Job Summary

Role : Product Owner

TEX : 12 Years

REX : 10 Years

Key Responsibilities

Deliverables

• Product backlog and release planning:
  • Current-state assessment and prioritized product backlog for assigned product areas.
  • Defined epics, user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria aligned to product strategy.
  • Release and sequencing recommendations with documented tradeoffs and dependencies.
  • Regular status and progress reporting using delivery data, feedback, and stakeholder input.
• Product discovery, roadmaps, and vision:
  • Voice of Customer and stakeholder research summary with validated problems and opportunities.
  • Product roadmap for assigned areas aligned to business priorities and technology strategy.
  • Product vision and future-state documentation, including MRDs/PRDs or equivalent artifacts as needed.
  • Cross-functional alignment on roadmap themes, workstreams, and client-facing messaging where applicable.
• Final review and handover:
  • Summary of product decisions, process improvements, and backlog/roadmap refinements made during the engagement.
  • Guidelines and recommendations to inform Pearson’s continued product ownership, discovery, and planning efforts.

• The Product Owner will also be expected to:
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering, Design, Program, operations, and customer-facing teams to foster an empowered product team and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions aligned to business strategy.
  • Collaborate closely with product and business leadership to align roadmap priorities, quantify value, and evaluate tradeoffs.
  • Collaborate closely with the designated Project Manager to ensure risks and issues are identified and understood, and delivery timeframes are met.
  • Work independently on complex product issues, exercise sound judgment, and recommend improvements to products, processes, and ways of working.
  • Clearly communicate product direction, requirements, decisions, and roadmap priorities to technical and non-technical stakeholders verbally and through documentation.
  • Effectively use communication and collaboration tools including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and diagramming tools such as Microsoft Visio or Lucidchart.

Skill Requirements

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Product Ownership, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience; related graduate degree or advanced certification preferred.
• 5–7+ years in product ownership, product management, or related roles supporting software products and digital platforms.
• Demonstrated experience translating customer, stakeholder, and business needs into requirements, roadmap priorities, backlog decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong customer-facing experience incorporating Voice of Customer into product direction.
• Experience in computer-based testing, certification, licensure, education technology, or other regulated/high-stakes environments preferred.
• Experience with web-based, enterprise, platform, or data-driven products preferred.
• Deep understanding of product discovery, roadmap development, backlog prioritization, release planning, agile delivery, and tradeoff analysis balancing customer value, business impact, technical feasibility, and operational considerations.

Other Requirements