Advanced Specialist, Technology Solutions

Job Description:

• Lead end-to-end analysis for complex initiatives involving multiple Pearson systems, workflows, data domains, integrations, teams, or stakeholder groups
• Use AI-assisted analysis for requirement synthesis, gap detection, stakeholder alignment, process comparison, dependency identification, and data insight generation
• Facilitate discovery workshops, decision forums, design alignment sessions, and cross-functional requirement reviews
• Translate strategic business objectives into product/system capabilities, process models, integration requirements, data requirements, operational impacts, and delivery-ready backlog artifacts
• Own requirements strategy, traceability, dependency analysis, impact assessments, and risk identification
• Drive alignment among Product, Engineering, Architecture, CX, Data, Security, QA, Operations, and business stakeholders
• Promote maintainable, reusable, holistic solutions that reduce unnecessary customization and technical debt
• Define and improve requirements, user story, process flow, data mapping, and stakeholder documentation standards
• Develop reusable AI prompts, checklists, and templates
• Provide advanced data analysis and insights for business decisions, prioritization, operational improvements, and reporting
• Mentor peers through artifact review, facilitation support, domain coaching, and feedback
• Support release and operational readiness by ensuring decisions, dependencies, signoffs, documentation, and handoffs are complete
• Identify AI-enabled process improvement and automation opportunities across Pearson VUE workflows, documentation, routing, analysis, and reporting

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Technology, Data Analytics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5–8+ years of business analysis, business systems analysis, systems/product analysis, data analysis, or technology delivery experience
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in Agile, hybrid, or enterprise delivery environments
• Experience with systems integration, APIs, data flows, reporting, operational workflows, and platform/process modernization
• Advanced requirements leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder influence
• Strong systems thinking across business processes, applications, data, integrations, security, operations, and support models
• Ability to resolve ambiguity, synthesize complex information, and recommend practical options
• Strong written communication, executive-ready summarization, and decision documentation
• Advanced data analysis and ability to define actionable reporting, metrics, and dashboard requirements
• Ability to mentor, coach, and raise 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
• AI fluency and 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 strongly preferred but not required

Benefits:

• Eligible to participate in Pearson’s sales incentive plan
• Benefits information provided by Pearson