Project Management Lead, Science

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Remote - United StatesFull-TimeLead

Salary$160K - $166K; $160K – $166K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

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Experience: 5-8 Years of Experience
Required Skills: Project ManagementAgileSCRUMJiraResource PlanningNotionRisk Management

Have 5–8 years of experience with increasing people-management experience.
Have proven experience leading project management or operations teams in an EdTech, publishing, or SaaS environment.
Demonstrate deep fluency in Agile/Scrum for software and Waterfall for physical production.
Have experience managing at least 3–5 direct reports.
Have a track record of hiring, training, and retaining high-performing talent.
Be comfortable using and configuring Jira, Smartsheet, and Notion.
Be able to synthesize project risks into clear health reports for product leadership.
Be able to work across engineering, design, supply chain, and content teams.

Design and implement delivery rhythms, processes, and artifact and tool standards for the product area.
Oversee project schedules, dependency maps, and resource plans, and communicate project health to stakeholders and executives.
Coordinate curriculum writers and software engineers so digital features and content are ready together.
Own team resource allocation and work with functional leads to rebalance staffing or adjust scope.
Lead resolution of project blockers, communicate trade-offs and recovery plans, and drive issues to resolution.
Monitor project spending and contribute to annual budgets, re-forecasts, and five-year plans.
Coordinate with Supply Chain and Production on the print-to-digital hand-off and physical production readiness.
Evaluate vendors, negotiate terms, set performance standards, and make recommendations on vendor renewals or changes.
Identify and implement AI-powered tools in project management workflows.
Manage and develop project managers and contribute to project management standards, templates, and tooling decisions.

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