Strategic Events & Partnerships Manager

Pearson; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Events to lead critical event components across customer-facing experiences, including conferences and sponsorships. You will coordinate internal teams, external partners and sponsors to deliver high-quality event experiences aligned with Pearson's objectives.

The role combines strategy, organization and stakeholder engagement with hands-on execution, contributing to a global events programme and continuous improvement across tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex business events, conferences, sponsorship programmes, customer events or association partnerships.
• Strong project management capability, including work planning, budget management, dependency tracking and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience using Cvent or comparable event management platforms.
• Exposure to Higher Education, Education Technology, SaaS or B2B environments.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, lead capture processes and event measurement frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned event workstreams from planning through post-event follow-up.
• Manage timelines, budgets, vendors, venues, registration activities, attendee communications, materials and production requirements.
• Translate marketing, commercial, audience and brand objectives into event plans, milestones and measures of success.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams and external partners to maintain readiness and delivery excellence.
• Support successful event execution while ensuring a high-quality attendee experience.
• Build strong working relationships with Marketing, Sales, Product, Communications, Procurement and Finance teams.
• Identify risks, dependencies and execution challenges early and escalate when needed.

Skills

Event planning

Budget management

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Cvent

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Events to lead critical event components across customer-facing experiences, including conferences and sponsorships. You will coordinate internal teams, external partners and sponsors to deliver high-quality event experiences aligned with Pearson's objectives.

The role combines strategy, organization and stakeholder engagement with hands-on execution, contributing to a global events programme and continuous improvement across tools and processes.