Advanced Specialist, Strategy
Pearson•United States,
•$90,000 - $130,000•Remote
About The Position
Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Strategy to join the Group Strategy team, reporting directly to the Chief Strategy Officer. This is a high-impact role where the individual will own strategic workstreams end-to-end, influence decisions at the CEO and CFO level, and collaborate across Pearson's five business units during a period of significant company transformation. The role is ideal for a consultant looking to move in-house and maintain the pace, ambiguity, and intellectual rigor of consulting.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm (MBB or equivalent) or investment bank, with a track record of delivering structured, hypothesis-driven analysis and actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Strong foundation in market sizing, competitor analysis, financial modelling, and business case development — comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving problem spaces.
- Exceptional communication skills: you write sharp memos, build clean slides, and can hold a room with senior executives.
- A genuine interest in transitioning from consulting to an in-house role with real business impact and a clear path into broader leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to M&A diligence, portfolio strategy, or partnerships.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled edtech or skills/credential ecosystems.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end strategic workstreams: frame the problem, build the fact base, size markets, and synthesize options into executive-ready recommendations aligned to Pearson's growth strategy.
- Use market and competitive intelligence to shape strategic choices across five business units, working directly with business leaders, CFOs, and CEOs.
- Build evidence-based business cases: financial and operational modelling, scenario analysis, assumptions, risks, and KPIs that drive real capital allocation decisions.
- Partner with product, commercial, finance, and corporate development on high-priority initiatives — including AI-enabled learning and skills strategy.
- Translate strategy into action: craft board-ready narratives, support planning cadences, and track execution against strategic targets.
- Contribute to the team's intellectual infrastructure: share playbooks, methods, and frameworks that raise the bar across the function.
Benefits
- Direct exposure to C-suite (CEO, CFO, business unit leaders) from day one.
- Opportunity to shape a major strategic transformation.
- Clear path from strategy into business leadership roles over time.
- Remote-first with flexibility and minimal travel.
- Work in the sector at the intersection of education and AI.
- Competitive benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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