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About the Role

Drives the vision, strategy, and growth of Nelson's French Language portfolios on Edwin. This role leads a team, identifies new product opportunities, sets instructional direction, and provides editorial leadership. Accountable for portfolio goals, budgets, competitive positioning, market feedback, and efficacy. Collaborates across business functions and conducts customer-facing research.

Responsibilities

Conduct market research to identify opportunities and define products, services, and solutions.
Liaise with teams to identify key teaching, learning, and assessment trends and challenges.
Launch innovative French content, assessment, and features, testing performance and iterating quickly.
Lead subject-area content conceptualization, assessment, and instructional design.
Develop and launch new and revised content strategies and services.
Build relationships with Francophone authors, educators, school boards, and subject matter experts.
Lead and develop a high-functioning internal team of French and Francophone subject matter experts, plus external freelance authors, SMEs, and educator reviewers.
Embrace CRRP and UDL best practices and a culture of collaboration, agile development, and innovation.
Provide subject-area thought leadership internally and externally.
Apply a deep understanding of Nelson's corporate vision to the strategy of the French Language portfolio.
Optimize growth, improve product performance, and drive success metrics for Edwin.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably a B.Ed. with a specialization in French, French Studies, or Francophone Studies.
Significant K-12 French language curriculum and instructional experience.
Fully bilingual in French and English.
7-8 years’ experience in the K-12 French language education market, spanning teaching, product and content development, market research, and customer success.
Demonstrated success defining or sourcing, launching, and managing profitable products and services.
Proven track record of effectively engaging the target market: prospective and existing customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of the K-12 Francophone and French language education sector, including FFL and FSL (Core, Extended, and Immersion) curricula.
Ability to translate curriculum and pedagogical trends into engaging learning experiences.
Experience developing assessment strategies that support assessment for, as, and of learning and strengthen the teaching and learning cycle.
Understanding of the K-12 French resource landscape, including traditional resources alongside digital platforms and generative AI tools.
Short-, medium-, and long-range portfolio planning, with flexibility to pivot on market needs and foresight to plan contingencies.
Proactively identifies risks and develops contingency plans.
Strong Francophone market connections and ability to identify, recruit, train, mentor, and grow a French Language team.
Understanding of how research and pedagogy apply to product design, with attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery.
Experience managing, leading, and mentoring a team.
Articulate, with constructive negotiation skills.
Comfortable with ambiguity and change, with strong problem-solving and communication skills.
SaaS business experience, working with technology teams in an agile environment.
UX and product design experience a plus.

Skills

Strategic problem-solving
Innovation
Creative thinking
Proactive
Resourceful
Attention to detail
Big picture thinking
Communication
Negotiation
Problem-solving
Agile development

Location

Remote
In-office

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Director
7-8 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
B.Ed. with a specialization in French, French Studies, or Francophone Studies

Salary/Compensations

$122,000 per annum

Benefits

Flexible and customizable health, dental, and paramedical plans
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Personal Spending Account (PSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Pension plan with company matching contributions
Registered Retirement Pension Plan
Annual educational reimbursement for professional development
Access to LinkedIn Learning
Hybrid work model
Flexible work hours
Generous paid time off policies (vacation, sick leave, parental leave top-up, personal days)
Annual paid volunteer day
Holiday closure from Christmas to New Year’s
Summer Fridays

About the Company

Nelson has been shaping the future of education for children and youth across Canada for over 110 years.
The country's largest K-12 education content provider.
Dedicated to creating boundless, accessible, and engaging learning experiences.
Develops innovative solutions, including Edwin, a digital learning platform.
Listens to the unique needs of educators, students, and administrators.
Seeks bold, innovative team players with a passion for education and making a positive difference.

Equal Opportunity

Committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment.
Believes in the power of education and our ability to impact social change.
Values a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace that nurtures belonging.
Fosters and continues to build equitable, diverse, and inclusive relationships with partners in education.
Establishes measurable objectives to place equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core of resources, workplace, educational community, and society.
An equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity.
No discrimination based on age, race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.
Provides accommodation during the recruitment and selection process.