Senior Program Manager - Delivery & Strategy (Remote)

Pearson; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to coordinate planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple squads. You’ll bridge Product, Engineering, Architecture, QE, and Operations to ensure alignment with business priorities and platform investments.

You will manage delivery planning, dependencies, risks, and executive transparency while leading globally distributed onshore and offshore teams through program-management expertise and influence

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.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional programs and globally distributed teams.
• 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

Delivery management

Technical fluency

Executive communication

Global team leadership

Influence without authority

Ambiguity resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

5+ years project/program/delivery management

Enterprise software delivery / Agile delivery

Cross-functional/global delivery experience

PMP/PgMP/SAFe certification preferred

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Project Management to coordinate planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple squads. You’ll bridge Product, Engineering, Architecture, QE, and Operations to ensure alignment with business priorities and platform investments.

You will manage delivery planning, dependencies, risks, and executive transparency while leading globally distributed onshore and offshore teams through program-management expertise and influence