Lead Specialist, Product Management
Pearson · India
Full-time · Senior · Posted 13 days ago
Role Title: Lead Specialist, Product Management
Location: India (Hybrid)
Note: The candidate should be based in Noida, Bangalore or Chennai and be
willing to travel to the office whenever required.
Job Summary:
The Lead Specialist, Product Management will shape the commercial vision for
English Language Learning solutions for the K12 market in India. You will bring
a keen understanding of the market landscape and customer needs and will focus
on identifying opportunities and delivering long-term value. You will
work closely with a Content Lead Specialist, being jointly responsible for the
overall plan for the India Roadmap, where you bring the commercial strategy, and
the Content Lead Specialist brings the pedagogical vision.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the development of commercial strategy and product vision for new and
evolving solutions for India across K12
* Translate market insights into clear product value propositions
* Build sound business cases, ensuring alignment across Content, Sales,
Marketing and Finance functions
* Define and validate prototypes and scope & sequence
* Set clear milestones for delivery teams, ensuring we deliver product for
promotion and classroom use on time
* Ensure alignment across stakeholders so that project teams have a shared
understanding of requirements and goals
* Provide ongoing commercial guidance during development, ensuring clear
prioritization for delivery teams and escalation where required
* Drive continuous improvement by feeding insights and performance learnings
into future product development
About You
* You bring strong experience in English Language Learning (ELL), with deep
understanding of K12 market needs in the region
* You are comfortable operating at a strategic level, turning insights into
clear product solutions
* You have experience working across cross-functional teams
* You are able to balance innovation with scalability, ensuring ideas can be
effectively delivered
* You communicate clearly and create alignment, ensuring teams understand
the product vision and market positioning, as well as remain informed of
timelines and go-to-market plans
* You are driven by improving learning experiences and shaping products that
make a real impact
What You'll Get
This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of English language
learning products in India. You will take a leading
role in local product strategy, also influencing global solutions and
collaborating with cross-functional teams across regions.
With this role, you will play a key part in Pearson’s transformation journey,
helping define what we build, how we build it, and how we deliver value to
learners at scale.