EdTech Business Analyst: Discovery, Data & Optimization

Pearson; Frankfort (KY); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual incentive program

Résumé du poste

Pearson is seeking an analytical Business Analyst to support data-driven decisions across Product Management, School Operations, Technology, and Engineering. This role partners with stakeholders to conduct discovery, document requirements, and validate solutions that improve student experiences.

You will analyze data, develop KPIs, create dashboards, and help govern processes across enrollment, compliance, and operations, while aligning efforts with Pearson's mission to improve learning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2–4 years in business analysis or related roles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar enterprise applications.

Responsabilités

• Participate in discovery efforts to understand business problems, user needs, operational challenges, and strategic opportunities.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, process reviews, and requirements gathering sessions with support from senior team members when appropriate.
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities for optimization, simplification, automation, and improved efficiency.
• Document current-state and future-state business processes using structured analysis techniques.
• Develop and maintain business requirements, process flows, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate business needs into clear and actionable documentation for product, engineering, and operational teams.
• Support stakeholder alignment by facilitating discussions and documenting decisions.
• Ensure requirements support defined business objectives and success measures.
• Prepare documentation and items for governance review, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with established processes.
• Partner with Compliance, Product, Operations, and Data teams to support appropriate review, decision-making, and implementation.
• Track decisions, risks, and follow-up actions related to governance items.
• Serve as an SME on enrollment matters to support PVS teams in the areas of renewals, RFP’s, SOA, and Charter Applications.
• Analyze operational, product, customer, and business data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and root causes.
• Develop insights and recommendations that support prioritization and business decision-making.
• Assist with defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics.
• Create reports, dashboards, and presentations that effectively communicate findings.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Customer Success, Data & Analytics, Compliance, and School Leadership teams.
• Participate in workshops and cross-functional working sessions to gather information and support decision-making.
• Build productive working relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
• Actively manage dependencies, risks, assumptions, and business impacts throughout the initiative lifecycle.
• Support testing, validation, and implementation activities to ensure business requirements are met.
• Analyze post-launch results and recommend improvements based on outcomes and stakeholder feedback.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and analytics capabilities to improve user experience and operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement initiatives through data-driven recommendations.

Connaissances

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Requirements gathering

Salesforce

Cross-functional teamwork

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Analytics, Education, Technology, or related field

Outils

Salesforce

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Power Platform

Description du poste

Pearson is seeking an analytical Business Analyst to support data-driven decisions across Product Management, School Operations, Technology, and Engineering. This role partners with stakeholders to conduct discovery, document requirements, and validate solutions that improve student experiences.

You will analyze data, develop KPIs, create dashboards, and help govern processes across enrollment, compliance, and operations, while aligning efforts with Pearson's mission to improve learning outcomes.