Senior Delivery Lead, Strategic Programs (Remote)

Pearson; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to drive planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple squads, bridging Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, QA, and Operations.

This role leads delivery planning, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, and release coordination across a globally distributed onshore and offshore workforce, using program-management expertise and AI tooling.

Qualifications

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

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.
• Mentor project managers and influence without formal authority.
• Drive delivery process improvements and predictability across squads.

Skills

Program management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/IS/Engineering/CS

Tools

PM tooling

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to drive planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple squads, bridging Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, QA, and Operations.

This role leads delivery planning, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, and release coordination across a globally distributed onshore and offshore workforce, using program-management expertise and AI tooling.