Pearson VUE

Lead Specialist, Product Management, MFL and English Teaching and Learning

Pearson VUE

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oxford • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Oversee delivery of projects, setting up and leading editorial teams and working closely with external suppliers to ensure content and digital build meet expected quality standards and deadlines
  • Carry out research with teachers and students, developing and maintaining a deep understanding of their needs and pain points and testing new ideas.
  • Monitor our key markets for new opportunities for us
  • Put together a business case for new opportunities and maintain the budget for your project(s)
  • Work with colleagues from around the business to seek opportunities to innovate our services, including using AI to solve customer problems
  • Work closely with our digital team to ensure the needs of our customers are represented in the digital roadmap
  • Use data and insights to monitor usage of our recently-launched language services, using this insight to drive increased usage and improved customer retention
  • Work collaboratively with other Specialists within and outside our immediate team
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including Sales and Marketing colleagues.

Requirements

  • Have extensive experience of working in an educational publishing environment, including experience in a publishing / product management role
  • Have experience of working on digital publishing projects
  • Are confident in using a variety of digital tools and platforms, understanding their capabilities and limitations, and experimenting with digital tools to work out how they could best serve our customers.
  • Have a deep knowledge of the UK Secondary and/or Primary schools’ market and the needs of teachers and learners
  • Are passionate about finding ways to make teachers’ lives easier and improve learning experiences and outcomes for students
  • Enjoy working collaboratively with people in a wide variety of roles and are also able to take a lead in your assigned area of responsibility
  • Are able to remain focused and organised while juggling multiple projects and deadlines
  • Are flexible and willing to work across the different subjects and age groups in our list (MFL, Secondary English, Primary Literacy)
Benefits
  • We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business.
  • 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
project managementdigital publishingdata analysisbusiness case developmentbudget managementAI implementationcontent quality assuranceresearch methodologiescustomer retention strategiesstakeholder management
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsflexibilityproblem-solvinginnovationcustomer focusadaptabilityrelationship building