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Cambium Learning Group

Senior Program Manager

🇺🇸 Remote - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Project Management 🗓️ July 24th, 2026
SaaS K-2

Edtech.com's Summary

Cambium Learning Group is hiring a Senior Program Manager. The role involves collaborating with state education departments and stakeholders to define project scope, plans, and budgets while managing risks and team workflows. The Senior Program Manager interprets software requirements, oversees project execution, guides staff, and ensures quality standards and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Highlights
  • Develops and documents project scope, goals, deliverables, schedules, budgets, and communications plans with state education leaders and stakeholders.
  • Anticipates risks and implements mitigation strategies across teams.
  • Interprets software requirements and enhancement requests; collaborates with software teams and performs User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  • Assigns tasks based on complexity and staff skillset; manages subcontractors and vendors.
  • Provides mentorship to program managers and project coordinators.
  • Conducts post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and share best practices.
  • Maintains quality standards, reviews processes for improvements, writes policies, procedures, and training materials.
  • Leads internal and external project meetings and delivers progress reports.
  • Participates in proposal development activities.
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred), 6+ years in program management or related roles, experience with senior clients and government stakeholders, excellent communication skills, preference for experience in large-scale assessments or educational software, and PMP certification highly preferred.

Senior Program Manager Full Description

Cambium Learning® Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers SaaS resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe and scalable environments. These solutions are provided through Learning A-Z® (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing and science), ExploreLearning® (online interactive math and science simulations, a math fact fluency solution, and a K-2 science solution), Voyager Sopris Learning® (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers), and VKidz Learning (online comprehensive homeschool education and programs for literacy and science). We believe that every student has unlimited potential, that teachers matter, and that data, instruction, and practice are the keys to success in the classroom and beyond.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Works with state education department leadership and stakeholders to develop and document project scope, goals, and deliverables, including project dependencies, project plans, budget proposals, communications plan, project scope, project schedule, and milestones.

  • Anticipates risk and develops mitigation strategies across functional teams.

  • Uses knowledge of system and process dependencies to identify issues, involve appropriate stakeholders in troubleshooting, and implement solutions.

  • Interprets and documents software requirements and enhancement requests from clients; captures configuration specifications and works with software team to implement accordingly; performs UAT to ensure client expectations are met.

  • Assigns tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members depending on the complexity of the task and skillset of staff; manages the work of subcontractors/vendors as appropriate.

  • Provides guidance and mentorship for program managers and project coordinators.

  • Conducts project post-implementation meetings to identify and document successful and unsuccessful project elements; ensures the application of lessons learned and shares best practices.

  • Responsible for reviewing and maintaining quality standards; ensures established processes are followed and all outcomes are properly documented; may review current systems and processes for possible improvements and implement process changes as appropriate, including writing policies and/or procedures and training.

  • Conducts regular internal and external project meetings; develops and delivers progress reports.

  • Participates in proposal development activities.

 

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree required, Master's degree preferred

  • 6+ years relevant experience in a Program Management or related role required

  • Experience working directly with senior-level clients, government stakeholders, and educators required

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Experience working in large-scale assessment or educational software preferred

  • PMP certification highly preferred

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