Business Analyst - Early Careers Pathways

Pearson; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education company is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to drive data insights and strategies across its Early Career Pathways group. The role involves analyzing diverse data sets and presenting findings to senior leadership, requiring strong analytical skills and experience with data visualization tools. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and several years of relevant experience. This position is remote with a salary range of $90,000 - $95,000.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in consulting, business analysis, financial analysis, or a related data-driven role.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools.
• Ability to present complex data in a clear way.

Responsibilities

• Aggregate and analyze data from multiple business units.
• Develop dashboards and data visualization tools.
• Support strategic initiatives by identifying cross-sell opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, data analytics, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Overview

Business Analyst - Early Careers Pathways at Pearson. This role focuses on identifying and accelerating opportunities across Pearson’s portfolio, including certification, learning content, courseware, and workforce solutions within the Early Career Pathways group. The role is suitable for someone a few years out of undergrad with consulting, financial analysis, or data analytics experience, who is excited to work at the intersection of data, strategy, and execution.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our Early Career team. The ideal candidate brings together disparate data sets across business units, extracts insights, and translates them into actionable opportunities. They will design dashboards and data visualizations to track progress and communicate findings to senior leadership. A core focus will be uncovering cross-business synergies—such as co-selling opportunities, pricing strategies, and bundling approaches—that accelerate Pearson’s growth in the early career market.

Key Responsibilities

• Aggregate, analyze, and interpret data from multiple Pearson business units (e.g., certification, courseware, digital learning content) to surface actionable insights.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and data visualization tools to monitor progress and communicate performance to executive-level stakeholders.
• Support strategic initiatives by identifying cross-sell, bundling, and pricing opportunities across customer segments.
• Partner with product, sales, and finance teams to model business scenarios and quantify potential impact.
• Prepare executive-ready presentations and reports that clearly communicate insights, trends, and recommendations.
• Track progress against key initiatives, ensuring accountability and transparency across the team.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis to support new opportunities and priority strategic questions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, data analytics, or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in consulting, business analysis, financial analysis, or a related data-driven role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or equivalent).
• Experience gathering, synthesizing, and presenting complex data in clear and compelling ways.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill insights for senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Self-starter with intellectual curiosity and a strong sense of ownership.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in the education, publishing, or learning technology sectors.
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, or R for data analysis.
• Exposure to pricing strategy, market research, or customer segmentation.
• Prior experience identifying synergies or growth opportunities across business units.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. The pay range for this position is:

The minimum full-time salary range is between $90,000 - $95,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here.

Additional Details

Applications will be accepted through September 19, 2025. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Workplace Type: Remote

Job: Operations | Job Family: ENTERPRISE | Organization: Higher Education | Schedule: FULL_TIME | Req ID: 20890

About Pearson

Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, committed to helping learners make measurable progress in their lives through education. Within our Early Career Pathways group, we are building innovative solutions that connect learning to employability—spanning K-12, Higher Ed, and Workforce. This role will play a critical part in identifying and accelerating opportunities across Pearson’s diverse portfolio, including certification, learning content, courseware, and workforce solutions.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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