Senior Program Manager - AI Enablement & Transformation

Pearson; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Program Manager in the U.S. to lead cross-functional transformation initiatives, combining project management, business analysis, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will coordinate portfolio planning, governance, and reporting with Finance, Technology, and global teams, ensuring value realization and scalable operations. The role emphasizes turning ambiguous needs into actionable plans, measuring outcomes, and driving responsible AI-enabled improvements across the

Qualifications

• Proven success leading complex programs with scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.
• Experience in business analysis, process improvement, and transformation initiatives.
• Practical use of AI, automation, analytics or digital tools to improve work results.
• Strong financial literacy and ability to analyze data and tell a clear story.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional product-development and business-transformation initiatives from discovery through delivery.
• Build integrated plans across waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery environments.
• Provide concise, evidence-based reporting for sponsors, governance, and senior leaders.
• Develop tools and dashboards to enable actionable insight for Finance and operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve cycle time, quality, and scalability via automation.

Skills

Program management

Business analysis

Process improvement

AI enablement

Financial literacy

Microsoft 365

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power Automate

Copilot

Visio

SharePoint

Azure DevOps

LLMs

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Senior Program Manager in the U.S. to lead cross-functional transformation initiatives, combining project management, business analysis, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will coordinate portfolio planning, governance, and reporting with Finance, Technology, and global teams, ensuring value realization and scalable operations. The role emphasizes turning ambiguous needs into actionable plans, measuring outcomes, and driving responsible AI-enabled improvements across the