Senior Product Manager: AI Platform & Shared Capabilities

Pearson; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Product Manager in Washington, DC to drive AI-enabled product capabilities across multiple teams. You will define strategy, outcomes, and roadmaps, collaborating with product designers, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, deep user understanding, and clear communication to executives and teams. Strong API and cloud experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as an individual contributor product manager leading complex initiatives from strategy through release with measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated systems thinking and architectural fluency with shared capabilities or frameworks.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make informed tradeoffs.
• Experience driving cross-functional alignment and resource marshaling.
• Analytical and data-informed with customer insights and performance signals translated into direction.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into functional requirements and tracked outcomes.
• Experience with modern enterprise AI and cloud-based architectures including API-driven integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of technically complex product initiatives from strategy through release with measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and product design to deliver scalable, valuable solutions.
• Define product strategy, outcomes, and roadmaps for shared capabilities used across teams.
• Translate customer and business needs into documented requirements and actionable work.
• Monitor industry trends and competitive landscape to inform decisions and prioritization.
• Influence teammates and stakeholders through data-driven storytelling and clear communication.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

API-driven architectures

Stakeholder communication

Ambiguity navigation

Systems thinking

AI product knowledge

Enterprise cloud

Tools

REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Service-to-service models

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Product Manager in Washington, DC to drive AI-enabled product capabilities across multiple teams. You will define strategy, outcomes, and roadmaps, collaborating with product designers, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, deep user understanding, and clear communication to executives and teams. Strong API and cloud experience are a plus.