Principal, Measurement

Job Title: Principal, Measurement

In this role, you will shape and safeguard standards across Pearson’s UK regulated qualifications portfolio. Acting as a subject matter expert in assessment, you’ll lead how we approach standard-setting, standards maintenance, and assessment validity - ensuring regulatory confidence and continuous improvement.

This is a high-impact, strategic role where you’ll partner with senior leaders, influence policy and practice, and strengthen internal capability in assessment expertise.

If you’re motivated by protecting the integrity of qualifications and raising the bar for assessment practice at scale, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

• Building and delivering training that strengthens assessment and standards expertise across teams
• Establishing and leading an internal standards function to monitor and advise on standards-related issues
• Driving cross-functional initiatives that enhance assessment validity, compliance, and best practice
• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on regulatory requirements and qualifications reform

Success in this role means stronger organisational confidence in standards, clearer regulatory alignment, and enhanced quality across our qualifications.

You bring deep expertise in assessment within the UK regulated qualifications context and experience working with regulatory frameworks and awarding processes.

You are:

• Strategically minded and analytically strong
• Confident influencing senior stakeholders
• Experienced in designing and delivering assessment or standards training
• Comfortable leading cross-functional initiatives in complex environments

You combine technical credibility with the ability to translate regulation into clear, practical action.

• The opportunity to build and lead a standards capability from the ground up
• Strategic visibility and partnership with senior leadership
• The chance to shape how assessment practice evolves in a changing regulatory landscape
• Meaningful impact on qualifications that affect learners, educators, and employers across the UK

At Pearson, your work helps ensure fairness, credibility, and trust in assessment - enabling progress through learning.

Apply now and help shape the future of learning.

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