Director, WFE Portfolio Strategy

The Director of Workforce Edge (WFE) Portfolio Strategy will play a key role in shaping the future of WFE's talent solutions ecosystem and driving growth through strategic leadership, innovation, and market insight. This role supports the development and evolution of WFE's portfolio strategy and education solutions, ensuring that offerings align with the needs of employers, academic partners, and employees.

Reporting to the CEO, this leader will help define and execute the strategic direction of Workforce Edge's education solution portfolio, balancing innovation, differentiation, and meaningful outcomes. The focus will be on expanding and optimizing Workforce Edge's education solutions ecosystem, identifying new market opportunities, enhancing existing products, and ensuring the portfolio remains competitive, scalable, and value-driven.

In close partnership with WFE product strategy, marketing, sales, operations, partner engagement, and customer and student success teams, this position will ensure alignment across product, sales, and market initiatives, translating vision into actionable strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes and strengthen Workforce Edge's position as a leading talent solutions ecosystem in the education and workforce development space.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Strategy: Support the development and execution of the Workforce Edge (WFE) portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market demand. Identify opportunities in high-growth industries such as healthcare, technology, retail, and financial services, shaping solutions that drive measurable business results.
• Portfolio Development: Evaluate and enhance WFE's portfolio of education and talent solutions. Refine existing offerings for differentiation and performance while guiding the design of new solutions that address emerging workforce needs.
• Innovation and Market Insights:
  Stay ahead of workforce development trends, competitive movements, and education innovation to guide portfolio evolution and positioning. Promote a culture of creativity, agility, and data-informed experimentation to identify high-impact opportunities.
• Go-to-Market Enablement: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to define packaging, pricing, and positioning strategies that improve competitiveness and adoption. Ensure that portfolio offerings are clearly articulated, effectively launched, and supported across all client and partner channels to maximize adoption and market share.
• Market and Client Engagement: Represent Workforce Edge as a thought leader in client discussions, conferences, and industry forums. Provide insights on workforce development trends and education innovation to strengthen WFE's market position.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with Product Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and SEI leaders (including USHE) to ensure seamless integration between product innovation, portfolio strategy, and business objectives. Align priorities across functions to drive cohesive execution and measurable impact.
• Partnership and Ecosystem Development: Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with academic institutions, training providers, and industry organizations to expand WFE's ecosystem. Drive initiatives that expand learning access, strengthen credential pathways, and address critical talent and skills gaps.
• Data-Driven Insights: Use market intelligence, performance data, and client feedback to guide decisions, measure success, and continuously improve the portfolio's impact and value. Translate insights into actionable recommendations that enhance competitiveness and value creation.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Build and lead a high-performing portfolio strategy team. Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership within the portfolio team. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability while engaging with senior leadership to align on the vision, priorities, and outcomes.

Job Skills:

• Proven experience in strategic or portfolio management roles, preferably within education, workforce development, or talent solutions environments.
• Strong understanding of workforce trends, talent strategy, and the evolving needs of employers across industries such as healthcare, technology, retail, and financial services.
• Demonstrated ability to design and execute go-to-market strategies, including solution packaging, pricing, and positioning, in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to represent Workforce Edge as a thought leader in client meetings and industry events.
• Strategic, analytical, and data-driven mindset with the ability to assess market opportunities and optimize solution performance.
• Proven capability to lead and develop high-performing teams that value innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Commitment to advancing education access, workforce readiness, and technology-enabled learning solutions that create measurable client and learner impact.

Work Experience:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in product, portfolio, or solution strategy, ideally within education technology or workforce development environments.
• 5+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Experience collaborating with enterprise clients, industry partners, and executive stakeholders to design and deliver impactful education and workforce solutions.
• Demonstrated success in go-to-market strategy, partnership development, and portfolio optimization across multiple industry sectors.

Education:

• BS Degree required;
• Advanced Degree strongly preferred

Other:

• Must be able to travel occasionally should a business need arise. For most roles travel would not be common. Travel may involve plane, car or metro. In accordance with ADA policies, reasonable accommodations regarding travel limitations can be provided. Travel will be more common for roles such as