Senior Program Manager: AI Enablement & Transformation

Pearson; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson in Washington, DC is seeking an Senior Program Manager, Business Transformation & AI Enablement to lead cross-functional initiatives from discovery through delivery and transition to operations.

This role blends program management, business analysis, and AI-enabled process improvements, partnering with Finance, technology teams, and global stakeholders to turn ambiguous needs into aligned plans and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success leading complex projects or programs with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, dependencies, stakeholder alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• Experience in business analysis, process improvement, operational transformation, or comparable discipline.
• Practical experience using AI, automation, analytics, or digital tools to improve business work. Candidates should be able to describe what they built or implemented, how they evaluated it, and what business outcome it supported.
• Strong financial and data literacy, with the ability to reconcile information, identify patterns or anomalies, build clear analyses, and communicate implications.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365. Strong Excel skills are required; experience with tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, Copilot, Visio, SharePoint, PjM software, Azure DevOps, as well as LLMs, prototyping tools, etc. or comparable platforms is needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional product-development and business-transformation initiatives from discovery through delivery and transition to operations.
• Build integrated plans across waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery environments; adapt the approach to the work rather than applying methodology mechanically.
• Provide concise, evidence-based reporting for project teams, sponsors, governance forums, Finance, and senior leaders.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial literacy

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

AI enablement fluency

Executive communication

Change management

Education

PMP certification

PgMP certification

Agile certification

Data/AI credential

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Power Automate

Copilot

Visio

SharePoint

Azure DevOps

PM software

Job description

Pearson in Washington, DC is seeking an Senior Program Manager, Business Transformation & AI Enablement to lead cross-functional initiatives from discovery through delivery and transition to operations.

This role blends program management, business analysis, and AI-enabled process improvements, partnering with Finance, technology teams, and global stakeholders to turn ambiguous needs into aligned plans and measurable outcomes.