Lead Specialist, Product Management

Lead Specialist, Product Management

This role aligns to industry-level titles such as Senior Product Manager.

**About the Role **

We're looking for a forward‑thinking Senior Product Manager with strong AI experience to lead the development of a new assessment product centered on real‑time, interactive spoken communication. This product brings together Pearson's assessment expertise with emerging AI capabilities to create a more natural and engaging way for learners to demonstrate their skills.

This is a true 0‑to‑1 product role, shaping a new assessment experience from concept through to commercial launch. You'll collaborate closely with engineering, research, psychometrics, design, and go‑to‑market teams to bring an innovative product to the enterprise market.

This role is ideal for a customer‑focused PM with experience working with enterprise clients and the ability to tell a clear, compelling product story. We put our customers at the center of everything we build, so we're looking for someone who excels at understanding user problems, cutting through complexity, and delivering with clarity, speed, and impact.

**Location & Work Setup **

This full-time role can be based in Spain or Poland. In Spain, the role follows a hybrid model, with team meetings held at the Madrid office approximately once per week.

**Your Key Responsibilities **

• Define the product vision and roadmap for a new interactive, AI‑enabled assessment experience.

• Use emerging AI capabilities to shape a secure, scalable, and compliant enterprise‑grade assessment product.

• Engage with our enterprise customers and internal partners to understand needs, validate opportunities, and inform prioritisation.

• Collaborate with psychometrics, research, engineering, design, and UX to build a high‑quality, evidence‑aligned experience.

• Lead a cross‑functional squad to deliver the roadmap and iterate based on data and user feedback.

• Collaborate with our go‑to‑market teams to support customer acquisition, market expansion, and commercial strategy.

• Communicate a clear, compelling product story that aligns teams and builds enthusiasm for the product's value.

** What We're Looking For **

Essential Skills & Experience

• Relevant experience in product management experience, ideally with exposure to AI‑powered or innovative digital products.

• Experience working closely with AI/ML, engineering, or research teams.

• Comfortable shaping 01 products, experimenting, and navigating ambiguity.

• Strong user‑centered design instincts and the ability to translate complexity into simple, intuitive experiences.

• Experience in B2B or B2B2C environments.

• Excellent communication, storytelling and stakeholder‑engagement skills.

• Familiarity with learning, assessment, or talent development.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working in a larger organisation / corporate environment would be beneficial

• Assessment experience, especially understanding how assessments are designed, scored, or delivered

• Experience or demonstrable interest in developing products that incorporate AI capabilities

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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Product Management

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