experience That Matters Most Bachelor's degree in Business, Market Research, Analytics, Economics, Statistics, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in market research, market intelligence, business analytics, or a related field. Experience developing dashboards in Power BI or Tableau. Experience working with large datasets and translating findings into business insights. Strong written, verbal, presentation, and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across strategic and technical teams. Experience That’s Great to Have Experience with Lightcast, IPEDS, Qualtrics, or similar research platforms. Working knowledge of SQL. Familiarity with Databricks or cloud analytics environments. Experience in higher education, non-traditional skills based learning, workforce development, consulting, or EdTech. Experience using AI tools to enhance research and analysis. Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Identify growth opportunities and develop innovative learning solutions while managing go-to-market activation of new product portfolios. | Minimum 7 years in higher education product marketing, strategy consulting, or workforce development with strong analytical storytelling and agile design thinking skills. | Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. The Product Strategy team supports the strategy and design of innovative learning solutions at the intersection of higher education, alternative credentials, employer markets and workforce development. This role works across all teams - market research, product marketing and other Risepoint units - to identify, design and grow scalable, skills-based, and career-connected learning solutions. Job Summary We are seeking a Director, Product Portfolio & Growth Strategy to join our Product Strategy team and play a key role shaping the future of higher education by identifying growth opportunities, uncovering market insights, and developing innovative solutions that drive success for our university partners. Working at the intersection of education, workforce needs, and market demand, you'll transform data and insights into actionable recommendations that influence portfolio decisions, drive product growth, and expand access to career-connected learning. In this role, you will turn market intelligence, competitive insights and partner goals into recommendations, including business cases, narratives, and go-to-market and launch plans. Reporting to the Senior Director of Product Marketing and Strategic Initiatives, you will collaborate closely with internal and cross-functional teams and with university and employer partners to bring high-impact, workforce-relevant offerings to life—driving meaningful outcomes for both Risepoint and the partners we serve. Key Duties and Responsibilities Product and Portfolio Strategy In a highly collaborative, data-informed environment, design and deliver executive-level product solutions and strategies for internal and partner audiences. Synthesize data, research, and stakeholder inputs into structured problem-solving frameworks, persuasive narratives, and actionable recommendations that clearly communicate the vision, rationale, tradeoffs, and expected outcomes. Develop presentations, reports, and decision-support materials that demonstrate analytical acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence senior-level audiences. Conduct partner or program family specific analysis to assess performance, market fit and competitive positioning for new opportunities and identify optimization and growth opportunities across existing and new programs, leveraging market research outputs, internal data and/or expertise. Market Intelligence In partnership with internal team and other Risepoint stakeholders, utilize a systematic approach for monitoring market and product trends, competitor offerings, and emerging innovations across higher education and workforce development, including new markets, audiences, and growth pathways. Leverage insights to recommend programs, approaches and adjustments. Leverage market research outputs, internal data and other forms of intelligence and data to surface growth opportunities aligned to the approved portfolio direction. Go-to-Market Planning & Activation Collaborate with internal teams to translate and define go-to-market plans, sales enablement resources that support activation for new and optimized portfolios and products. Coordinate with cross-functional leaders to ensure smooth handoff from recommendations to launch to activation. Define, monitor, and report on KPIs and performance for new launches, pilots, and portfolio initiatives, capturing insights and learnings to inform ongoing optimization and future execution efforts. Additional Position Responsibilities Perform in accordance with Risepoint Policies Perform other duties as assigned Travel Required: Yes - (up to 10%) QUALIFICATIONS Minimum of 7 years of higher education experience in product marketing, strategy consulting, product strategy, or higher education/workforce development. Experience with innovation in the higher education space essential. Working with product design, the Training & Development space, workforce education, adult learning markets also desirable. Skills/Knowledge/Abilities Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and apply systems thinking, design thinking, and agile methodologies to new product challenges. Strong consultative, communication, and influence skills across stakeholder groups. Substantive understanding of a wide range and breadth of the market of higher education, training and development trends, the market of talent, workforce and edtech trends. Ability to work both independently (self-driven) and collaborate well across teams (team-player). Strong analytical storytelling, executive communication, and persuasion skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data, research, stakeholder input, and AI-enabled insights into clear, structured, and compelling narratives for senior leaders and partners. Skilled at applying a hypothesis-driven, issue-based problem-solving approach to frame ambiguous business challenges, identify key insights, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop actionable recommendations. Able to create executive-ready presentations and decision-support materials that combine analytical rigor, strategic clarity, commercial judgment, and persuasive storytelling to influence alignment, decision-making, and action. Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into actionable recommendations. Experience in GTM strategy, product positioning, cross-functional activation Highly organized project management skills Ability to connect academic programming with learning design and talent development needs of the workforce and regional employer partners.Demonstrated success in consulting style engagements Risepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an equitable environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws. Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reliable. Empowered. Adaptable. Customer-centric. Heart. These are some of the words that describe Risepoint employees. We have spent the past nearly 20 years helping universities grow by expanding access to affordable, life-changing education for working adults. As an education technology company that provides trusted partnership and expertise to more than 125 universities and colleges, we primarily work with regional universities, helping them create online programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. We are dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students can improve their careers and their communities.

