Director Product Management (O296)

.About us :At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. With a rich heritage that combines 150 years of experience in publishing with the latest learning technology and digital services, we help people learn whatever, wherever and however they choose.Purpose :The Director, Institutional Product Managementreports to the Vice President of Product Management, Institutions. The Director, Institutional Product Managementleads a product team to assess market and customer needs, create a product strategy,define the roadmap for the product(s), monitor its development and delivery, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders. This Director and team will focus specifically on building a strategy around simplifying the portfolio and building a digital first agile portfolio that is able to easily respond to market needs. This role will be instrumental in leading their team from a print-based publishing product team to a digital-first agile solution developing product team addressing the key needs of the ELL market. The team works closely with Digital Product Management, Content Production, Assessment Production, User Experience and Efficacy to ensure the customer and market need for Pearson's ELL Institutional products are carried through into software development. The Director is expected to be an expert in Agile Software Development practices and will be part of the implementation of those practices within the Product Management team. They must also provide mentorship for internal stakeholders who are maturing in their knowledge of agile practices.The Director will lead their team through the digitization of courseware to promote and ensure a solution selling value proposition for customers. The Director will lead their team through the simplification of the product and platform portfolio to increase agility and find efficiencies in operations.ResponsibilitiesDefine and execute the new ELL portfolio strategy of solution selling designing user journeys from first touch through the end of the learning experience; including assessing, teaching, and re-teaching in a digital first, but hybrid solution, supporting both the learners and those that support the learners (teachers, admin, etc
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