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We are seeking a Program Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives within the Strategy team. This role is responsible for overseeing end-to-end project execution, including planning, coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication. The Program Manager ensures timely delivery of strategic projects, drives alignment across teams, and contributes to the continual improvement of processes and operations.
This position will report to Director of Operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and key milestones.
- Coordinate data collection, research activities, expert engagement, and survey deployment.
- Oversee identification and validation of entities or subjects for inclusion in ranking or research projects.
- Ensure projects are inclusive in scope and reflect a wide range of perspectives.
- Address challenges such as data coverage gaps, partner contention, and demographic focus.
- Ensure integration across data, research, and editorial functions.
- Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, including status updates and issue escalation.
Main Deliverables:
- Comprehensive project plans and timelines.
- Stakeholder communication materials and updates.
- Risk and issue logs.
Collaboration & Integration:
- Coordinates the work of the Data Analyst and Researcher.
- Ensures alignment between data, research, and editorial outputs.
- Facilitates regular team meetings and cross-functional collaboration.
Required skills:
- Experience in project management methodologies such as Prince 2
- Familiarity with project management tools such as MS Planner
- Great communication skills, both written and verbal
Salary range: $80,000 - $85,000 commensurate with experience
Newsweek is an equal opportunity employer. We seek employees of diverse backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace.
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Newsweek is a global news magazine that provides high quality, in-depth coverage and analysis of the major events shaping our world. For more than 80 years, the iconic brand has been offering readers a unique perspective on world affairs and giving context to the most important events in global news. Today, via its print and digital editions, Newsweek continues to help its readers navigate a rapidly-changing world. Newsweek publishes a U.S. and International edition weekly in English. The international edition – branded as Newsweek International –serves the Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions while language-specific editions are available in Japan, Korea, Latin America, Pakistan, Poland and Serbia. A separate English-language edition is also published for the Middle East.
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