Advanced Specialist, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

Pearson

14h•$95,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, committed to helping learners make measurable progress in their lives through education. Within Pearson’s Career Ready division, we are building integrated pathways that help learners explore careers, gain job-aligned skills, and verify readiness through industry-recognized credentials. As we integrate our early career offerings into a unified portfolio, we are seeking a highly analytical Advanced Specialist, Data Analyst & Business Intelligence to drive rigorous financial modeling, commercial performance analysis, and data-driven decision support across the Career Ready business. We are seeking a highly analytical, sales-oriented Business Analyst to support our Commercial Excellence & Growth organization. This role is ideal for someone a few years out of undergrad (pre-MBA) with experience in consulting, sales operations, revenue operations, or data analytics who is excited to work at the intersection of data, strategy, and commercial execution. This individual will partner directly with Sales, RevOps, Finance, and Commercial Strategy to analyze performance data, uncover actionable insights, and drive initiatives that improve pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, cross-sell execution, and overall GTM effectiveness across the Career Ready portfolio. Through rigorous analysis, intellectual curiosity and strong communication this individual will support the Career Ready sales team in driving growth by help identifying key levers that will improve business outcomes. Specifically, this individual will evaluate sales performance drivers, make recommendations, and support the sales team on executing on those recommendations. These recommendations could include activities like account prioritization, opportunity evaluation, cross-sell analysis, deal support, and pricing changes.

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

Nice To Haves

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

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