Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amplify is a leader in K–12 education, providing innovative teaching and learning experiences. As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for orchestrating the delivery of complex projects across various teams, ensuring successful launches and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Orchestrate complex delivery - lead the end-to-end execution of large-scale initiatives (e.g., a full grade-band curriculum refresh, a major platform feature launch, ready to launch for a group of products), managing intricate dependencies between curriculum writing, software engineering, physical production, service readiness, and more, and the different teams themselves
- Master the critical path - map out and manage the high-stakes timeline for large-scale initiatives, identifying the "long-lead" items—like print manufacturing or complex software integrations—and ensure the team is focused on the highest-leverage work to protect the launch date
- Drive risk mitigation and problem-solving - proactively identify project risks, the development and implement mitigations that restore project health. Know when to escalate and ask for help
- Facilitate high-impact rituals - design and lead planning and execution meetings that keep the team moving, ensuring every meeting has a clear objective and ends with documented ownership and follow through
- Own physical, digital, and service readiness - work closely with Supply Chain to manage the "Bill of Materials" (BOM), making sure every physical kit component and digital lesson asset is tracked, QA’d, and ready for commercial launch
- Optimize team throughput - analyze team velocity and capacity. Identify friction points in the workflow (e.g., a bottleneck in the editorial review process) and partner with the Lead to implement process improvements
- Strategic resource planning - look 2-3 quarters ahead to anticipate long-term staffing needs, capacity constraints and production peaks to prevent burnout and impact on delivery
- Manage vendors and partners - set up agreements, negotiate statements of work with performance expectations, and hold vendors accountable for deliverables. Evaluate vendor performance and make recommendations on renewals or changes
- Communicate with precision - serve as the single source of truth for project status, giving stakeholders with clear, data-backed updates on progress, scope trade-offs, and resource needs
Skills
- 5-8+ Years of Experience: Proven track record of managing complex projects in EdTech, software, or creative publishing
- Hybrid Methodology Fluency: Deep experience in Agile/Scrum for software development combined with the Waterfall/Stage-Gate discipline required for print and physical production
- Master of the 'Blended' Product: You understand the unique challenges of shipping products that live in both a web browser and a student's backpack
- Advanced Tooling Skills: Expert-level proficiency in Jira and Smartsheet (or similar tools like Monday.com/Airtable). You can build the dashboards and trackers that the team relies on
- Communication Powerhouse: You can explain a technical software delay to a content editor and a creative design constraint to an engineer with equal ease
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
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