VP, International Product

About the Role

McGraw Hill is a global education company with a 130+ year legacy, serving K-12, higher education, and professional learning audiences through technology and content. The organization is hiring a Vice President of International Product to lead its global Higher Education product direction and strengthen product-market fit across international markets.

This senior leadership role is based in Dubai and offers the chance to influence how education technology evolves across different countries, cultures, and learning systems. You will report to the Chief Product Officer and play a key role on the Higher Education Product Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for setting international product direction, guiding teams, and building the capabilities needed to scale globally.

• Create and continuously refine regional product strategies that align content, platform features, commercialization approaches, and revenue models with local market needs.
• Lead product teams across multiple geographies, building a collaborative, accountable, and development-focused culture.
• Strengthen the global product roadmap by preparing strong business cases, ROI analyses, and growth opportunities for regional priorities.
• Establish and run a cross-functional localization center of excellence to improve content adaptation, platform tailoring, and go-to-market execution.
• Build, negotiate, and manage strategic partnerships that extend product reach and capabilities in international markets.
• Promote a global product mindset within the wider organization and champion insights from international education markets.

Experience and Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience building education products for global markets.
• 8+ years of operational leadership experience managing cross-functional teams, including P&L responsibility.
• Background in EdTech, with experience across both content and platform development.
• Deep understanding of localization practices and the ability to design scalable localization processes.
• Strong capability in financial modeling and building compelling business cases.
• Proven experience engaging with C-suite leaders and board-level stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of AI systems, including the ability to assess cost and business impact when considering AI adoption.
• Demonstrated success driving change and delivering outcomes in complex organizational settings.
• Excellent presentation and communication abilities.
• Willingness to travel internationally for approximately 50% of the time.

Preferred Background

• 5 or more years of experience in higher education.
• Experience gained at, or in partnership with, major technology companies.
• Exposure to government or public-sector education environments.
• Bilingual or multilingual capability.

Additional Information

This position is intended for a senior leader who can influence strategy at scale and help shape the future of international education products. The role combines product strategy, team leadership, localization excellence, and partnership development in one high-impact mandate.

McGraw Hill emphasizes the opportunity to make a meaningful difference for learners worldwide through this role.