Product Management at Pearson

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Vision, Product Strategy, Customer Discovery, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Feature Development, Metrics-Driven Decisions, Stakeholder Management, Competitive Analysis, iOS Application Management, Product Development Practices, User-Centric Decisions, Data-Driven Decisions, AI Tools Utilization, Mobile Development Constraints, API Knowledge, Third-Party Integrations

Industry

education

Description

Job Title - Advanced Specialist, Product Manager Description You’ll own the vision and evolution of Q-interactive, Pearson’s market-leading iOS assessment platform, shaping how clinicians deliver digital assessments through data-driven, user-centred product decisions. Overview We are Pearson, the world’s learning company. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. As the Advanced Specialist, Product Manager you will serve as a key leader within Clinical Assessment’s Technology Strategy group. Q-interactive is an innovative and market-leading iOS-based assessment platform for psychologists, speech language pathologists, and other clinical professionals. It’s transforming the field of assessment, and we are seeking a passionate and experienced Product Manager to join our high-performing team with end-to-end accountability for shaping and delivering the future of this platform. You will partner with other Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of Q-interactive. You will collaborate closely with these cross-functional teams to deliver a user-friendly, highly functional, and scalable product that meets the evolving needs of our users. This position reports to the Lead, Product Manager – Q Platforms. Your key responsibilities will include: Product Vision & Strategy: Own and evolve the product vision, strategy, and outcome-based roadmap for the iOS assessment application, aligning it with business goals and customer needs. Customer Discovery: Lead continuous product discovery alongside design and engineering, regularly engaging with customers and stakeholders to identify, validate, and prioritize the most valuable problems to solve. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate within the 4-in-the-box model (with Product Design, Engineering, and Scrum Master) to ensure shared ownership of outcomes, strong team alignment, and fast, high-quality decision-making across the product lifecycle. Feature Development: Translate strategy and customer insights into clearly articulated problems, desired outcomes, and success metrics, working with the team to shape solutions and maintain a prioritized backlog aligned to outcomes. Metrics-Driven Decisions: Define success metrics, ensure proper instrumentation is in place, track KPIs, and make data-driven decisions to inform trade-offs, and iteratively improve product outcomes. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product updates, vision, and progress to internal and external stakeholders. Drive alignment through clear prioritization decisions and transparent trade-offs aligned to business objectives. Competitive Analysis: Stay informed on industry trends, competitor activities, and market demands, leveraging insights to keep the product ahead of the competition. We are looking for the following strengths and qualifications: 3-5+ years of product management experience, preferably with iOS applications, educational technologies, or assessment platforms. Strong understanding of iOS design principles, development processes, and Apple’s App Store guidelines. Strong understanding of modern product development practices including continuous discovery, outcome-based roadmaps, and empowered, cross-functional teams Demonstrated ability to identify and deeply understand customer problems and translate them into impactful product solutions. Experience using product analytics, experimentation, and metrics to inform decisions. Familiarity with tools like Pendo, Mixpanel, Looker, SQL (or equivalents) is a plus. Demonstrated experience owning product outcomes rather than delivery outputs. Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate product work, including rapid prototyping, hypothesis testing, experiment design, and synthesis of customer and data insights, resulting in improved decision quality and team efficiency. Solid understanding of technical constraints and trade-offs related to mobile development, APIs, and third-party integrations. Experience working with remote or globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

The Advanced Specialist, Product Manager will own and evolve the product vision, strategy, and outcome-based roadmap for the Q-interactive iOS assessment application, aligning it with business goals. Key duties include leading continuous customer discovery, collaborating within the 4-in-the-box model, translating insights into features, defining success metrics, and managing stakeholder communication.