Project Manager

Company Summary

Learning Network is a growing, innovative, and customer-centric educational services company. We seek creative and tenacious individuals to help us drive success through service.

Service is very important to us. At Learning Network, you will be among people who care about their customers and colleagues. We prioritize service by ensuring the details are done and done well - every time. We make promises, and we keep those promises. We recognize that our customers and employees don’t have to choose us. As such, service is embedded deep within our culture - and providing white-glove service is an expectation of every employee.

At Learning Network, you’ll be a part of something special. You’ll sleep better knowing you make a difference by bringing the most innovative education to thousands of students. You’ll do this amongst a supportive community of people who care. In return, you’ll care. You’ll show you care by being teachable, doing your job well, and valuing the relationships with your colleagues. You’ll achieve your goals and play nicely in the sandbox with others while doing it. We don’t do drama, and neither should you.

Working at Learning Network isn’t for everyone. But for those who choose to commit to hard work, service, students, and colleagues, it’s an incredibly rewarding experience.

Position Summary

We have an immediate opening for a Project Manager. In this role, you will develop and oversee project plans, utilizing both predictive and agile methodologies. Cross-functional collaboration and managing multiple projects simultaneously are keys to being a successful Project Manager here. A passion for coaching peers and team members to success, leading by example, and influencing without authority must be part of your project management toolset. 

To be successful, you’ll need to be detail-oriented and initiative-taking. We need a broad thinker who can make suggestions, take constructive feedback with a good attitude and without pushback, and then go out and personally execute with diligence. If you are collaborative, versatile, and take pride in leading a variety of projects no matter the size, we’re probably a good fit.

This position is full-time and work-from-home.

Job Duties

1. Serve all stakeholders with integrity, humility, and joy while consistently modeling the importance of both task competency and relationships;
2. Participate in Company events, activities, and meetings with a smile and an infectious, great attitude;
3. Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation;
4. Coordinate and collaborate with a cross-functional team, from data analysts to marketing professionals and instructional managers;
5. Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, implementation plans, and retrospectives, including risk mitigation;
6. Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and guidelines;
7. Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope or schedule to ensure that project requirements can be met;
8. Establish and cultivate relationships with relevant internal stakeholders, including members of senior and executive leadership, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes;
9. Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks;
10. Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party partners, including vendors and contractors;
11. Assign and monitor team sprints to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables; anticipate risks and roadblocks, proposing solutions before they impact project delivery.
12. Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan; and
13. All other duties as assigned.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to consistently lead and serve others with humility, kindness, empathy, and joy;
2. Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and facilitate alignment across competing priorities.
3. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
4. Experience in developing, using, and maintaining project dashboards and software such as Asana, Project, Jira or similar;
5. Detail-oriented, initiative-taker with strong attention to deadlines and compliance guidelines;
6. Skilled in predictive and agile methodologies;
7. Experience adhering to brand guidelines;
8. Proven success working with all levels of management;
9. Experience in coaching project team members to strengthen their abilities and skill sets;
10. Strong written and verbal communication skills; a proactive communicator;
11. Excellent presentation and meeting facilitation skills; and
12. Strict attention to detail.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, or related field required; 
2. Minimum of four (4) years of project management experience with a proven track record in effective execution of project plans;
3. Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Scrum Master required;
4. Experience in the education industry preferred;
5. Experience with Mac OS, Google Workspace products, and Asana preferred;
6. Private, distraction-free, professional remote work environment with high-speed internet required; and
7. Ability to pass required background checks.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision employee coverage for as little as $1 each per month;
• Personal paid time off in addition to major holidays;
• Short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and AD&D insurance are all 100% paid by the employer; and
• 401(k) with employer contributing a dollar-for-dollar match of employee contributions up to 6% of employee earnings.