Pearson
Advanced Specialist, Project Management
United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$135kDetected 2 days ago
CI/CDProject ManagementAgileStakeholder ManagementNegotiationLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
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About the role
- This role is accountable for delivery planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, release coordination, and execution transparency across a globally distributed onshore and offshore workforce.
- These behavioral markers are real and expected at this level even though the role has no people-management authority.
- Leadership behaviors Customer Centricity Keeps delivery aligned to business priorities, contractual obligations, and candidate / client value across squads.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery for a medium-to-large program or multiple squads.
- Own cross-squad dependency management, critical-path management, and risk mitigation.
- Drive delivery process improvements and predictability across squads.
- Carries meaningful people-influence responsibilities without direct reports: mentors and coaches project managers, leads cross-team without formal authority, participates actively in interviewing and hiring, and contributes input to performance and development conversations for people they coordinate.
- Ability to drive delivery across globally distributed onshore and offshore teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of project, program, or delivery management experience.
- Experience leading enterprise software delivery and scaled / Agile delivery environments.
- Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional programs and globally distributed teams.
- Success measures
- Multiple squads / a medium-to-large program deliver predictably against plan.
- Cross-squad dependencies and critical-path risks are managed proactively, not reactively.
- Leadership has a single, reliable, executive-ready view of what is in flight and at risk.
- Releases across squads are coordinated with minimal disruption and clear readiness.
- Raises delivery-management practice across the team through mentoring, interviewing, and standards.
- Leadership behaviors
- Customer Centricity Keeps delivery aligned to business priorities, contractual obligations, and candidate / client value across squads.
- Raise the Performance Bar Sets high standards for delivery predictability and transparency
Nice to have
- PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or equivalent certification strongly preferred but not required.
Compensation
- Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.
- The full-time salary range for this role is $125,000-$135,000. The position is eligible to participate in Pearson's sales incentive plan. Information on benefits can be found here.
Benefits
- Information on benefits can be found here.
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