Pearson Hiring for Associate Project Manager at    India, India Full Time

Job Description

Job Summary / Description We are looking for an exceptional Project Manager to join our DEI&J Content Standards team. The Project Manager plays an integral part of the Pearson Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice Content Standards team. The DEI&J Content Standards team supports our products, services, and colleagues to ensure that we collectively achieve our commitment to create and deliver content that reflects the rich diversity of our learners and customers. The team develops and deploys independent content reviews, internal and external training, best practices, data tracking tools, and consulting services. The Project Manager serves an important administrative role on the DEI&J Content Standards team. This Project Manager will report to the Director of Content, DEI&J. The applicant is a highly organized and experienced administrator who has demonstrated success with managing multiple projects of varying degrees of complexity with limited supervision. The Project Manager will attend to schedules, budgets and provide prompt, professional communication. Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions Communication/Collaboration

• Initiate and nurture strong, trusted, and authentic relationships with internal clients and external partners
• Be responsive and timely in responding to questions, concerns, and requests
• Represent team and enrich our reputation by accepting ownership to meet new and different requests
• Collaborate with DEI&J team members to champion and foster inclusive and equitable practices for internal partners
• Build and develop internal and external relationships to develop and scale programs
• Take responsibility for assigned projects and add to collaborative, respectful team environment and improving workflows

Project Management

• Status reporting on various local and global team activities
• Oversee all aspects of assigned projects, including day-to-day operations, effectively communicating progress to team, including monitoring action items and deadlines for team members and impact metrics
• Ensure timely project deliverables are met and in alignment with the Content Standards team and Pearson’s DEI&J strategic goals and priorities
• Demonstrates ability to be highly organized, manage time, resources, and people across multiple complex and concurrent projects
• Maintain updated team presentations, schedule updates to content guidelines
• Manage, record notes, report, and track action items
• Perform a variety of tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected

Financial Management

• Prepare and organize financial data for accurate financial forecasting and budgeting
• With limited supervision, monitor project budget and collect data for reporting purposes
• Maintain financial documents, create reports, and organize financial data using spreadsheets (e.g., MS Excel, Smartsheets, Oracle, etc.)

Business Systems Management

• Share oversight and management of team files
• Assist with creating, evolving, and documenting team structure and operations
• Identify and implement efficiencies
• Support the use of online organizing and reporting tools to support project goals
• Demonstrates agility and flexibility when business needs change
• Produce written communications such as infographics, emails, and other materials in support of team goals
• Assist team members when necessary with materials development for training courses: PPT slides, infographics, hands-on activities, simulations, facilitator guides, online courses, job aids
• Explore the latest data and learn the fundamental vocabulary used in DEI work
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Professional Experiences: Classroom and/or On-the-job Bachelor’s Degree desired or commensurate experience. The applicant has 3-5 years of experience in a Project Management role, implementing and streamlining workflows and systems. PMP certification preferred or demonstrated use of project management tools to scope, lead and deliver multiple complex projects in a fast-paced environment with many partners, stakeholders, competing priorities, and ambiguity. The applicant has 3 to 5 years of experience working with various student and/or employee audiences, especially in higher education digital content development, higher ed training, and publishing is a plus. Skills Demonstrates strong project management skills; is attentive to detail and well-organized are requirements. Proficient writer and speaker. Ability to make decisions based upon limited information and seeks assistance when confronted with challenging and/or high pressure. Works independently and collaboratively with other team members and across various departments and business units in a fast-paced environment managing multiple and concurrent demands. Advanced skills with Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other web-based applications (e.g., Smartsheets). Working Conditions and Additional Requirements The candidate must be able to exercise appropriate judgment and act independently when necessary. This is a remote position. Salary Range (B3) The anticipated starting salary range for Noida candidates expressing interest in this position is 55,000 INR. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at: https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/ 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. Job: PROJECT/PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Organization: Higher Education Schedule: FULL_TIME Req ID: 2434 #LI-REMOTE