Remote Curriculum Program Manager

Pearson; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Curriculum Product Program Manager to lead end-to-end curriculum and content-development initiatives. You will coordinate across Product, Curriculum, Content, Operations, Technology, QA, and external partners to translate goals into executable plans and ensure high-quality delivery.

The role involves planning, risk management, and stakeholder alignment in a distributed environment, with responsibilities from initiation through launch and closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus relevant experience.
• 3+ years of project/program management in business settings.
• Experience leading cross-functional, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong planning, risk/change management, facilitation, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum/content projects from initiation to closeout.
• Define scope, outcomes, milestones, and success metrics with stakeholders.
• Create and maintain integrated project plans for content and QA.
• Drive delivery to committed dates; adjust priorities as needed.
• Identify/manage risks, issues, dependencies, and scope changes.
• Provide clear context, options, and recommended paths for decisions.
• Maintain decision/change records; communicate downstream effects.
• Establish governance and meeting rhythms for the program.
• Provide concise status reports on progress, risks, and decisions.
• Build trusted cross-team relationships and accountability.
• Keep documentation current and a single source of truth.
• Coordinate deliverables and dependencies with internal and external partners.
• Manage partner performance and drive recovery plans when needed.
• Ensure adherence to content, accessibility, and QA processes.
• Drive QA remediation through closure and verify delivery.
• Lead retrospectives and implement lessons learned.
• Identify recurring issues and propose scalable improvements.
• Utilize PM practices, dashboards, automation, and AI tools.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile / hybrid delivery

Facilitation

Problem-solving

Distributed teams

Dashboard reporting

PM tooling proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Project management tools

Workflow automation

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Curriculum Product Program Manager to lead end-to-end curriculum and content-development initiatives. You will coordinate across Product, Curriculum, Content, Operations, Technology, QA, and external partners to translate goals into executable plans and ensure high-quality delivery.

The role involves planning, risk management, and stakeholder alignment in a distributed environment, with responsibilities from initiation through launch and closeout.