Strategic Project Manager - Learning and Assessment Systems

Job Title

Lead the creation and implementation of a new Division involving a Learning Management System which provides training to Customers

In partnership with the Executive Team, lead the strategy for Marketing, Pricing, Sales, and Merchandise for the Division

Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across various functions to identify functional and system requirements and success criteria while helping drive cross-functional alignment

Negotiate competing requirements across business owners and establish project direction with business leaders

Routinely identify, assess, and develop mitigation plans for events that could impact the success of the program

Build in mitigation plans anticipating dependencies and risks, actively replan with business and delivery teams, and reset expectations throughout project

Build commitment with production team and business partners to effectively address project risks and issues

Helps identify project/program bottlenecks and proactively communicates and monitors resolution

Communicate project progress by a variety of mediums leading status meetings, email/slack communications, and developing project presentations

Qualifications

Deep subject matter expertise in Project Management, LMS, and eLearning development principles and technology

Effective verbal and written communication skills to both frontline and executive audiences

Ability to translate concepts, summarize, and communicate complex ideas in a simple and straight-forward fashion

Proven experience managing multiple, high-impact priorities simultaneously, with minimal supervision

Ability to embrace, pivot, and shift focus based on changing priorities and/or the business environment and champion innovative ideas

Professionalism, positivity, and strong work ethic with a high level of integrity and teamwork

Very good interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (written and oral)

Strong organizational planning skills and understanding of program management concepts

Effective and creative in solving problems with an ability to identify issues and resolve, or identify the internal resources needed to assist

Attention to detail – the ability to work with a large amount of content and ability to consolidate and simplify to drive clarity