Pearson VUE

Advanced Specialist, Product Management

Pearson VUE

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Supporting and owning the overall strategic aims for growth of our international academic qualifications alongside the Head of International Qualifications.
  • Contributing to qualification strategy development and execution, with support and in partnership with the broader international school qualifications team.
  • Scoping, designing and collaboratively developing qualifications that inspire teachers, engage learners, and enable progression to the next stage of their learning journey.
  • Lead technical development ensuring delivery time, cost and quality standards are met.
  • Create compelling propositions which are aligned to business priorities to inform market-winning product development across the portfolio of subjects.
  • Providing a first-class customer experience in the teaching, learning and assessment of International qualifications through close and continuous liaison with a range of subject stakeholders across assessment, customer service, sales and marketing teams.
  • You will lead the end-to-end strategic development and amendments of International academic qualifications aligned to our roadmap, including scoping, drafting, reviewing, and internal sign off for new developments, supporting our product lifecycle.
  • You will build and maintain evidence of teacher, learner and stakeholder needs through research and engagement, shaping design decisions and guiding lifecycle priorities.
  • You will track, analyse and respond to competitor activity working with Subject Partners.
  • You’ll lead research to understand customer needs and competitor context, using insights to strengthen Pearson’s market position and deliver our roadmap.
  • You will define and manage budgets for your qualification portfolio and contribute to the forecasting process as part of our annual planning cycle.
  • You will plan, commission and/or deliver customer-facing events and meetings to support qualification launch and ongoing delivery in collaboration with the Professional Development Manager and International Subject Partners.

Requirements

  • Experience working within the education sector, ideally within international school teaching.
  • Teaching experience is strongly preferred.
  • An understanding of education assessment, practice and policy in the UK or Internationally.
  • Strategic thinker, with the ability to lead, influence and empower others working within a complex matrix.
  • Strong project management capability, including effective prioritisation, time and budget management and demonstrable track record of delivering high quality products to time, cost and quality requirements.
  • Experienced in the design and development of academic qualifications, products, or curricula.
  • Experience of presenting to teachers, academics and other stakeholder groups.
  • Skilled in research, collaboration and stakeholder engagement, with a customer-first mindset.
  • Able to travel occasionally to conduct research/visit international schools.
Benefits
  • We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business.
  • We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families too.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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