Principal, Product Management

Role Title: Principal, Product Manager – Student Experience Reports to: Director of Product Management

Location: Hoboken - Hybrid

The Role

In this role, you will own and shape key end-to-end student experiences within Pearson’s higher education courseware product. You’ll define product strategy, outcomes, and roadmaps for critical learning flows that students rely on to complete assignments, study effectively, and make academic progress.

You will work closely with design, engineering, data science, and go-to-market partners to solve complex customer and business problems at scale. This is a high-impact individual contributor role where success is measured not just by what ships, but by measurable improvements in student outcomes, engagement, and trust.

What makes this opportunity unique is the scope: you’ll influence experiences used by learners across the globe while helping modernize a large, mission-critical product ecosystem during a period of meaningful transformation.

What You'll Own

You will own one or more critical end-to-end student experiences within our higher education courseware product, with accountability for defining the strategy, outcomes, and roadmap that guide how those experiences evolve over time. This includes shaping how students engage with assignments, studying and practice, and other core learning workflows - ensuring those journeys are intuitive, reliable, and meaningfully support learning.

You’ll lead discovery and delivery in close partnership with product design and engineering, translating student needs, usage data, and business goals into clear product direction and prioritized investments. Success in this role means turning ambiguity into clarity, aligning cross-functional partners around shared outcomes, and delivering experiences that improve student engagement, confidence, and results at scale.

You will be responsible for balancing customer value with real business and technical constraints, making thoughtful tradeoffs, and signing up for outcomes - not just shipping features. Your impact will be measured by the quality, coherence, and effectiveness of the student experiences you own, and by your ability to influence teams and stakeholders toward durable, customer-centered solutions.

About You

You bring strong product judgment, customer empathy, and the confidence to operate in complex environments.

You Might Recognize Yourself In Statements Like

• You bring deep experience owning customer-facing digital products, and you’re someone who thrives in ambiguity while driving clarity for others.
• You’re comfortable making tradeoffs, taking accountability for outcomes, and influencing without authority.
• You enjoy solving hard problems that sit at the intersection of customer needs, business constraints, and technology.

You Likely Have

• A proven track record as a principal-level product manager delivering high-impact products or experiences with measurable results.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through discovery, prioritization, and delivery.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to inform decisions and tell clear product stories.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas simply to diverse audiences.

What You'll Get

This role offers the opportunity to do meaningful work at real scale and to grow as a product leader.

• Ownership of high-visibility student experiences that directly impact learning outcomes.
• The chance to shape the future of a flagship higher-education platform used globally.
• A collaborative product culture grounded in trust, autonomy, and accountability.
• [Insert other region-specific or role-specific benefits] – example, pay transparency, etc.

Ready to make an Impact?

Apply now and help shape the future of learning.

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 the 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 $165,000 - $185,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Applications will be accepted through February 24th. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Who We Are

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

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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Job: Product Management

Job Family: PRODUCT

Organization: Higher Education

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 22631

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