Lead, Product Management

Role Title: Lead, Product Management Reports to: Executive Partner of Product Management

Description: This role aligns to a Product Director.

The Role

We embrace the SVPG Product Operating Model by empowering our product teams to solve hard problems – customer problems and business problems – in ways that our customers love yet work for our business. Our product teams are cross-functional, durable and generally comprised of a product manager, product design, tech lead and a program manager (4-in-a-box model).

We staff our product teams with the skills necessary to come up with effective solutions that are valuable (our customers choose to buy or use), viable (the solution works within the many constraints of the business), usable (the user can figure out how to use) and feasible (our engineers have the skills and technology to implement).

While the product designer is accountable for ensuring the solution is usable, and the engineers are accountable for ensuring the solution is feasible, the product manager is accountable for ensuring the solution is both valuable and viable.

This means that the product manager must 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. The product manager must also contribute a deep knowledge of our users and customers, and data about how our customers engage with our products. Finally, the product manager is expected to track industry trends and the competitive landscape as they pertain to their product.

While each member of the product team may be accountable for a specific risk, we look for product managers that understand that consistent innovation is the result of each member of the product team contributing their passion and their ideas. The product manager must collaborate closely with their product designer and engineers to discover effective solutions and then work together to deliver those solutions to market.

While we empower our product teams to figure out the best solutions to the problems that need to be solved, we also hold those teams accountable to the results. Shipping is necessary, but not sufficient. We look for product managers that are not afraid of signing up for results, even when this means they have to work through others to achieve the necessary results.

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.

What You'll Own

You will own one or more critical end-to-end student experiences within our higher education courseware product, with accountability for defining the strategy, outcomes, and roadmap that guide how those experiences evolve over time. This includes shaping how students engage with assignments, studying and practice, and other core learning workflows - ensuring those journeys are intuitive, reliable, and meaningfully support learning.

You’ll lead discovery and delivery in close partnership with product design and engineering, translating student needs, usage data, and business goals into clear product direction and prioritized investments. Success in this role means turning ambiguity into clarity, aligning cross-functional partners around shared outcomes, and delivering experiences that improve student engagement, confidence, and results at scale.

You will be responsible for balancing customer value with real business and technical constraints, making thoughtful tradeoffs, and signing up for outcomes - not just shipping features. Your impact will be measured by the quality, coherence, and effectiveness of the student experiences you own, and by your ability to influence teams and stakeholders toward durable, customer-centered solutions.

About You

• 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
• Responsible for assisting with quarterly strategic planning, defining OKRs and developing a roadmap

You likely have:

• A proven track record as a principal-level product manager delivering high-impact products or experiences with measurable results.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through discovery, prioritization, and delivery.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to inform decisions and tell clear product stories.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas simply to diverse audiences.

What You'll Get 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 (IC) to join our team and drive the development of cutting-edge educational products.

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 the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $155,000- $185,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Applications will be accepted through 5th March. 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: We are 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: Higher Education

Schedule: FULL\_TIME

Workplace Type:

Req ID: 22888