Manager, Education Strategy & Partnerships

Working closely with marketing, sales enablement, product, and regional sales teams, you will use education-sector insights to shape early-in-career strategy, drive internal adoption, and represent Fluke externally. Program Strategy & Growth Lead the strategic direction and execution of Fluke's North America Education Partnership program, ensuring alignment with business objectives and achievement of program revenue goals. Leverage education sector insights to drive marketing strategy, structured experimentation, and audience segmentation for early-in-career initiatives. Develop scalable frameworks for educational partnerships, driving adoption and engagement across institutions, trade organizations, and workforce programs. Responsible for budget and resource allocation decisions and adapting departmental plans to address operational and strategic challenges in alignment with organization objectives. Build internal advocacy for the education program through presentations, communications, and training. Lead and partner on cross-functional initiatives influencing department priorities and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve program and organizational objectives. Manage a professional employee; provide coaching, performance feedback and development opportunities to team, with accountability for performance and results. Provide technical and strategic guidance to team members and stakeholders. 7+ years' experience in program management, partnership development, or commercial marketing within a mid-to-large company. Demonstrated success in leading strategic initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and driving program outcomes. Proven ability to build and maintain external partnerships, preferably in education, training, or workforce development sectors, including familiarity with major trade education organizations. Ability to identify and solve complex and organizational challenges, leveraging resources across departments to ensure program success. Experience managing budgets, owning revenue targets, and driving process improvement initiatives (FBS or similar). Strong communication and influencing skills; comfortable representing Fluke externally and engaging senior stakeholders internally. Ability to provide strategic marketing input without direct ownership of campaign execution. People leadership experience is welcome but not required; demonstrated capability and readiness to lead, mentor, and grow a team is essential. Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, education, or related field. Travel up to 40%.