Senior Program Manager - Global Delivery & Strategy

Pearson; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist in Project Management to drive planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple squads and geographies. You will bridge Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, QA, Operations, and executives, ensuring alignment with priorities, contracts, and platform investments.

You will lead delivery planning, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication, provide executive-ready status, and coordinate releases across onshore and

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

Program management

Technical fluency

Executive communication

Global delivery

Mentoring and coaching

Ambiguity resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PM certification preferred

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist in Project Management to drive planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple squads and geographies. You will bridge Product Management, Architecture, Engineering, QA, Operations, and executives, ensuring alignment with priorities, contracts, and platform investments.

You will lead delivery planning, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication, provide executive-ready status, and coordinate releases across onshore and