Principal AI Product Manager, EdTech (Remote)

Pearson; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual incentives

Health, dental, vision insurance

Generous PTO

Professional development

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Product Manager to shape AI-powered learning experiences, bridging product strategy, learning design, data, AI technology, and user experience. You will lead discovery, definition, delivery, launch, and optimization for AI-enabled features that help students learn more effectively.

This is a hands-on product role working with engineering, data science, content, QA, and privacy teams. This role requires 3–5+ years in product management and hands-on use of generative AI tools,

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of product management experience for digital, software, SaaS, education, or platform products.
• Demonstrated experience shipping products or features from discovery through launch and post‑launch optimization.
• Hands‑on experience using generative AI tools in product work (research synthesis, prototyping, analysis, requirements, experimentation).
• Practical understanding of LLM‑based products including prompts, model behavior, retrieval‑augmented generation, evaluation, and human‑in‑the‑loop workflows.
• Strong product judgment balancing user value, business value, feasibility, usability, safety, and operational constraints.
• Strong analytical skills using product data, experiments, user research, and qualitative feedback.
• Clear written and verbal communication, translating between technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to work with engineering, design, data, QA, content, learning science, legal, privacy, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the roadmap and success metrics for AI-powered learning experiences within Pearson’s digital learning ecosystem.
• Identify opportunities where AI can improve student outcomes, engagement, personalization, and product quality through research and experimentation.
• Contribute to end‑to‑end delivery of AI‑enabled features from discovery through launch and optimization.
• Translate learner, business, and technical needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized work.
• Partner with engineering, design, data science, learning science, content, QA, and AI platform teams to deliver AI‑powered experiences.
• Use AI tools to accelerate product discovery, research synthesis, prototyping, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Define and evaluate AI‑powered learning experiences, including prompt design and safety considerations.
• Monitor product performance using analytics and experiments to drive improvement.
• Ensure AI features align with privacy, security, accessibility, and responsible AI standards.

Skills

Product management

Generative AI

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

AI tools

Prototype tools

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Product Manager to shape AI-powered learning experiences, bridging product strategy, learning design, data, AI technology, and user experience. You will lead discovery, definition, delivery, launch, and optimization for AI-enabled features that help students learn more effectively.

This is a hands-on product role working with engineering, data science, content, QA, and privacy teams. This role requires 3–5+ years in product management and hands-on use of generative AI tools,