Product Manager

Pearson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational publisher is looking for a Product Manager to join their Maths Product team in Greater London. This role involves defining strategy for GCSE Maths qualifications and improving support for current offerings. The ideal candidate will have experience in product management within the education sector, possess excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively. This position offers numerous benefits and a chance to drive innovation in Maths education as the industry evolves.

Benefits

Attractive benefits package

Flexible workplace programs

Qualifications

• Experience in product development or management for the education sector.
• Subject knowledge or familiarity with our Maths qualifications is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to understand needs of teachers and learners.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity.
• Input into the development of new qualifications.
• Develop high-quality resources, services, and training events.
• Manage budgets for qualifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Work with sales and marketing to devise campaign strategies.

Skills

Product development or management experience in education sector

Customer empathy

Commercial awareness

Ability to work flexibly

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Job description

We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Maths Product team, working on our GCSE/Level 2 Maths qualifications.

Our team is responsible for defining the strategy for Pearson’s market-leading Maths qualifications for UK secondary schools. It is an exciting time to join the team as we focus on how to improve support for our existing qualifications as well as leading the way on the future of Maths as we approach qualification reform.

As a Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Maths education in the UK, driving innovation and ensuring our qualifications remain at the forefront of educational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a continuous programme of research to understand the needs of teachers, learners and school/trust/college leaders

• Monitor market trends, key policy announcements and competitor activity
• Use understanding of customer needs and market dynamics to inform decisions about developments to our qualifications

• Input into the development of new qualifications, including leading on projects to trial new approaches

• Develop and commission high-quality free resources, services and training events to provide our customers with the best support in the market

• Manage budgets for given qualifications
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, compliance, and customer focus

• Work with sales and marketing colleagues to develop an effective data-driven campaign strategy and customer journey

Skills and experience

• Experience in product development or management for the education sector.
• Subject knowledge or familiarity with our Maths qualifications is desirable but not essential
• Customer empathy
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to work flexibly and manage multiple projects
• Excellent communication skills

This vacancy will close on 19th December. Please note that, due to the holiday period, we will review applications after the closing date and be in touch in the New Year with an update on your application.

Your rewards & benefits

We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families too.

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