Advanced Specialist, Workplace Management
About The Position
Pearson is seeking an organized, delivery-focused professional to strengthen workplace risk, safety and compliance management across its global testing-centre network and virtual school operations. The role will assess current practices, identify gaps, and establish practical governance, reporting and follow-through across a complex, multi-location environment. This is a hands-on project coordination role with exposure to compliance and operational risk. The successful candidate will build structure, keep work moving, and bring internal teams and external partners together around clear plans and standards. The role is expected to operate primarily remotely within the United States, with Eastern or Central time zones preferred. Optional access to the Durham office is available, and occasional travel is expected to remain below 10%.
Requirements
- Three to five years of experience in project or programme coordination, compliance, risk management, facilities EHS, quality, audit, or operational governance.
- Strong project organisation and execution, with evidence of managing milestones, actions, dependencies, and stakeholder follow-through.
- Experience coordinating work across multiple sites, regions, or time zones.
- Confidence creating and maintaining reports, dashboards, and tracking tools.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, Power BI, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Clear communication, practical problem-solving, and strong stakeholder management.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in retail, testing, education operations, or another distributed customer-facing environment.
- A bachelor’s degree in risk management, environmental health and safety, business administration, compliance, quality, or a related field is preferred but not essential.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate implementation of Pearson Global Workplace Standards across testing-centre and virtual school operations.
- Catalogue current processes and controls, support baseline assessments, and coordinate gap analysis.
- Maintain project plans, dashboards, metrics, compliance records, and action trackers.
- Coordinate annual workplace objectives, implementation plans, and progress reporting.
- Act as a liaison across operations, compliance, workplace teams, and the facilities-management provider.
- Track and escalate risk issues, mitigation plans, compliance concerns, and remediation activity.
- Support validation, assurance, and continuous-improvement work across multiple locations.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in an annual incentive program.
- Benefits are referenced in the Pearson Employee Benefits Guide 2026.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
