Pearson
Lead Specialist, Product Management
Edtech.com's Summary
- Own end-to-end delivery of prioritized features for Pearson Wallet and Credly Workforce products.
- Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements and documentation.
- Partner daily with engineering, UX, and cross-functional stakeholders to unblock work and deliver consistently.
- Coach and mentor team members on product management and technical fluency.
- Identify and resolve risks, dependencies, and gaps early to avoid delivery delays.
- Utilize artificial intelligence concepts and tools to enhance work and innovation.
- Create and maintain product requirements documents (PRDs) for team alignment.
- Proven experience in product management with a strong track record of shipping digital products at scale.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and working in collaborative, iterative environments.
- Knowledge or experience with digital wallets, verifiable credentials, or credentialing standards (e.g., Open Badges, W3C Verifiable Credentials) is a plus.
- Compensation salary range between $160,000 and $180,000, participation in a sales incentive plan available.
- Works primarily full-time with remote flexibility and occasional travel to Hoboken, NJ office.
- Engages with enterprise-level products impacting millions of learners and professionals globally.
Lead Specialist, Product Management Full Description
Join our Team today! Pearson is evolving into a strategic partner, empowering enterprise organizations to navigate market shifts, future-proof talent, and drive measurable impact through AI assessments, workforce analytics, and accredited learning.
The Role
Help shape how millions of learners and professionals carry, share, and use verified learning and education records. As Lead Specialsit, Product Manager Pearson's working with our learning credential wallet product roadmap and our existing Credly Workforce product model, you'll lead delivery at the intersection of verifiable credentials, workforce mobility, and learner identity. You'll turn bold ideas into real, shipped experiencesâworking side-by-side with engineering and designâand help define what "credentialing in a wallet-first world" looks like.
What You'll Own
Own end-to-end delivery of prioritized features across Pearson Wallet and Credly Workforceâkeeping work tightly aligned to business goals and real learner outcomes
Translate business needs into crisp, actionable requirements and documentation so teams can build with clarity and confidence
Partner day-to-day with engineering, UX, and cross-functional stakeholders to unblock work, sharpen scope, and ship on a predictable cadence
Coach and mentor teammates on product craft, process, and technical fluencyâraising the bar for how we build
Surface risks, dependencies, and gaps earlyâand drive them to resolution before they slow delivery
About You
Adaptability: Navigate change, re-prioritize fast, and keep teams moving
Artificial Intelligence: Use AI concepts/tools to streamline work and unlock new ideas
Business Acumen: Tie product choices to strategy, metrics, and outcomes
Customer Discovery: Find customer truths and turn insights into product bets
Data Analysis: Use data (and judgment) to decide and validate impact
Design Thinking: Apply a human-centered approach from discovery to launch
Product Development: Drive delivery from idea to launch to iteration
Product Requirements Documents: Create and maintain PRDs that align teams and enable execution
Stakeholder Engagement: Build alignment fast and communicate tradeoffs
Strategic Thinking: Set direction, connect dots, and make smart bets in ambiguity
Storytelling: Make complex ideas simple so people align and act
Technology Roadmap: Align teams on now/next/laterâand why
Value Proposition: Clearly state value and deliver experiences customers choose
Qualifications (Education & Experience):
Proven product management experience, ideally shipping digital products at scale
Strong track record delivering complex, cross-functional features and projects end-to-end
Experience partnering closely with UX and engineering in a collaborative, iterative environment
Comfort with agile methodologies and fast-paced delivery cycles
Experience with digital wallets, verifiable credentials, or open credentialing standards (e.g., Open Badges, W3C Verifiable Credentials, CLR) is a plusâbut not required; we'll help you ramp up quickly
Ready to make an Impact?
This is a full-time and remote working role position with occasional travel in our Hoboken, New Jersey office
Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:
The minimum full-time salary range is between $160,000 to $180,000.
This position is eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan, and information on benefits offered is here .
Applications will be accepted through May 22, 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs
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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.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.
Job: Product Management
Job Family: PRODUCT
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