• Job Description

  Req#: 15106

  Assistant Product Manager (Operations)

  Job Description Summary

  At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and stand-out innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology—and each other to surpass these boundaries—we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small.

  The Assistant Product Manager will support a cross-functional team across multiple disciplines, business areas and geographies. This role will be responsible for a range of supporting tasks to enable Content Production and Operations to deliver high‐quality digital and print products to help people make measurable progress in their lives through learning. As well as ownership of specific tasks, there will be ad hoc projects to engage with and provide growth opportunities.

  Job Duties

  • Reports
    • producing and circulating a range of standard reports for business areas in US, including responsibility for analysis and updating specific areas
    • developing custom reports using internal systems in support of US business areas
    • generating budget reports and analysing this data for different teams
  • Product data
    • ensuring complete and accurate product data is held in our systems
    • updating key fields on request
  • Smartsheet
    • ensure project names are in line with standard naming convention and are stored in the correct location
    • monitoring work in progress to ensure dates are current and using relevant functionality to notify relevant team members where updates are required
    • ensuring new projects are linked to reports and dashboard
  • Risks and issues log
    • monitoring to ensure currency of information, following up with relevant team members where required
  • Office systems
    • centralising support resources to ensure consistent approach across teams
    • establishing and sharing best practice
    • updating process documentation as required
    • engaging with user acceptance testing relating to new systems or improvements to existing systems
    • point person for raising, monitoring, and escalating system support issues
  • Project-related tasks, including:
    • ordering archive files
    • setting up standard folder structure for each Product Plan year
    • uploading cover images
    • assist in tracking large budget items to ensure no overspend occurs
    • arranging distribution of advance and gratis copies of print titles
    • liaising with vendors/suppliers to ensure invoices are submitted for the correct amount and in a timely manner
    • onboarding and managing freelancer access to authoring systems
    • lifecycle management of project folders
    • updating information in frontlist planning document
  • Problem-solving:
    • ability to show initiative in diagnosing and resolving issues independently where appropriate
    • ability to identify situations when additional support is needed and reach out to the relevant person for assistance

  Skills and Personal Qualities

  • Strong organizational skills, ensuring tasks are prioritized appropriately and completed on time across multiple areas of the business.
  • Strong communication skills ensuring the appropriate method is used, the right tone is conveyed and the right people are included.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Flexible and adaptable in navigating roadblocks and creating innovative solutions - perseveres with determination and conviction.
  • Able to work independently and effectively on tasks within remit of the role but also a team player who can establish and maintain good relationships in the wider business to ensure successful collaboration.
  • A positive and enthusiastic outlook.
  • Strong technical skills with the ability to pick up and explore new systems and contribute towards establishing and maintaining best practice.
  • Exhibits curiosity and learning agility to improve both personally and to continuously improve processes.
  • Behaves ethically and with integrity.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
  • 6-8 years of work experience
  • Experience and proficiency with standard Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Calendar, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint)

• About the company

  At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough.

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