Senior Commercial Product Manager

Our Organization

We are the world’s leading learning company. Learning is the most powerful force for change in the world. More than 17,000 Pearson employees deliver our products and services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common purpose – to help everyone achieve their potential through learning. We do that by providing high quality, digital content and learning experiences, as well as assessments and qualifications that help people build their skills and grow with the world around them. 

 

Senior Commercial Product Manager – Enterprise Learning & Skills, North America

As a Senior Product Manager for GED, a business unit of Enterprise Learning & Skills (ELS), you will be responsible for ensuring that we meet the needs of key customers including learners, educators, and employers in domestic and international markets.

 

Who We Are                       

A mission-driven team that prizes respect, hard work, humility, and transparency. Equal opportunity employer focused on creating equal opportunity for individuals through portable, data-rich evidence of achievements.        

            

Who you are            

• A no-job-too-big-no-job-too-small professional who believes in what we're doing and wants to help us scale.
• A self-driven individual with a drive to make an impact.
• A hyper-organized, super-responsive, generally on-top-of-your-stuff kind of person.
• An individual with perspective and the judgment to identify what you can fix and what you need help with.
• A process-focused thinker with the ability to design systems that scale.
• A quick learner willing to work without perfect information and the ability to get smart fast as new business opportunities demand.

 

What you'll do here

• Analyze data, take action, and help GED and Accelerated Pathways deliver on the promise of learning for life 
• Align to, track, and communicate progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs); 
• Support development and progress on a detailed project schedule and work plan. 
• Understand customer needs to ensure product portfolio can deliver on student progression goals
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Drive to revenue goals
• Work alongside the leadership to shape the strategy.
• Work with product team to identify gaps in market for learning products and deliver recommendations for future-proofing the product portfolio
• Have a relentless focus on a delightful user experience and on solving for our customer’s most important needs.
• Demonstrate ongoing curiosity about and stay close to the talent and learning ecosystem in which we operate.

 

What you know, have done, or can do (must haves)

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5-7 years’ experience with driving revenue in a product management role
• Strong relationship management skills, and stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven mindset; superior written and verbal communication skills; exemplary resourcefulness.
• Strong familiarity with project management methodologies and best practices.
• Big picture thinker capable of executing on the day-to-day details and tasks. 
• Proven process manager and facilitator of prioritization discussions.
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
• Previous success in developing and delivering digital solutions to meet customer needs; 
• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines.
• Experience working with analyzing data to drive decision-making
• Experience coaching and educating project teams to strengthen team members’ capabilities and skill sets.

 

What you may know and have done (nice to haves)                           

• Software as a Service (SaaS) product management experience.
• Capable of driving to objectives with multidisciplinary team members from marketing, analytics, IT, finance, legal, and operations
• Financial modeling to build product and vision use-cases.
• Relevant credentials in project management, data analysis, product management, etc.
• Experience in learning and credentialing, higher ed and GED
• Experience in corporate learning and development programs.
• AI experience a plus

 

Preferred Skills

• Cohesive Collaboration
• Empathy
• Listening
• Communication
• Data Analysis
• Creativity
• Problem solving<