At Pearson, we are committed to helping people make progress in their lives through learning by driving the development of cutting-edge educational products and solving hard customer and business problems.
Requirements
- Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery
- Proven track record over multiple years as an individual contributor product manager responsible for value and viability of solutions
- 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
- Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship
- Solid knowledge of the various constraints of the business such as from marketing, sales, support, finance, legal and privacy
- Deep knowledge of our users and customers, and data about how our customers engage with our products
Responsibilities
- Drive the development of cutting-edge educational products
- Contribute to their product team a solid knowledge of the various constraints of the business
- 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
- Work together to deliver those solutions to market
- Influence teammates, as well as colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives, through your use of data and logic
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Ability to influence teammates, as well as colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives
- Ability to work through others to achieve the necessary results
- Ability to sign up for results and hold teams accountable to the results
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
