John Barans

Senior Product Manager

Role
Product Manager at Jenzabar
Location
Cincinnati, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About John Barans

Product Manager with expertise in digital transformation. Proven experience bringing online learning products and services to market and successfully managing them, driving revenue upward of $250MM. Leader of teams of direct report Product Managers as well as product teams including content developers, software developers, and sales and marketing team members.Specialtiesproduct management, product development, eBooks, program management, educational content, engagement tracker, data analysis, learning management systems, digital distribution, project management, epublishing, curriculum solutions, courseware, digital publishing, systems integrations, educational publishing, publishing, test prep, online learning, student engagement, simulations, partnerships, content acquisition, production workflows, agile methodologies

Experience

  1. Product Manager

    Jenzabar

    Apr 2026 — Present

Education

  • University of Virginia

    Master of Arts, English and American Studies

    1997 — 1998

  • Miami University

    Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

    1992 — 1995

Skills

  • Product Management
  • Technical Requirements Gathering
  • Content Management
  • Publishing
  • Online Advertising
  • Simulations
  • Market Research
  • Working Knowledge of Platform Architecture Dependencies, Mobile Technologies
  • Domain Knowledge / Expertise with Multiple Educational Online Learning Tools
  • Education
  • Determine Platform Requirements for Engineering Teams Aligning to Market Needs
  • Online Publishing
  • Ebooks
  • Supervise Content Development for Over 10 Online Product Lines Simultaneously
  • Build Relationships with Marketing and Sales Teams to Drive Revenue
  • Content Development
  • Project Management
  • User Experience
  • Content Strategy
  • Microsoft Office
  • Direct Market Research and Software Development Efforts to Drive Usage
  • Create and Build Technology Products for Use in Education
  • E-Learning
  • Manage Multiple Foundational Business Systems, Strategies, and Teams
  • Direct and Manage Multiple Digital Learning Products and Strategies
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Proficient in Ms Office Applications, Html, Javascript, Web Browser Capabilities
  • Manage Multiple
  • Program Management
  • Academic Publishing
  • Editorial

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