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Pearson is hiring a Specialist, Partnership Management to support School Assessment in the successful delivery and fulfillment of assigned programs. The Specialist manages project scope, schedule, and deliverables through the full project life cycle while serving as the primary point of contact for customers and cross-functional teams. The role also supports business development by managing statements of work and change requests.

Manage project responsibility through initiation, planning, execution, control, and close
Maintain the project management plan, customer requirements, and project schedule
Serve as point of contact for customers and cross-functional teams on day-to-day execution
Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs, implementing risk mitigation actions
Measure project performance and communicate variances and corrective actions to stakeholders
Support business development, including writing statements of work and change requests
Support financial reviews to ensure contracts stay within budget and margin expectations
Salary range: $65,000-$75,000; flexible, remote work environment

Specialist, Partnership Management Full Description

Position: Specialist, Partnership Management

Employer: Pearson — School Assessment

Location: Remote (flexible work-from-anywhere environment)

Salary: $65,000 - $75,000

The Specialist, Partnership Management supports School Assessment in the successful delivery and fulfillment of assigned program(s). This role requires being self-motivated, diligent, and able to meet business and project demands within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, whether responsible for multiple projects or one larger project within a program requiring multiple resources and functional integration. The Specialist spends considerable time communicating with customers and stakeholders (vendors, cross-functional teams, subcontractors) to ensure customer satisfaction, and anticipates opportunities and issues proactively while managing scope using project management applications and tools.

Customer Relationship Management:

Establish and maintain positive and productive relationships with internal resources and external customers
Provide outstanding customer service, responsive and timely to questions, concerns, and requests
Serve as a point-of-contact to the customer and cross-functional teams for day-to-day execution

Project Management:

Own project responsibility through the full life cycle (initiate, plan, execute, control, close)
Maintain the project management plan, customer requirements, project schedule, and other documentation
Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables; support implementation of SOWs and contracts
Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs, and implement approved actions to mitigate project risk events
Measure project performance, identify and quantify variances, perform corrective actions, and communicate results to stakeholders
Assist in the change control process, including tracking, writing scope documents, and gathering estimates and pricing

Business Development & Financial Management:

Support the Manager, Partner Success, with project and program level new business initiatives, including writing statements of work and change requests
Support financial reviews and documentation to ensure contracts are maintained within budget and margin expectations
Identify process improvement initiatives to reduce cost while maintaining quality

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree desired or commensurate experience
2-3 years of experience in a project management role
PMP certification or demonstrated understanding of Project Management Institute (PMI) principles preferred
Significant experience with customer service and project management
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, MS Project, Visio, and PowerPoint
Some travel required

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