Manager, Partnership Management

The Manager, Partner Success leads a team of Partner Success professionals responsible for supporting state, district, and school partners throughout the assessment lifecycle while ensuring the successful delivery of assigned programs and services.

This role oversees partner engagement, readiness planning, training, adoption, issue resolution, and ongoing relationship management to ensure customers are prepared, informed, and positioned for success.

The Manager is accountable for program performance, customer satisfaction, operational execution, and achievement of cost, quality, and schedule commitments.

Working closely with Program Delivery, Product, Technology, Measurement, Operations, and Customer Support teams, the Manager translates organizational priorities into actionable plans, coaches team members to become trusted advisors, and serves as a key escalation point for partner and delivery concerns.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong program management, customer relationship, and people leadership skills who is passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences, developing high-performing teams, and helping educational organizations maximize the value of Pearson 's assessment solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Partner Success Build and maintain strong relationships with state, district, and school partners. Lead customer readiness, implementation, training, and adoption planning activities. Serve as an escalation point for complex customer concerns, risks, and delivery issues.

Partner with customers to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and long-term success. Monitor customer satisfaction and implement strategies to improve the overall customer experience. Program Leadership & Delivery Oversee one or more assessment programs or strategic customer relationships.

Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of program commitments. Monitor program schedules, risks, issues, budgets, and key milestones. E