Country Product Manager

A hands-on approach to our business with a defined profit & loss responsibility and a stepping stone to senior management.

The Role

We are looking for a talented, dynamic and solutions oriented Country Product Manager to work with us full-time. As Country Product Manager you will join the Norwegian team in Oslo and direct its sales, marketing and customer service activities. It is a very sales oriented role requiring marketing creativity and belief in the value of strong customer service.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Take full ownership of direct sales in the region and reach sales targets on a weekly basis.
• Development and leadership of sales staff
• Coordination of operational, sales & marketing activities
• Manage quality control and customer service
• Promoting and developing marketing activities
• Create and manage the budget
• Profit & loss control
  
  

The Country Product Manager role is a pivotal one at EF and a popular launch-pad for senior management. You will operate in a truly international environment and a young and dynamic team. In order to liaise with senior management this position will require some international travel too.

Requirements

• Marketing/Business Administration Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree
• 2-5 years work experience in sales and marketing
• International experience (study/work) or experience in an international environment
• Strong business acumen and commercial instinct
• Tested leadership ability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Full Fluency in Norwegian (speaking, reading and writing)
• Fluency in English
• Positive attitude and great team spirit
  
  

About EF Education First

At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and/or reference checks, as applicable.