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At pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possibleFrom bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always reexamining the way people learn best, whether it’s a child in our own backyard or an education community across the globeWe are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be betterBy pushing the boundaries of technology—and each other to surpass these boundaries—we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Pearson’s virtual schools k-12 group provides high-quality, highly accountable online education solutions to schools, school districts and students in grades k-12It supports over 100,000 students in over 43 public virtual schools and serves families and schools with a variety of digital learning and online school solutions including connections academy and pearson online academy.
Pearson virtual schools is based in columbia, maryland and has been named a “top workplace” by the baltimore sun for three consecutive years and a “best place to work” by baltimore magazineRecognized for its outstanding curriculum, high-quality teachers and leadership, pearson virtual schools is committed to expanding quality education through technology, and helping students achieve both academic and personal success.
As the director of commercial application for pearson virtual school division, you will be responsible for leading the product and project management aspect of the commercial application (fulfillment applications, hr, marketing...) for the entire business unitYou will manage a team of highly skilled product owners and product managers that will focus on understanding the business needs and partnering with the engineering team to deliver against the business needs.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsible for planning, execution, and delivery, from inception to completion, for an existing technology product or program
Work extensively with cross-functional partners - sales, finance, technology, operations, and product teams - to implement optimal solutions to thematic issues
Proactively manages the end-to-end delivery of engineering work though the engineering team and all dependent organizations
Reports on progress, ensuring dependencies are covered
Operates between teams and architectures overseeing the gaps between teams, processes, and systems, while removing all blocking issues leading to a successful delivery
Manage the lifecycle for a complex cross functional body of work that has a long term positive impact on the company
Influence global technology teams roadmaps by contributing to their planning documents and goal setting exercises
Work across scrum teams and across organizations to deliver on a single product, a key technology area or more broadly, managing larger initiatives that span organizations and geographies in support of a larger cross-cutting business goal
Make smart trade-off decisions balancing efforts, delivery timelines, features, and technical constraints
Identify and remove blockers and always find the path forward in challenging situations
Excellent communicator and are comfortable communicating to all levels of the organization both in writing and in person
Articulate progress against goals, scorecard metrics, and committed roadmaps
Work across organizations for ways to align teams, technologies and organizations to simple coherent approaches that optimize organizational structures and operating mechanisms
Pearson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and a member of e-verifyAll qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Qualifications -
Bs/ms degree in cs/ce/ee/ with 15 years of experience managing engineering operations and/or directing engineering organizations.
Experience in managing product portfolios across different geographical regions.
Experience working in an agile development environment
Track record of implementing and managing successful engineering projects and processes.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with other teams, drive consensus thru impact and influence, and deliver results quickly.
Good understanding of quality assurance, automation, and dev processes including release processes.
Effective executive-level presence and ability to communicate at c-level.
Effective communication (written and oral), coordination and collaboration skills
Planning, scheduling, tracking and status reporting of deliverables and milestones.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills.
The anticipated starting salary range for colorado-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $150k - $170kThis position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program.
Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at: https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/
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Primary location: us-re-remote
Work locations:
Us-remote
Remote
Job: product management
Organization: north america connections
Employee status: regular employee
Job type: standard
Job level: director
Shift: day job
Job posting: sep 28, 2021
Job unposting: ongoing
Schedule:: full-time regular
Req id: 2113715
