Specialist, Business Analytics

<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> <strong>Specialist, Business Analytics</strong></p><br> <br><p><strong>The role aligns to industry level titles such as “Business Analyst (BA)”</strong></p><br> <br><p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><br> <br><p>The Business Analyst (BA) ensures we are solving the right business problem. They provide deep understanding of stakeholder needs, business processes, and desired outcomes. They work closely with business users, SMEs, product owners, developers, data engineers, and QA teams.</p><br> <ul><br><li>Understand business needs and objectives</li><br> <br><li>Ensure data initiatives align to business objectives</li><br> <br><li>Elicit and analyze business requirements and use cases</li><br> <br><li>Create user stories and process flows</li><br> <br><li>Create shared understanding across stakeholders</li><br> <br><li>Identify process improvement opportunities</li><br> <br><li>Support testing, validation, and user acceptance activities</li><br> <br><li>Act as the "voice of the business" throughout the delivery lifecycle .</li><br> </ul><br><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><br> <ul><br><li>Lead requirements elicitation with stakeholders</li><br> <br><li>Analyze business processes and identify improvement opportunities</li><br> <br><li>Create and maintain:</li><br> <br><li>Business rules and requirements documentation</li><br> <br><li>Business use cases</li><br> <br><li>Process models</li><br> <br><li>Collaborate with technical teams to ensure requirements are feasible</li><br> <br><li>Manage stakeholder communications and expectations</li><br> </ul><br><p><strong>Required Skills</strong></p><br> <ul><br><li>Strong requirements elicitation and analysis skills</li><br> <br><li>Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills</li><br> <br><li>Experience translating business processes into Agile requirements</li><br> <br><li>Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills</li><br> <br><li>Familiarity with how to influence without authority</li><br> <br><li>Strong track record of consensus building and delivering value to the business</li><br> <br><li>Business acumen</li><br> <br><li>Experience working on data, reporting, BI, or data warehouse initiatives</li><br> <br><li>Experience in Jira and Confluence</li><br> </ul><br><p><strong>Preferred Skills</strong></p><br> <ul><br><li>Agile/Scrum experience</li><br> <br><li>Business process mapping</li><br> <br><li>Data visualization tools</li><br> <br><li>ETL and data warehousing concepts</li><br> </ul><br><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><br> <ul><br><li>BA or BS degree in Business, Communications, Computer Science, Information Systems, or relevant experience</li><br> <br><li>Experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or related role</li><br> <br><li>Knowledge of databases and reporting solutions</li><br> <br><li>Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively</li><br> <br><li>Relevant IIBA, PMI, or Scrum Alliance certification preferred</li><br> </ul><br><p>Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.</p><br> <br><p>The full-time salary range for this role is $85,000 – $100,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Information on benefits can be found here.</p><br> <br><p>Applications will be accepted through 10th October 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.</p><br> <br><p><strong>Apply today and imagine the impact you can make.</strong></p><br> <br><p></p><br> <br><p></p><br> <br><p><strong>Who we are:</strong></p><br> <br><p>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.</p><br> <br><p>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.</p><br> <br><p>If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.</p><br> <br><p><strong>Job:</strong> Data Engineering</p><br> <br><p><strong>Job Family:</strong> TECHNOLOGY</p><br> <br><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Assessment & Qualifications</p><br> <br><p><strong>Schedule:</strong> FULL_TIME</p><br> <br><p><strong>Workplace Type:</strong> Remote</p><br> <br><p><strong>Req ID:</strong> 26001</p><br> <br><p>#location</p>

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