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Pearson Advanced Specialist - Product Management (Art and Media) in London, United Kingdom
Advanced Specialist, Product Management – Art & Design and Creative Media
Product | Vocational Qualifications, Enterprise Learning and Skills (ELS)
Description
In this role, you will shape and deliver market-leading product and service propositions across Art & Design and Creative Media. You’ll use market insight, stakeholder collaboration, and commercial expertise to grow revenue, strengthen market position, and deliver impactful learning solutions.
This role aligns with industry titles such as Product Manager (Education), Portfolio Manager, or Product Lead (Creative Education) .
The Role
At Pearson, we help people make measurable progress through learning. In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of product strategy—connecting market insight, customer needs, and commercial performance to create products that truly make a difference.
You’ll wake up motivated to translate insights into innovative qualifications, assessments, and learning solutions that support learners and educators in the creative sector.
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In Your First 6 Months
You’ll make impact by:
Building a strong understanding of your product portfolio and market landscape
Establishing relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external)
Identifying growth opportunities and strengthening product propositions
Contributing to product lifecycle decisions and ongoing improvements
What Makes This Role Different
This role blends strategy, creativity, and commercial ownership .
You won’t just manage products—you’ll shape them. From market insight to product development and lifecycle decisions, you’ll play a key role in ensuring Pearson remains competitive and relevant in a fast-evolving creative education space.
What You’ll Do
Develop and manage market-leading product and service propositions aligned to customer, learner, and sector needs
Use market research, policy insight, and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation
Own product performance, including P&L, forecasting, and budget management
Lead product lifecycle decisions (launch, enhancement, withdrawal, and growth strategies)
Define product specifications and contribute to qualification and service design
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver products on time, within budget, and to quality standards
Engage with stakeholders including employers, educators, regulators, and industry bodies
Support sales, marketing, and onboarding strategies to drive adoption and customer success
Monitor customer experience and learner outcomes to continuously improve products
Represent Pearson externally at events, panels, and industry engagements
What We’re Looking For
Essential
Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area
Experience within vocational and/or technical education (UK or international)
Experience developing or delivering qualifications, assessments, or learning products
Proven ability to build customer-focused, market-driven product propositions
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Commercial awareness, including experience with performance metrics or budgets
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional or virtual teams
Desirable
Product management or portfolio management experience
Experience within the creative sector (Art, Design, Media)
Experience managing forecasts, budgets, or financial planning
Project management experience
Experience working on tenders or customised solutions
Skills & Behaviours
Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
Customer and learner focus
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Data-driven decision making
Creativity and problem-solving mindset
Ability to influence and drive decisions
Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
Working Model
Hybrid/remote depending on business needs
Collaboration across global and virtual teams
Occasional travel for stakeholder engagement and events
About Pearson
At Pearson, we’re committed to helping people realise the life they imagine through learning. We combine world-class content with digital innovation to create meaningful learning experiences that improve lives.
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Who we are:
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. 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.
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Job: Product Management
Job Family: PRODUCT
Organization: Enterprise Learning & Skills
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Req ID: 23408