Manager, Project Management

Job description
COMPANY PROFILE
Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom ®, Eureka Math ™ and PhD Science ™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.
For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org
OUR MARKET POSITION
Great Minds' Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.
Job Purpose
The Manager, Project Management supports the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) by managing the health of the entire program portfolio. This role will work closely with their team of Project Management professionals to ensure standard operating procedures are followed, improve upon these procedures as needed, serve as the point person for escalation of risks and issues, and ensure dependencies between projects in the program portfolio are identified and addressed. The Manager communicates with internal and external stakeholders to prioritize projects within a program and determine the resources, budget, scope, and requirements for each project.
This position is an exceptional opportunity for a highly organized and detail-oriented individual who possesses a commitment to Great Minds' organizational vision and who has a proven track record of strong project management and people management skills. While the work is remote and the ideal candidate will work well independently, this is a highly collaborative position, necessitating a strong sense of teamwork and cooperation.
Responsibilities

• Steer projects within a program portfolio to success, ensuring each initiative is delivered with precision, efficiency, and aligned to business objectives
• Manage and develop dynamic program management teams along a trajectory from the Associate Project Management role to the Senior Project Manager role
• Monitor and support the schedule health of all projects and analyze and identify project and program risks
• Evaluate project metrics and measure established key performance indicators
• Maintain a single, accessible source of truth for accurate and timely data relevant to product scope and release dates; produce and present accurate and timely data to support risk mitigation, on-going decision making, and strategic planning
• Regularly evaluate efficiencies within all processes, including content creation and production workflows, and initiate proposals aimed at improving efficiency, communication, morale, and/or the overall success of Great Minds and its mission
• Use command of the budgets to propose trade-offs, applying understanding of the relationship between each item in a project budget and the relationship it plays in the successful completion of the goals of the project as well as the role it may play in the success of other projects, considering the interdependencies between projects
• Proactively identify and resolve strategic and tactical issues that may impair the organization's ability to meet its strategic, financial, and technical goals
• Create and lead effective communication cadences across development teams, stakeholders, and executive teams to produce accurate and timely status reporting throughout each project life cycle
• Cultivate strong working relationships with cross-functional professionals throughout the organization

Job requirements
Requirements

• 5+ years working on cross-functional large, complex projects simultaneously
• 1+ years leading project management teams
• Advanced experience with project management principles and, ideally, Smartsheet or similar project management software
• Deep knowledge of Project Management Institute's best practices
• Experience working with curriculum content or educational publishing
• Demonstrated success in a leadership role building, motivating, and inspiring teams to achieve goals
• Ability to manage activities for multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytic and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PPT), Microsoft SharePoint, or other similar distributed storage and collaboration systems
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills
• Sound organizational habits, necessary for successful goal setting, collaborative problem solving, deadline execution, and record keeping
• Impeccable written, verbal, and social communication skills needed to incorporate different points of view and present them as a unified plan

Preferred

• Experience working with metrics to develop charts and graphs

Attributes

• Demonstrates personal accountability, urgency, and persistence in completing high-quality work
• Promotes a supportive environment across departments
• Maintains a positive, professional attitude under tight timelines and with multiple competing priorities
• Successful working independently and collaboratively
• Ability to remain flexible in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment
• Receptive to feedback with a focus on reflective practice
• Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement
• Willingness to bring a proactive problem-solving orientation to every task
• Passion for and commitment to the importance of high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum
• Deep belief that every child is capable of greatness

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Status

• Full-time

Location

• Remote
• Future travel (5-10%) may be required

The expected base salary range for this position is $92,000-$99,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.
A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.
New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.
Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com . If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact [email protected]
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization's commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
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