Pearson Virtual Schools (PVS) is seeking to modernize its Identity & Access Management (IAM) program, requiring a Senior Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of a next-generation identity solution. This involves integrating modern authentication, authorization, and user lifecycle management while ensuring security, privacy, and compliance, and exploring the use of generative AI to enhance product development.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product management experience, with multiple years in platform or technical product management roles.
- Proven track record delivering initiatives end-to-end – ideally including identity and access management (IAM) products or related technical platforms.
- Strong knowledge of identity and access management principles and technologies.
- Familiarity with modern authentication/authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML), directory services or identity providers, user account lifecycle management, and security/privacy compliance requirements (e.g., FERPA, GDPR) in software products.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern software architecture (microservices, APIs, event-driven systems).
- Ability to grasp AI/ML concepts and their application in products – you don’t need to be a data scientist, but you should understand how AI technologies (e.g., large language models, recommendation systems) can be applied to solve product problems.
- Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and scaling identity and access management (IDAM) solutions, including authentication, authorization, directory services, and user lifecycle management for complex SaaS platforms.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own the product strategy and multi-year roadmap for the PVS Identity & Access Management (IAM) program, ensuring it aligns with PVS’s overall platform modernization goals.
- Guide the Identity program to build a next-generation identity and access management solution for PVS.
- Oversee the development of a unified identity service for all user types (students, caretakers, teachers, administrators), implementing modern authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML, etc.), single sign-on (SSO), and robust user lifecycle management.
- Introduce and champion the use of generative AI and agent-driven tools in our product development process.
- Write clear product roadmaps, product requirements (PRDs), define features and acceptance criteria in partnership with Agile teams, and maintain a well-groomed backlog for Identity program workstreams.
- Use your strong technical background to make informed product decisions.
- Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for the Identity program.
Other
- Lead cross-functional teams by influence across engineering, architecture, security, and design.
- Serve as the product lead for this initiative, coordinating and inspiring cross-functional teams comprising software engineers, architects, security specialists, UX/UI designers, and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders – including other Product Vertical leaders, Program/Project Managers, and executives – to ensure the Identity & Access Management program meets the needs of various learning products and operational teams.
- Act as the voice of the customer and the business, ensuring that delivered capabilities drive tangible improvements in user experience, operational efficiency, and platform capabilities.
- Although this role does not have direct reports, you are expected to mentor and guide junior product managers and product owners within the team, sharing your expertise across the product management organization.
