Pearson is looking to drive the development of cutting-edge educational products by empowering product teams to solve hard customer and business problems.
Requirements
- Proven track record over multiple years as an individual contributor product manager responsible for value and viability of solutions
- Proven ability to go deep and quickly learn new domains, as well as solid understanding of all major parts of the business
- Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery
- Demonstrated ability to learn multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, finance, sales, or marketing
- Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgement to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written narrative
- Proven ability to engage with both individual contributors and leaders of all levels in constructive and collaborative relationships
Responsibilities
- Responsible for assisting with quarterly strategic planning, defining OKRs and developing a roadmap
- Proven ability to own a strategic pillar, and develop and get buy-in for a product strategy based on that pillar
- contribute to their product team a solid knowledge of the various constraints of the business such as from marketing, sales, support, finance, legal and privacy
- contribute a deep knowledge of our users and customers, and data about how our customers engage with our products
- track industry trends and the competitive landscape as they pertain to their product
- collaborate closely with their product designer and engineers to discover effective solutions and then work together to deliver those solutions to market
- signing up for results, even when this means they have to work through others to achieve the necessary results
Other
- This job, as with the other roles on the product team, is an individual contributor role.
- You will need to be able to influence your teammates, as well as colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives, through your use of data and logic.
- Applications will be accepted through December 22nd. This window may be extended depending on business needs.
- Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify.
- Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
