Product Program Management Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Oversee various curriculum and content development initiatives from initiation to launch and conclusion.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, expected outcomes, deliverables, milestones, schedules, dependencies, roles, and measures of success.

• Create and sustain integrated project plans that encompass content creation, reviews, approvals, quality assurance, remediation, and readiness for release.

• Propel work towards established deadlines, adjusting priorities and timelines as circumstances evolve.

• Recognize and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, scope, and impacts of changes.

• Direct mitigation efforts and problem-solving; escalate issues with context, impact, alternatives, and proposed solutions.

• Maintain records of decisions and changes, communicating approved modifications and their downstream effects.

• Establish governance for projects, communication channels, and meeting schedules.

• Provide updates on status, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and leadership needs.

• Foster accountability and build trusted relationships with internal teams and external partners.

• Keep project documentation current and serve as a consistent source of truth.

• Coordinate curriculum deliverables, reviews, feedback, approvals, and dependencies.

• Manage partner performance in relation to scope, schedule, quality expectations, and delivery timelines.

• Ensure compliance with content standards, accessibility, academic integrity, review processes, and quality assurance protocols.

• Address QA findings and remediation until resolved, verifying the completeness and readiness of deliveries.

• Facilitate retrospectives and translate lessons learned into actionable improvements.

• Identify recurring delivery or process challenges and propose scalable solutions.

• Leverage project management methodologies, dashboards, workflow automation, collaboration tools, and responsible AI to enhance visibility and efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent mix of education and relevant professional experience.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in project or program management within a business setting.

• Proven experience in leading complex, cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies.

• Exceptional skills in planning, risk and change management, facilitation, communication, and problem-solving.

• Capability to manage competing priorities, establish accountability, and motivate teams towards achieving committed milestones.

• Experience collaborating with distributed teams and utilizing modern project management and collaboration tools.

• Preferred experience in curriculum, educational content, digital learning products, or similar content development initiatives.

• Preferred experience in managing external partners, vendors, or distributed production teams.

• Familiarity with curriculum development lifecycles, quality assurance, accessibility, academic standards, state approvals, or digital publishing workflows is preferred.

• Experience with Agile, hybrid, or iterative delivery methodologies and with dashboards, workflow automation, or AI-enabled tools is preferred.

• PMP, CAPM, Scrum, Agile, or equivalent project/program management certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for Pearson’s annual incentive program.

• Benefits information provided by Pearson.