Project Manager

Role: Project Manager

Team: School Assessments Sales and Contract Management Team

Duration: Permanent

Location: USA – Ideally Central or Eastern Time Zone

At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team that 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.

Role Summary

As the Project Manager supporting School Assessments, you will be responsible for both multiple projects or larger projects within a program, which often requires multiple resources and functional integration. You will spend time communicating with the customer and other stakeholders (vendors, cross-functional teams, subcontractors) involved in the delivery of assigned projects or programs in order to ensure customer satisfaction.

To be successful, we need you to:

• Have knowledge and experience of the full project life cycle (initiate, plan, execute, control and close).
• Manage project schedules and communicate schedule deadlines to internal and external groups.
• Manage customer requirements and documentation required to effectively manage program deliverables as assigned.
• Prepare and present internal and external reports on program status, risks, and other program-related issues.
• Lead Customer and Internal Meetings, including status meetings, planning meetings, and lessons learned meetings.
• Capture project action items, assign owners and manage to closure.

In addition, you will also:

• Establish and maintain positive and productive relationships with internal resources and external customers.
• Provide outstanding customer service. Be responsive and timely in responding to questions, concerns, and requests.
• Serve as the primary point of contact to the customer and cross-functional teams for day-to-day execution.
• Support the Program Manager with project and program level new business initiatives including developing schedules for RFPs.
• Support Program Manager with program invoicing and providing necessary documentation for invoicing.
• Identify process improvement initiatives to reduce cost while maintaining quality.

How you’ll achieve this:

• Bachelor’s Degree desired or commensurate experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in a Project Management role in the Assessment Industry.
• PMP certification preferred or demonstrate an understanding and application of Project Management Institute (PMI) principles.
• Ability to make decisions based upon limited information.
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities, and work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Significant experience with customer service
• High sense of urgency and attention to detail is required.
• Effective verbal/written communication skills, strong listening, negotiation, and facilitation skills, and the ability to develop and deliver presentations.

What can Pearson offer you?

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the Colorado, California, Washington State, New York State and New York City laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

The full-time salary range is between $65,000 – $75,000.

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

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Workplace Type: Remote

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