Manager, Product Portfolio & Channel Partner

Professional Contract FT Staff London, ON, CA

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $74,800.00 To $93,551.00 Annually

Ivey Business School acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron peoples, where Western University and Ivey Business School are located. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples, whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of the community.

Ivey Business School () at Western University () is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey’s faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities they need to confidently take on today’s leadership challenges and opportunities through Case-Method Learning. Ivey offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London, Toronto, and Hong Kong.

Ivey Publishing a pivotable department of the Ivey Business School, is dedicated to developing, delivering and curating exceptional content for transformative learning experiences. In close collaboration with educators, we strive to innovate business education globally, leveraging our deep commitment to knowledge-sharing and the advancement of learning methodologies. Through our work, we aim to empower students and professionals alike, equipping them with the insights and tools necessary for success in the ever-evolving business landscape.

The Manager, Product Portfolio and Channel Partnerships is accountable for the performance, quality, and strategic evolution of Ivey Publishing's product portfolio across Ivey-owned and partner collections. Reporting to the Director, Publishing & Product, this role combines direct operational ownership with strategic leadership serving as the pivotal point of accountability for product intake, lifecycle management, metadata and content readiness, distribution partner delivery, and the evaluation of new products and formats.

This role leads one Product Assistant and operates with a high degree of cross-functional collaboration, working closely with Business Development, IT, Customer Service, and senior leadership to drive portfolio outcomes through rigorous standards, strong partner relationships, data-informed decision-making, and continuous process improvement.

The Manager owns the translation program as direct accountability, managing budget, vendor relationships, and a market-informed prioritization strategy to grow Ivey Publishing's reach in priority languages and regions. As Ivey Publishing expands into increasingly complex product types including simulations, digital tools, and multimedia formats. This role serves as the first point of assessment for new product intake, leading to a structured review and approval process that integrates pedagogical, technical, and commercial inputs before any new product or collection is onboarded.

This is a forward-looking role designed to bring active, structured management to partner and channel relationships and to establish product evaluation and governance practices that will support Ivey Publishing's continued growth.

• Establish and maintain strong, structured working relationships with key operational distributor and supplier contracts, setting meeting cadence, managing agendas, and tracking action items through to resolution.
• Partner with Business Development on co-brand and strategic partner relationships, including onboarding readiness, ongoing operational performance reviews, and enablement support to ensure partners can effectively publish and adopt Ivey Publishing products.
• Perform gap analysis to inform recommendations by systematically assessing…