Remote Partnership Program Specialist

Pearson; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Partnership Management to support School Assessment programs and coordinate with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope, maintaining strong relationships and proactive risk management. The role emphasizes clear communication and stakeholder alignment in a fast-paced environment, with remote work options.

You will manage the full project lifecycle from initiation to close, help prepare statements of work, track

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree desired or commensurate experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in a project management role.
• PMP certification or demonstrate an understanding and application of PMI principles. (Preferred)
• Flexibility in the workplace.
• 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 and project management.
• Understand team dynamics and foster a positive team environment.
• High sense of urgency and attention to detail required.
• Effective verbal/written communication skills, strong listening, negotiation and facilitation skills and the ability to develop and deliver presentations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, MS Project, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Some travel required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with internal resources and external customers.
• Serve as point-of-contact to customer and cross-functional teams for day-to-day execution.
• Manage project life cycle from initiative to close.
• Maintain the project management plan, customer requirements, project schedule, and other documentation.
• Network with stakeholders including customers, internal groups, subcontractors and vendors.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables.
• Assist in changes to SOWs and contracts.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and monitor their effectiveness.
• Measure project performance and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Assist in change control, scope documents, and estimates.
• Identify and track risks and mitigate risk events.
• Execute tasks per project plan and schedule.
• Prepare and present internal and external reports on program status.
• Support new business initiatives including SOWs and change requests as needed.
• Support financial reviews to ensure budget and margin compliance.
• Identify cost-reduction initiatives while maintaining quality.

Skills

Project management

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

MS Office

PMI knowledge

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Project

Visio

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Specialist, Partnership Management to support School Assessment programs and coordinate with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope, maintaining strong relationships and proactive risk management. The role emphasizes clear communication and stakeholder alignment in a fast-paced environment, with remote work options.

You will manage the full project lifecycle from initiation to close, help prepare statements of work, track