Remote Senior Program Manager — Global Delivery & Strategy

Pearson; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to lead delivery planning and execution across multiple squads. You will bridge Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, QA, Operations, and executives to ensure alignment with priorities and contracts.

You will drive dependency management, risk mitigation, release coordination, and transparent reporting across a globally distributed onshore and offshore workforce, using AI tooling to improve planning and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of project, program, or delivery management experience.
• Experience leading enterprise software delivery and scaled / Agile delivery environments.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or equivalent certification strongly preferred but not required.

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

Advanced program / delivery management

Technical fluency

Executive communication & stakeholder

Cross-team collaboration

Leadership without formal authority

Ambiguity resolution & prioritization

Education

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

Tools

PMP

PgMP

SAFe

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to lead delivery planning and execution across multiple squads. You will bridge Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, QA, Operations, and executives to ensure alignment with priorities and contracts.

You will drive dependency management, risk mitigation, release coordination, and transparent reporting across a globally distributed onshore and offshore workforce, using AI tooling to improve planning and outcomes.