Qualification Product Manager, Creative Curriculum

Pearson Education; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

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Job Description

We are looking for a Qualifications Product Manager who is passionate about the development of creative subjects such as Art & Design, Drama, Design & Technology, Music, and PE. While experience in these creative subjects is highly valued, we also welcome applications from individuals with a background in education across a range of subjects, not limited to the creative fields.

In this role, you will play a key part in implementing our strategy and vision to enhance and expand our qualifications for GCSE and A-level students. You'll collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring a dynamic working environment where you can help shape the educational landscape and make a real impact on students' futures.

Responsibilities of a Qualifications Product Manager, Creative Curriculum include:

• Maintain a deep understanding of customer needs and market dynamics to create compelling propositions and inform market-winning product development.
• Contribute to subject strategy development and execution, with support and in partnership with the broader portfolio team.
• Maintain a deep understanding of teaching, learning and assessment through close and continuous liaison with a range of subject stakeholders.
• Provide a best-in-class customer experience through the events, free surround and additional services that we provide at launch and throughout the lifecycle, continually improving that experience.
• Scope, design and collaboratively develop qualifications and sample assessments that inspire teachers, engage learners and enable progression.
• Contribute to the overall strategy for growth of our academic qualifications portfolio in the UK and internationally.
• Provide deep subject expertise to build the strength of our subject leadership, strategy and implementation.
• Ensure subject voice is represented in all role accountabilities. Subject specialism is required for the key subjects.

Key accountabilities

• Develop strategy and propositions, managing budgets, forecasting revenues.
• Manage qualifications through their lifecycle, working in conjunction with the subject Head of and Senior Strategy Manager to make well-timed decisions about withdrawal, extension, redevelopment, new market entry and strategies for mid-cycle growth.
• Develop winning subject propositions (at launch and mid-cycle), with clear USPs.
• Based on ongoing research, identify and implement innovations to improve our proposition.
• With support, generate compelling business cases for qualifications at different stages of the product life cycle.
• Track, analyse and respond to competitor activity.
• Manage opex and capex budgets for given qualifications.
• Contribute to compiling one- and three-year forecasts for subject/s as part of our annual planning cycle.
• Develop and maintain subject and market insight in particular across the creative subjects.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth evidence base of learner needs in each subject through a continuous programme of research with teachers, stakeholders and learners themselves.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth evidence base of teacher/centre needs and behaviours in each subject, including teacher needs and behaviours at a subject level.
• With support, develop and maintain relationships with subject stakeholders throughout the life of a qualification.
• Develop and maintain insight into best practice (pedagogy, assessment) at subject level.
• Contribute to creating models and co-create design plans for qualifications that draw from a strong, research-driven evidence base.
• Contribute to qualification developments through the writing, submission and resubmission process to ensure they are fully in line with teacher, learner and Ofqual requirements and our strategy.
• With support, work with sales and marketing colleagues to devise and implement an effective data-driven campaign strategy and customer journey.
• Plan, commission and/or deliver customer-facing events and networks; recruit, train and deploy credible specialists.
• Support teachers and learners through the lifecycle.
• Implement improved monitoring of customer experience at regular points through the lifecycle.
• Work with colleagues across the business to instigate a step-change in the customer experience of our general qualifications.
• Anticipate and meet customer needs better than our competitors, commissioning high-quality free surround and support services at launch and throughout the lifecycle.

Leadership

• Work effectively in virtual teams with colleagues across Pearson to ensure a positive working culture, in support of Pearson Schools strategy both in the UK and internationally.
• Champion a 'customer obsession' culture within the business, ensuring that all decisions are made with reference to the needs of our customers and learners.

Your rewards & benefits

We know you'll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn't fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families, too.