Senior Product Manager, Content Systems & AI

Pearson; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Product Manager/Strategist to guide content standards and workflows at scale. You will work hands-on with content teams to design taxonomies, metadata schemas, and production platforms, while shaping how AI tooling adds value in content creation and quality assurance.

You will partner with content leaders to craft strategies, frame MRDs/PRDs, and deliver training that elevates the organization’s content capabilities.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of product management experience in content, publishing, or content platforms with technical depth.
• Hands-on ownership of content standards work: taxonomy and metadata design, quality frameworks, structured content.
• Direct experience with authoring, production, and delivery platforms (CMS, DAM, LCMS) including migrations.
• Built and shipped substantive content systems as owning PM, including with AI tooling in the last 12–18 months.
• Experience in empowered product team models with outcome-based ownership and value-centric planning.
• Proven record in rigorous discovery and translating learnings into content outcomes.
• Experience coaching other PMs and leaders without alienation.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded content build and standards across business units.
• Redesign production workflows to reduce handoffs and rework.
• Collaborate with content leaders on strategy, planning, and craft.
• Develop plans and content strategy aligned to learner jobs and outcomes.
• Create training anchored in real content problems.
• Contribute to content job family and community of practice.

Skills

Product management

Content management

Taxonomies

Metadata design

AI tooling in content

Communication

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

CMS

DAM

LCMS

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Product Manager/Strategist to guide content standards and workflows at scale. You will work hands-on with content teams to design taxonomies, metadata schemas, and production platforms, while shaping how AI tooling adds value in content creation and quality assurance.

You will partner with content leaders to craft strategies, frame MRDs/PRDs, and deliver training that elevates the organization’s content capabilities.