Project Manager

Job Description

SUMMARY: The Curriculum Project Manager manages multiple small to medium-sized curriculum projects or phase(s) of larger curriculum projects. The Project Manager is responsible for analyzing project goals to create the tasks that inform the project plan and for tracking progress against milestones. He/she also recommends mitigation steps to management should project milestone status become critical.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential duties.

• Records detailed stakeholder requirements, constraints, and assumptions to establish project deliverables.
• Assists in the development and refinement of project plans specifying project tasks and milestones.
• Ensures creation and execution of comprehensive change/communication management plans for each project.
• Develops and maintains complete weekly status reports using required template/format.
• Communicates proactively and effectively with PMO leadership, business project owner and project team.
• Executes project tasks on time and within budget parameters, while delivering the approved project scope.
• Implements approved actions and workarounds to mitigate project risk events to minimize the impact of the risks on the project.
• Analyzes project tasks to leverage operational efficiencies.
• Recommends project process improvements to management and actively participates in process improvement workstreams.
• Provides systems support to business and PMO leadership.
• Contributes effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Effectively maintains project forecast in Unanet, including resource allocations and professional services contracts.
• Completes special assignments as requested by Director/Program Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• MS 365 proficiency
• Virtual meeting experience (Zoom).
• Analytical skills.
• Strong, proven writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work and coordinate with numerous people inside and outside the company.
• Self-motivated and able to work in a quick-paced environment.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to travel 15% of the time.
• Ability to clear the required background check.
• Bachelor’s degree; one (1) year of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Experience or interest in education.
• Operational or project management experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. 

We anticipate the salary range to be $55,181.25 - $88,290.00.  Eligible employees may receive a bonus.  This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)