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The opportunity
The Strategic Learning Manager (SLM) India is a senior role within Harvard Business Impact (HBI) Enterprise team and, is responsible for leading a portfolio of high-impact client engagements. This role combines strategic client advisory and , proposal and solution architecture creation, program design and program leadership to help organizations address their most critical leadership and talent development priorities.
The SLM engages with senior client stakeholders to understand business challenges, people strategies, and leadership needs, and then translates those into innovative, scalable learning solutions. Acting as both a trusted advisor and solution architect, the SLM ensures that client partnerships deliver measurable business outcomes while driving revenue growth and profitability for HBI.
Success in this role requires exceptional client facing consultative skills, strong commercial acumen, and deep expertise in leadership development, adult learning and learning design. The SLM is expected to influence client strategy, co-create impactful solutions, and oversee flawless execution of complex programs.
Key Responsibilities:Pre-sales support
Lead solution development and pricing as part of a pursuit team
Develop solutions using HBP’s standard solution set
Identify areas of a solution where design work may be required and partner with Design
Services to scope these elements
Shepard non-standard solutions through the HBP solution review process
Program Management
Manage high quality needs assessment, curriculum development and delivery of client programs
Manage each program on budget and to the timeline
Manage internal business operations
Balance own time and time of other HBP resources to meet competing client demands
Client Relationship Management
Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the client’s day-to-day project manager and senior sponsors
Develop and implement a program metrics and evaluation plan
Manage scope creep and other program risks
Identify additional business development opportunities
Curriculum Design and Development
Create high impact, client-focused program design and curriculum
On board thought leaders and moderators to deliver on design
Keep program design and curriculum fresh and relevant
7+ years of experience in client project management in a management consulting, education or professional services firm. Bachelor required. M.B.A. preferred
Proven success managing complex projects with demanding clients on-time and on-budget
Proficiency required with MS office products such as MS PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Project
Experience with collaborative technologies such as WebEx and MS Teams
Effective communicator: strong facilitator, presenter, collaborator
Strong business acumen skills. Relationship-oriented. Customer-focused. Willing to go the extra mile to delight clients
Highly motivated with excellent follow-through, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills
A team player. Able to work across cultures with clients around the globe
Thrives in an entrepreneurial setting
A genuine interest in adult education and management development fields
Solution development skills: able to translate client needs into solutions using HBPs solution toolkit
What we offer
As a mission-driven global company, Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, and engagement where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and feels they belong. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer meaningful programs focused on career development and employee wellness, such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays!
HBP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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What We Do
At Harvard Business Publishing, we believe in the power of leadership to inspire, to transform, and to advance the global good. We empower leaders with breakthrough ideas that solve problems, that elevate performance, and that unlock the leader in everyone. We help leaders move the world forward.
Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) was founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. We inform and inspire professionals, corporations, educators, and students around the world with the best in management thinking and practice. Through our articles, books, case studies, simulations, videos, learning programs, and digital tools, we reach thousands of organizations and millions of subscribers and social media followers.
With over 600 employees located in Boston (HQ), New York City, Australia, France, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, we serve as a bridge between academia and enterprises around the globe.
Our three market units—Education, Corporate Learning, and Harvard Business Review Group—produce a variety of media including print and digital (Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press books, Harvard Business School cases), events (participant-centered learning seminars, custom events, webinars), digital learning (Harvard ManageMentor, HMM Spark), blended learning, and campus experiences. Through these platforms, HBP is able to influence real-world change by maximizing the reach and impact of its essential offering—ideas.
Working at Harvard Business Publishing brings you into a global, dynamic organization that’s constantly discovering—new markets, new technologies and media platforms, and new groundbreaking ideas. You’ll find your co-workers intellectually curious and highly engaged. We collaborate. We experiment. We are always learning
