Join our Team today Pearson is evolving into a strategic partner, empowering enterprise organizations to navigate market shifts, future-proof talent, and drive measurable impact through AI assessments, workforce analytics, and accredited learning.
Your Opportunity
As a Project Managerwithin our PMO, you’ll play a key role in turning strategy into execution. You’ll lead projects end to end, partnering closely with stakeholders across the business to deliver outcomes that meet financial, timeline, and quality goals.
If you enjoy working at the intersection of delivery, process optimisation, and stakeholder engagement, this role offers both impact and visibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Own projects from inception, including defining project scope, objectives, governance, and success criteria from the ground up
- Establish and maintain all project artefacts (e.g. plans, roadmaps, schedules, budgets, risk & issue logs, status reports)
- Lead end-to-end project delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives and PMO standards
- Define priorities, timelines, resources,
and dependencies in collaboration with stakeholders
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and change throughout the project lifecycle
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party vendors to ensure effective execution
- Communicate progress clearly through regular status updates and stakeholder reporting
- Drive consistency, quality, and continuous improvement in project delivery and processes
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools
- Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile [CW1]delivery models
- Experience with business and process design
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Proven leadership, coordination, and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong business acumen and ability to navigate change
- Self-starter mindset with confidence managing conflict and ambiguity
Qualifications:
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