IT Project Manager

Job Description

Role: IT Project Manager(full or part time)Division: Assessment & Qualifications DeliveryLocation: Rotherham or London, UK. Hybrid-workingAbout PearsonWe have more than 20,000 employees that deliver our products and services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common purposeto help everyone achieve their potential through learning. We do that by providing high quality, digital content andlearning experiences, as well as assessments and qualifications that help people build their skills and grow with the world around them.From world-class assessment to virtual learning and beyondwe create the products and services that help tens of millions of people reach their goals each year. And we make sure our products fit with our key sustainability targetsto make learning accessibleto everyone, to lead responsibly, and to give the next generation the skills they need to shape a better world.Our success and ability to help people achieve their potential depends upon us being able to grow with, and adapt to, the rapidly changing learning market. Thats why our digital-first strategy puts consumers at the heart of everything we do, enabling usto deliver the best products and learning outcomes to more people than ever before.Pearson is listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges (LON: PSON; NYSE: PSO).About UK Assessment & QualificationsWe are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification,in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services.About the JobThe position is for an IT Project Manager, who is responsible for the delivery of projects within our current transformation programme.About YouWed expect that youll have at least 3 years relevant experience as an IT Project Manager with experience of working in an Agile software project delivery environment using Scrum or Kanban.Key Skills & Experience

• Relevant Project Management qualification, eg Prince 2, APMG, APM PMQ
• Detailed knowledge & experience of the SDLC
• Detailed knowledge & experience of Agile (Scrum, Kanban) & Waterfall methodologies
• Delivery of projects within a Cloud environment
• Delivery of in-house bespoke systems
• Management of project budgets and resourcing
• Management of project time, cost, quality and scope
• Management of risk & issues
• Production of key artefacts such as Project Initiation Documents, Highlight Reports and Project Closure Reports
• Project Planning using Gantt charts, Milestones plans, Rolling Wave plans, and Critical Path Analysis
• Meeting facilitation, both business & senior stakeholder meetings, and technical team meetings
• Working knowledge of production operation of systems, including incident management and production changes.
• Collaboration with globally distributed teams
• Superb written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience of technical roles relevant to the SDLC, eg Analyst, Tester
• AWS Practitioner certification
• Delivery of projects as an in-house PM (as opposed to as a consultant or 3rd party PM)
• Experience of 3rd party procurement & contracting
• Experience of writing business & benefits cases
• Working knowledge of ISO27001, ITIL and Sarbanes Oxley
• Working knowledge of analysis techniques such as Use Cases, Gherkin, wireframes, process flowcharts, the 5 Whys, the 5 Ws
• MS Project, JIRA, Trello, Smartsheets

The role is aligned to either our Rotherham or central London offices. Our Rotherham office is located at Junction 1 of the M18, making it commutable from Sheffield, Leeds, Doncaster, Derby or Nottingham.We have successfully worked from home throughout the pandemic and we have now adopted hybrid working since national restrictions have been lifted; for this role that means visiting your base office no more than once a week with the possibility of occasionaltravel to other Pearson sites, however, adjustments to this due to personal circumstances & preferences are possible.We work a 37.5-hour week, with all our team free to flex their day around our core hours, which are Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 GMT/BST. School runs, etc can be accommodated. Other flexible working patterns can be considered, including part-time working andnon-traditional hours. As we regularly work with global teams, particularly in India and the US, there may be the occasional need to accommodate meetings outside of core hours.We actively encourage our staff to participate in at least 40 hours of training a year, and offer relevant AWS (Amazon Web Service) training and certification as part of this role.Your benefits and rewardsHere at Pearson we offer a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days
• Annual Bonus
• Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
• Life, private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
• Stock/share purchase options
• Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
• An employee wellbeing assistance programme
• Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts

Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson Pearson is delighted to be committed to the Race Charter and have pledged to ACT ON to support a more inclusive workplace for all our employees. We are confirmed by Stonewall in the Top 100 LGBTQ+ Employers in the UK, and received 100% on the Human Rights CampaignFoundations Corporate Equality (CEI) Index for 2020, a primary driving force for LGBTQ workplace inclusion. We are on the