Share Email Opening Title Head of Education, Vice President   Description The VP/GM of Education based in the Washington, DC office will be responsible for all aspects of the business from product and operations to audience and revenue, including P&L management. The Education franchise includes Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools, Best High Schools, Best Online Programs and Best Global Universities. The successful candidate must be a proven leader with fast paced entrepreneurial skills and willingness to roll up their sleeves to rapidly grow the business. They must have experience organizing a coordinated effort across content and technology teams, sales and business partners to capitalize on maximizing the audience and revenue. Thinking like and entrepreneur on a daily basis is key to success. Specific responsibilities include: Strategy and performance Create business objectives, plans and forecasts for the Education vertical that align with overall U.S. News goals. Gain buy-in by presenting business plans to management, refining where needed. Create clear goals and objectives by category for all teams. The VP/GM will be held accountable for performance on revenue and contribution goals - ownership of P&Ls. They will lead the team to deliver on the strategy and will dig into the day to day where required to drive results. Play an active role in the education industry - become the in-house expert on the education space. Understand and monitor competitor's strengths and weaknesses. Traffic, product and content Work with product team to ensure the product plan aligns with overall strategy. Ensure resources are being maximized and output is reflecting forecasted results. Play an active role with the content teams to ensure editorial and product content are supporting the needs of the vertical. Help maximize SEO tactics to support the U.S. News brand as a leader in the education space. Develop a multi-year plan to use user insights to customize the onsite experience and maximize the value the audience across all revenue streams. Partnership management and business development Manage and grow existing partners and associated revenue. Ensure U.S. News is maximizing their value and brand appropriately. Seek out new revenue and traffic generation opportunities. Develop business cases to support the opportunities and present to executive management. Recommend new partnerships and work with Legal, Finance and other stakeholders to negotiate favorable terms. Test and optimize partner integrations to improve results. Rely heavily on analytics and data to make decisions across the business. Constantly be measuring and optimizing.   Position Requirements Requirements 10+ years of experience successfully building and leading digital businesses. Must be able to think strategically while being detail and execution-oriented. Strong leader attributes and developer of talent are a must. Create an environment where employees are inspired and able to do their best work. Maximize the right output. Skilled in developing business strategies and promoting those internally to gather buy in. Experience working with and presenting to executive management. Deep hunger for, and experience with, in-depth analytics and problem solving used to drive decisions, paired with a constant need to always be testing and optimizing to exceed goals. Preferably experience in the education space, but not required. Experience with lead generation. A proven track record of working with different business units across a company while bringing teams together for a common vision and goals. Ability to understand and support the value and quality of a brand, but comfortable in challenging the business at all levels. A need to win attitude, but have fun doing so. Please provide a resume for consideration. A cover letter is appreciate but not necessary. We are offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare, vision, dental, and 401(k) plan. EOE M/F/D/V   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Number of Openings 1   About the Organization U.S. News & World Report is a publisher of news and information that empowers people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives.   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   Tags   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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