Lead, Business Analyst

Pearson is a global education company, and they are seeking a Lead, Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technical execution. The role involves driving the modernization of digital content workflows and adopting AI-enabled solutions by collaborating with various teams to translate business requirements into actionable plans.

Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements into clear technical execution plans that guide engineering and platform teams
• Collaborate closely with engineering to understand system architecture, API dependencies, integration workflows, and platform constraints
• Identify and escalate technical risks, blockers, and gaps in requirements to ensure project success
• Support the adoption of modern, AI-enabled workflows, tooling modernization, and platform standards across content operations
• Serve as the communication bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, facilitating workshops, technical deep dives, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives
• Build strong partnerships across product management, content operations, engineering, QA, design, and support teams to drive project outcomes
• Analyze the cost of creating content and drive efficiency for digital content modernization initiatives

Requirements:

• Strong technical acumen, with experience in system architecture, API management, and integration workflows
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, able to facilitate technical discussions and bridge gaps between teams
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate technical risks, blockers, and requirements gaps
• Experience supporting the adoption of AI-enabled workflows and modern digital platforms
• Project management skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize, and deliver complex projects on time
• Adaptability and creativity in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in digital content creation, technical project management, or related fields preferred