Principal, Technology Business Partner

Location

Hybrid  

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What You’ll Do

• Strategic Alignment: Partner with business unit leaders to understand objectives, challenges, market context, and technology needs. Translate business priorities into technology strategies and roadmaps that align OCTO initiatives with business unit goals.  

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• Engineering Delivery Leadership: Work closely with engineering, product, architecture, and platform teams to execute complex technology initiatives with strong governance, operational discipline, modern engineering practices, and measurable business outcomes.  

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• Technology Advisory & Oversight: Provide informed guidance on technology investments, architecture, cloud platforms, software engineering, data, AI/ML, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and the effective use of technology partners and vendors.  

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• Delivery Transformation: Champion modern delivery approaches including Agile, DevOps, platform engineering, automation, observability, and AI-enabled software development practices to improve speed, quality, resilience, efficiency, and customer outcomes.  

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• Relationship & Communication: Bridge OCTO teams and business units by communicating technology capabilities, constraints, priorities, and benefits clearly. Build trust through transparency, active listening, and consistent engagement with business stakeholders.  

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• Outcome-Driven Prioritisation: Collaborate across OCTO and the business to prioritise initiatives based on strategic value, measurable business impact, learner outcomes, and operational effectiveness.  

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• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, automation, operational rigour, and continuous improvement across technology delivery and operations.  

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• Technology Business Partner Leadership: Serve as a key member of the Technology Business Partner leadership team, providing thought leadership across technology, product, business operations, and talent priorities.  

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What You Bring  

• Technology Strategy & Architecture: Ability to shape and execute technology strategies and roadmaps that align with business objectives, market context, and Pearson’s broader technology priorities.  

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• Engineering & Technology Leadership: Extensive experience leading large-scale engineering organisations and technology delivery portfolios, with accountability for translating strategy into measurable execution.  

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• Hands-on Technical Expertise: Strong background across modern software engineering, cloud computing, enterprise architecture, data platforms, AI/ML, system integration, cybersecurity, and digital product delivery, with the credibility to guide architecture and engineering decisions.  

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• Delivery Excellence: Demonstrated success implementing Agile, DevOps, SRE, product-centric operating models, and engineering best practices that improve delivery quality, speed, and business value.  

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• Executive Influence: Experience partnering with C-suite executives and senior business leaders while maintaining credibility and influence across engineering, architecture, product, and operations teams.  

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• Leadership & Collaboration: A collaborative, inclusive, and empathetic leadership style, with a track record of inspiring teams, building trust, and driving cultural growth.  

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• AI-Enabled Transformation: Ability to leverage AI, automation, and industry best practices to modernise technology delivery, improve efficiency, and tailor solutions to the needs of each business division.  

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• Integrated, Outcome-Driven Delivery: Experience aligning delivery processes from planning through execution, prioritising initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes rather than simply completing projects.  

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Benefits at a glance  

We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families, too. See our Benefits.  

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Who we are:  

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.  

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Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.  

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