Advanced Specialist Product Management (Art and Media)

Advanced Specialist Product Management Art & Design and Creative Media

Product Vocational Qualifications Enterprise Learning and Skills (ELS)

Description

In this role you will shape and deliver market-leading product and service propositions across Art & Design and Creative Media. Youll use market insight stakeholder collaboration and commercial expertise to grow revenue strengthen market position and deliver impactful learning solutions.

This role aligns with industry titles such as Product Manager (Education) Portfolio Manager or Product Lead (Creative Education).

The Role

At Pearson we help people make measurable progress through this role youll sit at the heart of product strategyconnecting market insight customer needs and commercial performance to create products that truly make a difference.

Youll wake up motivated to translate insights into innovative qualifications assessments and learning solutions that support learners and educators in the creative sector.

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In Your First 6 Months

Youll make impact by:

• Building a strong understanding of your product portfolio and market landscape
• Establishing relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external)
• Identifying growth opportunities and strengthening product propositions
• Contributing to product lifecycle decisions and ongoing improvements

What Makes This Role Different

This role blends strategy creativity and commercial ownership.
You wont just manage productsyoull shape them. From market insight to product development and lifecycle decisions youll play a key role in ensuring Pearson remains competitive and relevant in a fast-evolving creative education space.

What Youll Do

• Develop and manage market-leading product and service propositions aligned to customer learner and sector needs
• Use market research policy insight and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation
• Own product performance including P&L forecasting and budget management
• Lead product lifecycle decisions (launch enhancement withdrawal and growth strategies)
• Define product specifications and contribute to qualification and service design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver products on time within budget and to quality standards
• Engage with stakeholders including employers educators regulators and industry bodies
• Support sales marketing and onboarding strategies to drive adoption and customer success
• Monitor customer experience and learner outcomes to continuously improve products
• Represent Pearson externally at events panels and industry engagements

What Were Looking For

Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area
• Experience within vocational and/or technical education (UK or international)
• Experience developing or delivering qualifications assessments or learning products
• Proven ability to build customer-focused market-driven product propositions
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Commercial awareness including experience with performance metrics or budgets
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional or virtual teams

Desirable

• Product management or portfolio management experience
• Experience within the creative sector (Art Design Media)
• Experience managing forecasts budgets or financial planning
• Project management experience
• Experience working on tenders or customised solutions

Skills & Behaviours

• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• Customer and learner focus
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Data-driven decision making
• Creativity and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to influence and drive decisions
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced environment

Working Model

• Hybrid/remote depending on business needs
• Collaboration across global and virtual teams
• Occasional travel for stakeholder engagement and events

About Pearson

At Pearson were committed to helping people realise the life they imagine through learning. We combine world-class content with digital innovation to create meaningful learning experiences that improve lives.

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