Advanced Specialist, Technology Solutions

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead comprehensive analysis for intricate initiatives that involve multiple Pearson systems, workflows, data domains, integrations, teams, or stakeholder groups.

• Utilize AI-assisted analysis for synthesizing requirements, identifying gaps, aligning stakeholders, comparing processes, recognizing dependencies, and generating data insights.

• Conduct discovery workshops, decision forums, design alignment sessions, and cross-functional requirement reviews.

• Convert strategic business objectives into product/system capabilities, process models, integration requirements, data needs, operational impacts, and deliverable backlog artifacts.

• Oversee requirements strategy, traceability, dependency analysis, impact assessments, and risk identification.

• Foster alignment among Product, Engineering, Architecture, CX, Data, Security, QA, Operations, and business stakeholders.

• Advocate for maintainable, reusable, holistic solutions that minimize unnecessary customization and technical debt.

• Establish and enhance standards for requirements, user stories, process flows, data mapping, and stakeholder documentation.

• Create reusable AI prompts, checklists, and templates.

• Deliver advanced data analysis and insights for business decisions, prioritization, operational enhancements, and reporting.

• Guide peers through artifact reviews, facilitation support, domain coaching, and feedback.

• Assist in release and operational readiness by ensuring that decisions, dependencies, signoffs, documentation, and handoffs are thorough.

• Identify opportunities for AI-enabled process improvements and automation within Pearson VUE workflows, documentation, routing, analysis, and reporting.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Technology, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5–8+ years of experience in business analysis, business systems analysis, systems/product analysis, data analysis, or technology delivery.

• Proven experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in Agile, hybrid, or enterprise delivery environments.

• Familiarity with systems integration, APIs, data flows, reporting, operational workflows, and platform/process modernization.

• Advanced skills in requirements leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder influence.

• Strong systems thinking across business processes, applications, data, integrations, security, operations, and support models.

• Capability to resolve ambiguity, synthesize complex information, and recommend practical solutions.

• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce executive-ready summaries and decision documentation.

• Advanced data analysis skills with the ability to define actionable reporting, metrics, and dashboard requirements.

• Ability to mentor, coach, and elevate the quality of analysis across teams.

• Strong understanding of Agile, SDLC, product delivery, backlog management, and release readiness.

• Ability to balance customer needs, operational constraints, scalability, maintainability, risk, and delivery feasibility.

• Fluency in AI and the ability to identify practical, governed AI use cases.

• IIBA certification, Agile certification, Pearson Professional Assessment partner certification/licensure, IT-related badges, and/or test assessments experience are strongly preferred but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Pearson’s sales incentive plan.

• Benefits information provided by Pearson.