Senior Program Manager- ELPA21

Job Overview:

Senior Program Managers have overall responsibility for managing all aspects of complex, computer-based statewide testing programs that require multiple resources and cross-functional integration. Senior Program Managers serve as the primary point of contact for clients. A successful Senior Program Manager will ensure adherence to contract specifications, schedules, change/risk management protocols, and budgets, with a focus on the delivery of the technical components of CAI’s testing programs.
 

Location: Remote, USA

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.
• 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 decisions 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.
• Leads regular internal and external project meetings; develops and delivers progress reports.
• Participates in proposal development activities.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required (8+ years relevant experience preferred)
• Experience with English language proficiency assessment or general large-scale assessment highly preferred
• Experience working directly with senior-level clients, government stakeholders, and educators preferred
• PMP certification highly preferred

Why Work With Us?

When you work with Cambium Assessment, you’ll be helping to design and build inspiring solutions that make a real impact on the online testing industry, as well as the educators and students we support.

Our ground breaking work includes:

• Advanced computer-adaptive algorithms

• Mobile support of user interfaces

• Learning management systems with social media features

• Universally accessible user interfaces

• Machine scorable items

In the 2021–2022 school year, we delivered more than 100 million online tests, successfully supported peak testing volumes exceeding 1.3 million simultaneous test takers,  while ensuring an average response time of less than a tenth of a second. We have the most advanced features of any online testing system, and we continue to push boundaries to improve student performance measurement and enabling educators with actionable insights to drive better overall educational outcomes for our students. To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit www.cambiumassessment.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.