Description

Macmillan Learning is a leading Ed-Tech company committed to transforming the education landscape through innovative technologies and solutions. Our mission is to empower educators, students, and lifelong learners by providing cutting-edge educational products and services. As we continue to grow and expand our offerings, we are seeking a dynamic and skilled Senior Program Manager, with Business Analyst expertise to join our dedicated team. The Senior Program Management role will have high visibility in the organization and drive our company's most significant, high-impact and transformative initiatives. The role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management skills to ensure alignment between different stakeholders (including senior management).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Translates strategic vision into program scope and design.
Develop key business metrics and KPIs to measure the achievement of business goals.
Translate process requirements into concrete end-to-end project plan.
Negotiate with stakeholders to commit and execute to project plans.
Facilitates joint planning with business partners as required in project and program lifecycle.
Create, communicate, and track comprehensive project plans, including defining project objectives, tasks, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
Develops or is familiar with intake process development for new projects in an Enterprise.
Identifies business intelligence, reporting, and data analysis needs of the organization.
Experience and comfort in working in various database software and web-based reporting tools.
Working knowledge of statistical methodologies, data analysis techniques, data management, dashboards, modeling, querying, and workflows.
Implements solutions that support data governance, data fidelity and quality initiatives.
Prepare for and participate in a bi-weekly enterprise project management update meeting for senior leadership providing project and risk updates and discussion of key decision points.
Participate in bi-weekly EPM team meetings and effectively communicate project updates, milestones, and results with EPM team members.
Supports the development of long-term EPM organizational strategy.
Conducts research and analyses of operational effectiveness, processes, stakeholders, etc.
Align departmental goals, processes and resource allocation with the organizational strategy.

Required Qualifications:

8+ years' professional experience in project management and program management.
4+ years' professional experience managing large-scale enterprise projects.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with different departments and teams.
Demonstrated experience applying strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Experience with Project Management tools (e.g. Monday, Smartsheets or MS Project), statistical software, LucidCharts and PowerBI.
Experience applying strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Experience applying strong understanding of project management best practices and experience developing and implementing project management methodologies and tools.
Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time, within scope, and within budget.

Preferred Qualifications:

College degree in business management or statistics.
Proven experience in the Ed-Tech industry.
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification.
Demonstrated experience with process improvement projects (including six sigma).

Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000/year.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to concentrate and multi-task for long periods of time in a noisy/busy environment. Must be able to travel and work more than 40 hours per week on occasion.

This position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming. Preference given to candidates in Austin, TX.

Benefits

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee’s date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.

Competitive pay and bonus plan
Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity
Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, and more!)
Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
And much more!

Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family owned company that improves lives through learning. By linking research to learning practice, we develop pioneering products and learning materials for students that are highly effective and drive improved outcomes. Our engaging content is developed in partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com or see us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or join our Macmillan Community. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a family-owned global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education’s guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.

Travel Required

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