Lead a team to execute complex marketing initiatives and optimize workflows while managing stakeholder alignment. | 7+ years marketing project management experience with people management and digital marketing oversight, plus a bachelor's degree and preferred certifications. | Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. The Impact You Will Make As the Senior Manager, Marketing Project Management, you will be the operational backbone that enables our University Partners to launch and grow high-impact online programs. You will lead a team of project managers and a portfolio of complex marketing initiatives—spanning website builds, digital media campaigns, lifecycle journeys, and new pilot initiatives—ensuring every project is delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest standard. Your leadership will directly shape how efficiently and effectively the Marketing organization operates, creating visible improvements in process, quality, and team performance that resonate throughout the business. How You Will Bring Our Mission to Life What You Will Do: Lead the planning, scoping, execution, and delivery of multiple large-scale projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time, on-scope completion Lead and oversee project scheduling and resource capacity within the marketing PM department; establish overall project status timelines and ensure team delivery is on time and within budget Collaborate with Sr. Manager, Director, VP, and ELT-level stakeholders across multiple business functions to align priorities, identify dependencies, triage risks, facilitate trade-off discussions, and provide decision support in complex or constrained delivery scenarios Directly manage a team of 3–6 project managers and project management specialists; set clear role expectations and performance standards, provide ongoing coaching and development, conduct quarterly performance check-ins and annual reviews, and address performance concerns proactively and constructively Own, monitor and report on resource capacity of creative teams; use creative problem-solving to optimize utilization and reduce bottlenecks; escalate project prioritization concerns as needed Lead project retrospectives and synthesizes key learnings for ongoing process improvement Develop project documentation including roadmaps, workflows, status reports, and dashboards Evolve project management systems to improve operations visibility, reporting, and capacity planning Create onboarding plans and oversee training and development of new project management hires; educate internal stakeholders on marketing project management processes and tools Lead organizational and departmental process optimization efforts; develop and maintain team SOPs and champion adoption of improvements across the organization Champion adoption and continuous improvement of project management and creative optimization tools What Success Looks Like: University Partner marketing campaigns and digital projects launch on time and within scope, with minimal escalation or rework The project management team operates with high efficiency and strong cross-functional relationships Clear, real-time visibility into resource capacity, enabling proactive planning and prioritization SOPs and workflows are scalable, well-documented, adopted across the broader marketing organization, and continuously improved How Impact Will be Measured: Project on-time delivery rate and milestone adherence across the portfolio Resource utilization and capacity planning accuracy for the creative teams Reduction in project escalations, delays, and rework Adoption rate of new SOPs, tools, and process improvements introduced by the team What You’ll Bring to the Team Experience That Matters Most: 7+ years of advanced experience in marketing project or program management 3+ years managing website and digital marketing projects; solid understanding of web project and digital marketing campaign workflows 3+ years of experience as a people manager, with demonstrated success hiring, onboarding, dayto-day coaching, ongoing professional development, and addressing performance concerns Demonstrated ability to manage daily/weekly capacity of large, cross-functional managed resource teams Proven ability to develop scalable processes, create SOPs, and optimize workflows to streamline project schedules Advanced proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office Suite (SharePoint, Teams) Experience That’s Great to Have: 5+ years in Higher Education, Creative Agency, or Online Program Management (OPM) environment Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Business, Project Management, Communications, or related field Project Management certification (PMP, Agile, or equivalent) Proficiency with Adobe Workfront, specifically with resource capacity planning features Demonstrated ability to manage and influence stakeholder expectations and alignment Strong understanding of integrated marketing strategies including SEO, UX, digital, email, and social media Ability to effectively interact with a variety of teams (creative, UX, development, scrum masters, project managers, product marketers) at all levels of management within an organization (specialist, manager, director, VP, ELT) Strong analysis, collaboration, and problem-solving skills #LI-AD1 Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reliable. Empowered. Adaptable. Customer-centric. Heart. These are some of the words that describe Risepoint employees. We have spent the past nearly 20 years helping universities grow by expanding access to affordable, life-changing education for working adults. As an education technology company that provides trusted partnership and expertise to more than 125 universities and colleges, we primarily work with regional universities, helping them create online programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. We are dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students can improve their careers and their communities.