What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Program Management - Remote position at Pearson?
A global leader in publishing and education/learning solutions - seeks a Project Manager with Scrum Master experience to aid in partnering with various stakeholders (individual contributors and C-Suite personnel) for their content platform efforts.
Responsibilities
- Act as Scrum Master to facilitate daily standups and work as the administrator of the scrum board
- Create, manage, and update project schedules and timeline
- Establish, document, and manage project scope
- Facilitate review with the project steering committee, key stakeholders, and project team, and gain sign-off
- Identify and manage project risk
- Coordinate the work across multiple projects with other project staff from various functional departments
- Act as a focal point for project problem resolution and escalation
- Ensure the software development quality provided and delivered meets that in the agreed plan
- Communicate with stakeholders and drive the decision-making process
- Establish, track, report, and update as needed on project budget, actual expenses, and forecasts of remaining expenses
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (master's degree or related technical training and management training education or experience preferred)
- At least 3-5 years previous project management experience
- Strong Agile Scrum project management experience required
- Experienced managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes
- Knowledge of project management methods and tools
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational and coordination skills
- Ability to deal effectively with change in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent listening, oral, and written communications skills
- Budgeting and forecasting skills
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Energetic motivator that excels at managing cross-functional teams
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Job: PROJECT/PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Organization: Corporate Strategy & Technology
Schedule: FULL\_TIME
Req ID: 3408
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