Team Manager, Qualifications
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About the Role
Pearson is seeking a Team Manager for Qualifications to lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing team to exceed revenue targets for school qualifications in Dubai. The role involves managing key partner relationships, optimizing team performance, and representing Pearson's brand across the region.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the team to achieve and exceed revenue for school qualifications
- Monitor sales activity, track results, and report on performance, pipeline, and market trends to senior management
- Collaborate with training, marketing, and product teams to ensure regional plans and initiatives support growth
- Build and manage relationships with key partners, school groups, and ministries to maximise opportunities and promote Pearson’s brand
- Coach, develop, and performance manage direct reports, ensuring clear goals, regular feedback, and a strong team culture
Requirements
- Proven experience managing sales teams in education or a related sector
- Track record of exceeding revenue targets and building strong customer relationships
- Experience with pipeline management, reporting, and cross functional collaboration
- People management experience required
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Job Summary
- Lead, coach, and inspire a high performing team to exceed revenue targets for Pearson school qualifications.
- Drive growth by managing key partner relationships, optimising team performance, and representing Pearson’s brand across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the team to achieve and exceed revenue for school qualifications, including personal.
- Monitor sales activity, track results, and report on performance, pipeline, and market trends to senior management.
- Collaborate with training, marketing, and product teams to ensure regional plans and initiatives are fit for purpose and support growth.
- Build and manage relationships with key partners, school groups, and ministries to maximise opportunities and promote Pearson’s brand.
- Coach, develop, and performance manage direct reports, ensuring clear goals, regular feedback, and a strong, positive team culture.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Revenue Growth, Account Management, Strategic Planning, Analytical Skills, Communication Skills, Influencing Skills, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Learning to Learn
Qualifications (Education & Experience)
- Proven experience managing sales teams in education or a related sector.
- Track record of exceeding revenue targets and building strong customer relationships.
- Experience with pipeline management, reporting, and cross functional collaboration.
- People management experience required.
Who we are
- At Pearson, our purpose is to help people realize the life they imagine through learning.
- We are the world's lifelong learning company.
- Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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