Principal, Product Management, New Products

Pearson•Hoboken, NJ

13h•$150,000 - $180,000•Remote

About The Position

Pearson Virtual Schools is seeking an experienced Principal Product Manager to pioneer new product offerings in emerging and adjacent markets, applying strong product judgment to turn opportunities into measurable business outcomes. Within Pearson Virtual Schools, Pearson's fastest growing line of business, you will incubate new AI-powered digital products in the K-12 market by uncovering unmet customer needs, validating opportunities through experimentation, and informing investment priorities with supporting evidence. This role requires strong product leadership, a bias toward action, and the ability to continually evaluate when to persevere or pivot based on supporting evidence and a strong sense of product strategy. You will be expected to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the enterprise, driving alignment by inspiring trust, clarity, and confidence in an evolving product vision. The ideal candidate thrives in evolving environments continuously adapting to new information through analytics and customer feedback to inform decision-making with a bias toward action. This is a primarily remote role, with occasional travel for in-person collaboration with colleagues and customers.

Requirements

8+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 3 years in a senior role.
Repeated success leading 0 to 1 product initiatives, from early discovery and validation through initial launch and adoption.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams across a large organization without direct authority.
Comfort operating in ambiguous environments, with the ability to bring clarity to executive stakeholders through strong communication and storytelling skills.
Cross-disciplinary proficiency across UX Design, Engineering, Finance, and Product Marketing functions.
Deep expertise in modern Product Management and product development methodologies (Agile, Lean, JTBD, Continuous Discovery, Multivariate Testing, Opportunity Mapping, etc.).
Strong strategic thinking skills, capable of connecting market trends, customer needs, and business goals.
Hands‑on experience using AI tools for prototyping, automation, and content creation to accelerate design, development, decision-making, and delivery.
Experience defining AI evaluation criteria and metrics to validate model performance.
Bachelor's degree (Education, Engineering, Product Management, or business background preferred).

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in teaching, education, or EdTech
Experience with Jira, Jira Product Discovery, Confluence, AWS, and Figma
Experience with eCommerce and related analytics tools and platforms (Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Statsig, Grafana, etc.)
Advanced degree or certifications (MBA or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Define and lead a discovery-led product roadmap for new offerings, guiding investment decisions through rapid experimentation and evidence-based validation of customer, technical, and business assumptions.
Shape the product incubator operating model and stage-gating process, calibrating investment levels based on evidence, confidence, and validated data.
Explore mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships to accelerate product strategy as an alternative to internal development.
Lead the adoption of AI-powered tools and automation to enhance product discovery, decision-making, and efficiency across the product lifecycle.
Thoughtfully apply AI/ML to solve meaningful customer problems, creating differentiated products that deliver sustained outcomes.
Partner with Design, Engineering, Research, Data Science and customer-facing teams to discover, define, and launch new products and features.
Collaborate with Product Marketing and support teams to create and execute go-to-market strategies that drive adoption.
Define, track, and analyze product KPIs that drive financial outcomes.
Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for innovation, differentiation, and growth.
Establish clarity and alignment across teams by shaping and evolving product narratives, requirements, and decision frameworks (e.g., PRDs, opportunity solution trees, AI Evals, etc.).
Develop and present large-scale enterprise business cases that clearly articulate customer value, market opportunity, investment requirements, and expected business outcomes to guide executive decision-making.
Ensure regulatory, compliance, and privacy considerations are factored into product decision-making.
Foster a culture of collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous improvement across teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.