Remote Program Lead: Delivery & Strategy

Pearson; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to plan, execute, and deliver strategic initiatives across multiple squads. The role bridges Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, and executive stakeholders to maintain alignment with priorities and platform investments.

Responsibilities include delivery planning, dependency/risk management, and executive reporting across a global onshore/offshore workforce.

Qualifications

• Advanced program / delivery management: planning, dependency and risk management, release coordination, and executive reporting.
• Technical fluency (e.g., cloud, microservices, APIs, CI/CD) sufficient to facilitate decisions — not a hands-on developer.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to drive delivery across globally distributed onshore and offshore teams.
• Leadership and influence without formal authority; mentoring and coaching capability.
• Ability to resolve ambiguity and balance competing priorities and constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for a medium-to-large program or multiple squads.
• Own cross-squad dependency management, critical-path management, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate release planning and execution across squads and platforms.
• Provide executive-ready delivery transparency — status, risks, and decisions needed — as a single reliable view of what is in flight and at risk.
• Align squads to business priorities, contractual obligations, and platform investments.
• Facilitate program ceremonies, planning, and cross-team alignment.
• Drive delivery process improvements and predictability across squads.
• Use AI and PM tooling for planning, reporting, and risk intelligence.

Skills

Delivery management

Technical fluency

Executive communication

Influence without authority

Ambiguity resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to plan, execute, and deliver strategic initiatives across multiple squads. The role bridges Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, and executive stakeholders to maintain alignment with priorities and platform investments.

Responsibilities include delivery planning, dependency/risk management, and executive reporting across a global onshore/offshore workforce.