Manager, Project Management

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.

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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
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