[Hiring] Lead, Product Management @Pearson

Role Description

This is a product leadership role that unites Pearson’s customer-facing digital products with early-stage innovation and AI-enabled experimentation. Sitting one level below the Product Director, the Lead is accountable for product strategy, roadmap and delivery outcomes and for creating a coherent, well-governed pathway that turns proven concepts into scaled, commercially viable products.

The Lead owns the operating rhythms, prioritisation frameworks and cross-functional partnerships that allow discovery, delivery and scaling to work as one system rather than in silos while keeping Pearson’s pedagogy-led, responsible approach to technology at the centre of every decision.

Scope of the role

• Ownership of the customer-facing digital products, platforms and experiences, including:
  • ActiveHub product strategy and roadmap ownership, and its evolution: teacher and learner workflows, insights dashboards and AI-powered product capabilities.
  • Digital assessment products including onscreen assessment for high-stake qualifications and our ResultsPlus and ExamWizard products.
• Ownership of early-stage innovation, proof-of-concept development and AI-enabled product experimentation, including:
  • Working prototypes and “vibe-coded” concepts: time-boxed (typically 6–8 week) innovation sprints ending in a structured go / no-go / pivot decision.
  • Ownership of the AI-driven Revise Online service and its roadmap.
  • Systematic customer engagement and discovery with MATs and schools across the innovation lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Product management leadership experience, including leading managers and/or senior ICs across multiple teams or a complex product area.
• Proven track record delivering customer-facing digital products and platforms, ideally at scale.
• Strong commercial acumen, business cases, prioritisation, budgeting and connecting product to revenue and outcomes.
• Excellent systems thinking, cross-functional influence and organisational collaboration; comfortable making trade-offs across teams.
• Strong people leadership and coaching capability; able to bring structure, alignment and momentum in ambiguity.

Requirements

• Experience in EdTech, assessment, or regulated/evidence-based product environments (e.g. Ofqual context).
• Familiarity with responsible AI in education and pedagogy-led approaches to technology in schools.
• Experience engaging external stakeholders including MATs, schools and government/sector bodies (DfE, DSIT).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.