Advanced Specialist, Product Management

Pearson

3h

About The Position

This role aligns to industry level titles such as "Product Manager, K-12 Digital Learning Products". The primary responsibility is to drive the integration and ongoing success of licensed content partners, including supplemental and alternative instructional content, within the PVS K-12 curriculum. This involves anticipating contract renewals, managing changes when partner offerings shift, and ensuring seamless technical and workflow integration. The role requires a deep understanding and maximization of available content while managing usage costs and identifying opportunities to embed third-party material to keep the curriculum current, engaging, compliant, and valuable for educators and students.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in education, business, or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in product management, business analysis, or a similar role—preferably in EdTech or SaaS.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Baseline understanding of 1EdTech standards, including LTI Advantage features: Names and Role Provisioning Services, Deep Linking, and Assignment and Grade Services.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a matrixed environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SSO integrations and managing external partnerships is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and facilitate relationships with third party content providers, determining appropriate product fit, technical integration, and data privacy requirements based on state standard requirements and PVS system requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to refine requirements, lead product discovery for new content partnerships, and maintain an accurate accounting of allowable sources.
• Anticipate review periods for contract renewals, expirations, and ensure timely action on all partner agreements.
• Using the existing PVS platforms (Pearson Online Classroom, PAICE, PowerBI) and AI applications, develop an accurate inventory system and/or ability to query for third party content throughout the PVS content ecosystem.
• Lead change management when partners sunset products or update offerings, identifying and onboarding suitable replacements.
• Drive Names and Role Provisioning Services (NRPS) and single-sign-on (SSO) implementation, collaborating with PVS technical teams for smooth partner integration.
• Visualize and document workflow for all licensed content partners, ensuring clarity and efficiency for internal teams and users across the K-12 curriculum.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees