At InStride, we’re pioneering a new approach to workforce education. Our mission is to enable employers to provide life-changing education to their employees in partnership with the highest-quality global academic institutions. We unlock business and social impact to transform companies and people for the future. 

We believe that a company’s richest resource is their employees, and that investments in people yield the highest returns for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. That’s why every InStride employee is eligible to enroll in 1,700+ online certificate and degree programs through our Step Forward program. Unlike traditional tuition reimbursement programs, InStride covers your tuition upfront, regardless of your course of study, degree type, or school. The Step Forward program, along with InStride’s best-in-class employee benefits, are available to all employees from the day they join InStride. 

Read further to see how you can be part of the movement to drive businesses and society forward through life-changing, best-in-class workforce education.

Role Overview

At InStride, we’re pioneering a new approach to workforce education. Our mission is to enable employers to provide life-changing education to their employees in partnership with the highest-quality global academic institutions. We unlock business and social impact to transform companies and people for the future.

InStride is seeking a Director, Project Management who will be responsible for developing and leading the Project Management function, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer. The Project Management function provides oversight, support, and coordination across implementation, learner engagement, academic partnerships, and product/technology to ensure successful delivery. This is a critical leadership role to support trade-offs, capacity planning, and transparency and requires strong cross-department collaboration, deep project management expertise, and a passion for driving process and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Project Management function including role definition, role assignments, resource management, recruiting
• Establish and refine project management methodology, policies, procedures, and systems/tools across external and internal projects
• Lead team in the definition of a detailed project schedule; holds the team accountable for delivering their commitments on time and on budget and raises concerns accordingly
• Coordinate projects across functional areas and understand dependencies and risks (e.g., between corporate partner implementation and product releases)
• Provide ongoing visibility to project status to Executives, leadership, and other internal or external partners and support decision making/trade-offs
• Identify potential bottlenecks and facilitate risk mitigation and issue resolution action plans as needed 
• Adopts the appropriate industry methodology to suit InStride's functional needs
• Build a team of strong project managers across technology, product, implementation with a culture of continuous improvement

Ideal Profile

• 7+ years of digital project management experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• Proven track record of building a strong project management team/function in product and technology 
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP), Agile, SCRUM, SAFe certifications strongly preferred
• Experience in managing product and technology development and releases, customer launches, and cross-functional initiatives
• Ability to quickly and effectively build relationships based on trust
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often changing environment
• Ability to dig into project details and take a step back to identify cross-project dependencies and opportunities
• Proven knowledge of project management methodologies and tools
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience collaborating with executive and senior-level management
• Excellent drive and initiative, and sense of personal accountability

InStride is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, medical condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please discuss your requested accommodation with our HRBP.

Effective November 1, 2021, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation. If you are offered employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved by the People & Talent team in writing. 

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