Key skills
Data analyticsBusiness intelligenceExcel proficiencyData visualization toolsSQLPythonIntellectual curiositycommunicationProblem-solving skillsCross-functional collaborationRAnalyticsLookerBITableauPower BILeadershipCommunicationSales
About this role
Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, committed to helping learners make measurable progress in their lives through education. They are seeking a highly analytical Advanced Specialist to drive financial modeling and data-driven decision support across the Career Ready business. This role involves partnering with various teams to analyze performance data and support initiatives that improve business outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Sales leadership to prepare and support pipeline reviews, forecast calls, and territory performance discussions
- Model pricing, discounting, and scenario analyses to inform sales strategy
- Quantify revenue impact of new initiatives, product launches, and GTM changes
- Partner with product, sales, and finance teams to model business scenarios and quantify potential impact
- Prepare executive-ready presentations and reports that clearly communicate insights, trends, and recommendations
- Track progress against key initiatives, ensuring accountability and transparency across the team
- Conduct ad hoc analysis to support new opportunities and priority strategic questions
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, data analytics, or related field
- 3-5 years of experience in a business analyst, sales analyst, RevOps analyst, or consulting role; experience supporting a Sales organization in a business analyst capacity (e.g., pipeline analysis, forecasting support, territory reporting, performance analytics) is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or equivalent)
- Experience gathering, synthesizing, and presenting complex data in clear and compelling ways
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill insights for senior leadership
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a complex, matrixed organization
- Self-starter with intellectual curiosity and a strong sense of ownership
- Must be based in the US
- Experience in the education, publishing, or learning technology sectors
- Experience supporting a Sales organization in a business analyst capacity (e.g., pipeline analysis, forecasting support, territory reporting, performance analytics)
- Familiarity with SQL, Python, or R for data analysis
- Exposure to pricing strategy, market research, or customer segmentation
- Prior experience identifying synergies or growth opportunities across business units