Project Manager
Company: Pearson
Location: Topeka
Posted on: June 9, 2021
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Job Description:
Project Manager - ( 2104980 ) Description Learning is the most powerful force for change in the world.
More than 20,000 Pearson employees deliver our products and
services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common
purpose - to help everyone achieve their potential through
learning. We do that by providing high quality, digital content and
learning experiences, as well as assessments and qualifications
that help people build their skills and grow with the world around
them. We are the world's leading learning company. Learn more at
pearsonplc.com. Product Data Team The Product Data team in Pearson's Global Product organization
is a global, central resource managing hundreds of product data
attributes for millions of products world-wide, to ensure they are
valid, accurate, complete, and compliant. As part of the Product
Data team, you'll be playing a critical part in enabling products
to be created, discovered, sold, and delivered. Our team members generate and collect business requirements for
technology platforms and solutions. We work in a fast-paced and
dynamic environment, where new requirements, priorities, issues,
opportunities, customers, projects, and questions emerge daily. To
thrive and succeed in this environment, our team members are
flexible, innovative, bold, brilliant, highly collaborative, and
great communicators. Project Manager Role Description We are seeking an experienced project manager to manage
development projects for enterprise software. In this role, you
will plan projects, track deliverables, report progress, and foster
collaboration with other teams. You may also contribute to project
prioritization, capacity planning, and process optimization. If you
are self-motivated, have experience applying project management
frameworks, have led complex cross-functional projects, and have a
hunger for learning new things, you'll succeed in this role. We are
proud to offer an exceptional and supportive environment to develop
your professional career. Projects provide opportunities to work with teams in many
different countries and business units - you'll learn about the
many ways that Pearson serves learners across the globe. We offer
flexible working hours. Sometimes you will be asked to work hours
that reflect the time zones of the teams we work with. Responsibilities Apply project management frameworks Manage projects varying in size and complexity Manage multiple projects concurrently Create and maintain project documentation Facilitate productive project meetings Communicate project updates Identify project risks and plan to mitigate them Collaboratively solve problems Quickly grasp new concepts Form strong relationships within and between teams Learn about the enterprise systems we work with Continuously learn new project management skills and share best
practices Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants,
including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals
with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualifications BA or equivalent requisite experience Experience managing software delivery projects for a global
business Experience working in a matrix organization or with distributed,
cross-functional teams Basic understanding of systems and software architecture Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
preferred Primary Location : US-RE-Remote Other Locations : US-NJ-Hoboken, United Kingdom, US-North
Carolina Work Locations : US-Remote Remote Job : Project/Programme Management Organization : Global Product Employee Status : Regular Employee Job Type : Standard Job Level : Individual Contributor Shift : Day Job Job Posting : May 28, 2021 Job Unposting : Ongoing Schedule: : Full-time Regular Req ID: 2104980
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