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
- Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Proven ability to use data and logic to influence teammates, colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the 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
- Influence teammates, as well as colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives, through your use of data and logic
- 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
- Engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Ability to work in a collaborative and innovative work environment
- Ability to influence teammates, colleagues, stakeholders, and key executives
- Must be able to work through others to achieve necessary results
- Must be able to sign up for results and be accountable for them
