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Data Warehouse and Analytics PM/ Senior BA
Pearson
Boston, MA, United States
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Description
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We 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 better. By 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.
The role will provide operational management, business analysis expertise and
analytics guidance for all activities in the Enterprise Data Warehouse and
Analytics (EDW&A) group. This role sits in the broader Enterprise Architecture
function in the Technology workstream and is accountable for the day to day
running of Data Warehouse and Analytics projects including:
troubleshooting/coordinating ongoing tasks, interaction with multiple projects with specific focus on the business users that this team serves. The role will work with our business sponsors to clearly define project objectives,
requirements and the business value proposition for the Analytics solution.
Additionally, this team member will work with our development teams to create
project plans and functional requirements to ensure that projects initiated within the team deliver the business users requirements, including ensuring
that the project is on-time and within budget.
The EDW&A PM/BA will be expected to learn, leverage and refine EDW&A
processes and frameworks for project delivery (based on and in line with the
Pearson development framework) .
The role will report to the Pearson Director of Data Solutions and Business
Engagement and will work closely with the team members across other
Pearson teams in the Enterprise Architecture and Core Platforms Group.
Qualifications
Essential Skills /Experience
• Experience coordinating/leading multiple complex projects or programs
and delivering successfully
• Experience working with a distributed team of developers and business
teams
• Previous demonstrable experience of working on a Analytics projects in
a business transformation or improvement environment would be
beneficial
• Experience with reporting and analytics tools and how to leverage
those capabilities for business benefit
• PMP or Agile trained/certified would be a plus
Workstream/Line Management Skills
• An excellent collaborative manager, able to take on aboard wide
perspectives and influence positively and act as a critical friend
• Proven excellent people manager able to lead and motivate the project
teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive project success and business outcomes
leveraging analytics
• Track record of effectively delivering large scale projects through a
team
Personal Style and Behavior
• Respect for Our values: Brave, Imaginative and Decent
• Organized
• Proactive
• Resilient enabler of change
• Adaptive
• Collaborative with peers and colleagues to drive involvement and
engagement
• Comfortable operating in a changing and ambiguous environment
• International and cultural sensitivity and awareness
• Inclusive and positive in a broad scope team