Remote Partnership Management Specialist

Pearson; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is hiring a Specialist, Partnership Management to support School Assessment programs. You will foster strong customer relationships, coordinate multi‑discipline teams, and manage projects through initiation, planning, execution, control and close.

The role emphasizes proactive risk management, scope control, and delivering value to customers. The position requires 2–3 years in project management, a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), and comfort with PMI principles (PMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree desired or commensurate experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in a project management role.
• PMP certification or understanding of PMI principles preferred.
• Flexibility in the workplace and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal resources and external customers.
• Manage project lifecycle from initiation to close, including plans, schedules, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with customers, cross‑functional teams, subcontractors and vendors.
• Monitor scope, cost, risk and quality, and report status to stakeholders.
• Assist in developing SOWs and change requests and manage changes to scope and budgets.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Multi-tasking

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Visio

Job description

Pearson is hiring a Specialist, Partnership Management to support School Assessment programs. You will foster strong customer relationships, coordinate multi‑discipline teams, and manage projects through initiation, planning, execution, control and close.

The role emphasizes proactive risk management, scope control, and delivering value to customers. The position requires 2–3 years in project management, a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), and comfort with PMI principles (PMP