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Manager Product Management
We are looking for an energetic and proactive individual who has a passion for international education. Youll have portfolio responsibility of our International Primary Lower Secondary International GCSE and International A level qualifications through their lifecycle from inception throughout their development and into the day-to-day provision of support for our qualifications. Youll work with a wide range of stakeholders both internally at Pearson and with teachers students and experts within the wider international education community to set the overall strategy ensuring our approach aligns with overall business role aligns with industry level titles such as Senior Product Manager.
Key responsibilities in this role:
- Supporting and owning the overall strategic aims for growth of our international academic qualifications alongside the Head of International Qualifications.
- Leading qualification strategy development and execution with support and in partnership with the broader international school qualifications team.
- Scoping designing and collaboratively developing qualifications that inspire teachers engage learners and enable progression to the next stage of their learning journey
- Lead technical development ensuring delivery time cost and quality standards are met.
- Create compelling propositions which are aligned to business priorities to inform market-winning product development across the portfolio of subjects.
- Providing a first-class customer experience in the teaching learning and assessment of International qualifications through close and continuous liaison with a range of subject stakeholders across assessment customer service sales and marketing teams.
- Lead and line manage one or more Product Managers to achieve the overall GQ strategy and subject strategy; includes setting priorities and specific projects.
Key accountabilities
- You will lead the end-to-end strategic development and amendments of International academic qualifications aligned to our roadmap including scoping drafting reviewing and internal sign off for new developments supporting our product lifecycle.
- You will build and maintain evidence of teacher learner and stakeholder needs through research and engagement shaping design decisions and guiding lifecycle priorities.
- You will track analyse and respond to competitor activity working with Subject Partners.
- Youll lead research to understand customer needs and competitor context using insights to strengthen Pearsons market position and deliver our roadmap.
- You will define and manage budgets for your qualification portfolio and contribute to the forecasting process as part of our annual planning cycle.
- You will plan commission and/or deliver customer-facing events and meetings to support qualification launch and ongoing delivery in collaboration with the Professional Development Manager and International Subject Partners.
Our Successful Candidate
- Experience working within the education sector ideally within international school teaching. Teaching experience is strongly preferred.
- An understanding of education assessment practice and policy in the UK or Internationally
- Strategic thinker with the ability to lead influence and empower others working within a complex matrix
- Strong project management capability including effective prioritisation time and budget management and demonstrable track record of delivering high quality products to time cost and quality requirements.
- Experienced in the design and development of academic qualifications products or curricula.
- Experience of presenting to teachers academics and other stakeholder groups
- Skilled in research collaboration and stakeholder engagement with a customer-first mindset.
- Able to travel occasionally to conduct research/visit international schools
Role location: This is a hybrid role and will require the successful candidate to work from eitherthe OxfordLondon or Manchester offices on a regular basis (1-2 days per week).The role may also require some international travel.
Your rewards & benefits
We know youll do great work so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesnt fit all so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams and their families too.
Please see our attractive UK benefits here: Pearson Jobs Benefits
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Manager
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Data Analytics
- Analytical
- Agile
- Requirement Gathering
- Strategic thinking
- Visio
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Market Research
- UML
- Cross Functional Teams
About Company
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, gen ... View more
