Senior Product Manager

About Pearson

At Pearson, we are committed to helping people make progress in their lives through learning. We create innovative and accessible educational products and services that foster personal and professional growth. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Product Director to join our team and drive the development of cutting-edge educational products.

About the Job

We embrace an SVPG-inspired Product Operating Model, empowering our product teams to solve hard problems – customer problems and business problems – in ways that our customers love, yet work for our business. Product companies depend on strong products, and strong products come from strong product teams. And we recognise that product teams are only as strong as their product managers.

The Product Excellence team brings together exceptional product managers and leaders to tackle Pearson\'s most complex challenges, while transforming how we build products. We\'re on a mission to create the capabilities, culture, and operating model that empower product teams to consistently deliver breakthrough outcomes for learners and the business.

Position Overview

We are seeking a dynamic Product Coach and change agent to help teams build innovative products while driving product management excellence initiatives across Pearson. The successful candidate will serve as both a hands-on product coach with real-world delivery credibility and a strategic transformation leader, working directly with C-level executives and cross-functional stakeholders to elevate product management practices organization-wide.

This role combines solid practitioner experience in product delivery with strong coaching abilities, focusing on building capabilities and transforming practices across business units. Successful candidates will be able to flex between strategic work and team-level activity, with an overall mission to drive and scale change with a practical lens.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Team Coaching & Delivery
• Provide targeted coaching on product management practices and cross-functional collaboration
• Lead strategic product initiatives at a team level – either “0-1” or enhancements to existing product lines - driving adoption of best practices
• Coach teams on developing standard artifacts (MRDs, PRDs, roadmaps) and product management fundamentals
• Help leaders define effective OKRs and align team objectives with business strategy
• Operating Model & Change Management
• Support Product Operating Model initiatives including OKR setting, training programs, and process improvements
• Run assessments to measure skill development and behaviour change in product teams, working with BU leadership to develop action plans
• Drive standardization where it matters while maintaining team flexibility for rapid execution
• Training & Knowledge Sharing
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs on product management and agile methodologies
• Create high-quality training content, workshops, training sessions, and other skill-building programs leveraging practical product management experience
• Maintain knowledge sharing platforms and ensure consistent training standards
• Community & Process Excellence
• Facilitate communities of practice to drive continuous learning and adoption of best practices across the organization
• Identify and implement practices to optimize product lifecycle and operating model, such as product councils for knowledge sharing
• Support teams in preparing for key ceremonies (QBRs, roadmap reviews, business case development)

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

What You\'ll Love About This Role

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by applicable laws, the pay range for this position is as follows :

The minimum full-time salary range is between $195,000 - $215,000 - This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is provided here.

Applications will be accepted through until the 6th October 2025 . This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Who we are

At Pearson, our purpose is simple : to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world\'s lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn\'t just what we do. It\'s who we are. To learn more : Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.

Job : Product Management

Job Family : PRODUCT

Organization : Direct to Consumer

Schedule : FULL_TIME

Req ID : 21226

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