Senior Product Manager

$90,000 - $110,000/Yr

Pearson Education - Olympia, WA

Full-time - Senior

Olympia, WA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Product Manager for the Assessment Product team at Pearson is responsible for leading the development and execution of a new assessment product. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing the product roadmap, conducting market research, and ensuring the product meets stakeholder needs. The Senior Product Manager will also engage with customers, manage product feature development, and support marketing strategies to ensure successful product launch and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead team meetings and customer conversations to drive product direction.
• Conduct market research to identify educator needs and recommend roadmap enhancements.
• Collect user feedback through interviews, focus groups, and surveys to represent the voice of the customer.
• Manage product feature development and cross-product integrations to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to accurately describe the product and train internal stakeholders.
• Formulate and execute a customer engagement strategy for onboarding and support.
• Work with the proposal team to create compelling proposal text and inform pricing strategies.
• Manage risks associated with product readiness and identify mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8 years of product management experience required.
• 3+ years of experience developing academic assessment or instructional products required.
• Experience using project and product management software preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong leadership skills and initiative.
• Passion for creating products that address educational needs.
• Creative problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of K-12 assessment landscape and competitive products.

Benefits

• Annual incentive program participation.
• Health insurance coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan.