Senior Product Manager

Pearson Senior Product Manager Albany, New York Apply Now

As a member of the Assessment Product team, the Senior Product Manager works closely with the Product Director and cross-functional teams including technology, program management, content, psychometrics, sales, and marketing, to manage the roadmap, product development, and risks on a new assessment product entering the market. The Senior Product Manager has deep knowledge and expertise in assessment literacy and is responsible for fulfilling the overall product vision, ensuring it meets the needs of stakeholders. The Senior Product Manager plays a key role in executing the School Assessment product strategy.

Overall Responsibility

The Senior Product Manager will be a key leader for the product, responsible for leading team meetings, customer conversations, presenting at conferences, and owning the product direction.

The Senior Product Manager will conduct market research on the problems that educators are trying to solve and use this information to recommend future roadmap enhancements. This may include strategies for creating interactive reporting dashboards, connections to learning resources, or incorporating artificial intelligence.

The Senior Product Manager will collect user feedback through interviews, focus groups, and surveys, acting as the voice of the customer and representing them throughout the development lifecycle.

The Senior Product Manager will manage product feature development and cross-product integrations with internal teams and vendors to ensure that the roadmaps are delivered according to schedule and budget. This includes planning the investment and seeking funding from Pearson leadership.

The Senior Product Manager will own the relationship with Sales and Marketing to ensure the product is accurately described in the market and that internal stakeholders are trained and proficient in the product purpose, uses, and claims. This role will engage and actively participate in the marketing strategy (e.g., social, webinars, creating content, etc.).

The Senior Product Manager will formulate and execute a customer engagement strategy, including leading customer forums, tracking usage, and supporting implementation teams to ensure customers have an outstanding onboarding experience.

The Senior Product Manager will collaborate with the proposal team to create clear and compelling proposal text and inform pricing strategies.

The Senior Product Manager collaborates across partners, vendors, and internal functional groups to ensure that the specific goals of the product are well understood and executed, and any known gaps are clearly documented and communicated.

The Senior Product Manager will manage risks associated with product readiness, identifying mitigation strategies in support of on-time delivery. Occasional travel will be required.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Maintain and extend the product roadmap to ensure transparency across the School Assessment organization.
2. Provide leadership in creating product development schedules and offer solutions when deliverables are at risk.
3. Develop the overall product plan including deliverables, milestone dates, and resource needs. Update the plan in real time, as needed, and communicate to all internal stakeholders.
4. Develop product reporting requirements and write clear acceptance criteria to support all stages of the product life cycle.
5. Manage both the specific product and how the product integrates with the software solution.
6. With the Product Director, collect evidence to validate the efficacy of the product and specific product features for improving learner outcomes.
7. Serve as a voice of the customer by systematically collecting feedback and translating it into enhancements.
8. Support the creation of new business cases associated with the product.
9. Work with Sales and Marketing to ensure product collateral and documentation is accurate and aligned with the value proposition.
10. Collect and manage associated key performance indicators.
11. Support implementation and training for successful product use, including leading the creation of guides and videos, both internally and client-facing.

Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree is required.

8 years product management experience required.

3+ years developing academic assessment or instructional products required.

Experience using project and product management software preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

1. Strong leadership skills with the ability to take initiative.
2. Passionate about creating products that solve student, educator, and family needs.
3. Ability to solve problems creatively.
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
5. Develop a working understanding of functional group processes and development timelines.
6. Deep knowledge of the K-12 assessment landscape and competitive products.
7. Ability to present confidently to the executive team and customers.
8. Strong attention to detail.
9. Flexibility to work under tight deadlines.
10. Curious and quick learner.
11. Effective relationship building with team and senior management.
12. Time management, planning, and project management skills.
13. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

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, Maryland, New York State, New York City, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $90,000 - $110,000.

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

What to expect from Pearson

Did you know Pearson is one of the 10 most innovative education companies of 2022?

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are on a journey to be 100 percent digital to meet the changing needs of the global population by developing a new strategy with ambitious targets. To deliver on our strategic vision, we have five business divisions that are the foundation for the long-term growth of the company: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills, and Higher Education.

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