Specialist, Technology Solutions

Pearson•Raleigh, NC

4d•$85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Pearson is seeking a Product Owner to help shape and deliver its platform. The role translates business needs into clear priorities, guides work from idea through release, and ensures that product development creates value for customers and colleagues. The Product Owner partners with engineering, design, and business stakeholders and owns a product area from start to finish.

Requirements

At least five years of experience in product ownership or product management in a fast-paced organization.
Solid grounding in product management practices, including discovery, road mapping, prioritization, backlog management, and agile delivery.
Understanding of how platforms are built and delivered, including releases, integrations, and dependencies.
Proactive approach, with accountability for outcomes, including when plans do not go as expected.
Clear, confident written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at different levels.
Hands-on experience with Jira, Jira Product Discovery, and Confluence.
Ability to use artificial intelligence tools in everyday work.
Demonstrated leadership skills and experience shipping successful products.
Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on a SaaS platform.
Experience in financial technology or another regulated, data-sensitive environment.
Product Owner or agile certification, such as Certified Scrum Product Owner.

Responsibilities

Own the product backlog, write clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and prioritize work based on value, risk, and effort.
Set and communicate the product vision and roadmap, keeping them current as needs change.
Use Jira Product Discovery to capture ideas, evaluate options, and explain the reasoning behind priorities.
Partner with engineering teams throughout delivery, clear blockers, answer questions promptly, and ensure releases meet agreed outcomes.
Build relationships with stakeholders, gather their needs, manage expectations, and explain trade-offs and decisions clearly.
Document requirements, decisions, and processes in Confluence.
Use artificial intelligence tools to support research, drafting, analysis, and backlog refinement, while checking the quality of results.
Track product performance using data and feedback, and use findings to improve the product.
Raise risks and dependencies early and follow through on commitments.
Engage with architecture, development engineers, and QE to deliver quality products and features.