Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

At Pearson, we are committed to helping people make progress in their lives through learning. We create innovative and accessible educational products and services that foster personal and professional growth. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Senior Product Manager to join our team and drive the development of cutting-edge educational products.

Position Overview

We're seeking an innovative Senior Product Manager to support innovation and acceleration initiatives across our product portfolio, with some likely focus on AI-related features. This hands-on role combines technical expertise with product management execution and a coaching mindset. You'll run sprints with internal teams and start-ups, build prototypes and features with engineering teams, also helping develop business cases and integration roadmaps. This role requires flexibility between hands-on execution with practitioner credibility as well as coaching, facilitation, and teaching of colleagues on product management practices, discovery, technical modernization, and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

AI & Technical Product Delivery

• Run sprints with internal and external engineering teams, to drive AI innovation and rapid experimentation with a data-driven, learning-hungry mindset.
• Build working product prototypes and features in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Develop compelling business cases and integration roadmaps for AI initiatives.
• Help teams solve complex technical challenges and drive modernization efforts.

Product Management Excellence

Collaboration & Enablement

Process & Practice Development

Required Qualifications

5 / 6+ years of product management experience with demonstrable technical and / or AI / ML exposure. Strong technical background or proven ability to work effectively with engineering teams. Track record shipping technical products and building prototypes. Experience with agile methodologies and running product sprints, with a strongly data-driven mindset. Understanding of implementation of AI / ML technologies and modern product development practices. Excellent coaching and communication skills with ability to influence without authority.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with generative AI, LLMs, or emerging AI technologies. Background working with startups, innovation teams, or in fast-paced environments. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field. Experience in learning technologies or educational product development. Strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving capabilities.

What You'll Love About This Role

Direct impact on AI-powered educational experiences reaching millions of learners. Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies while developing your coaching skills. Collaborative environment with world-class product teams and leaders. Significant growth potential within a transformation-focused team. Balance of hands-on execution and strategic capability building.

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows : The minimum full-time salary range is between $150,000 - $180,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is available here. Applications will be accepted through November 10th, 2025. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

At Pearson, our purpose is simple : to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more : We are Pearson. Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.