Program Manager, Math (Remote)

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As the Program Manager for our Big Ideas Learning Math portfolio, you will play an essential role in ensuring the high integrity, high quality conversion and delivery of digital content. You will manage the day to day relationship with our external partner, Big Ideas Learning, ensuring that we are on track to achieve delivery milestones. The role will be high-visibility and offer exciting challenges of problem solving, collaboration and communication, cross-team orchestration, and day-to-day leadership.

What you will do here:

• Collaborate with K12 Content & Portfolio, Big Ideas Learning, Digital Production and external vendors through all phases of the lifecycle - planning, development, testing, content integration & deployment

• Create unified schedules, manage dependencies, and track progress across multiple workstreams - editorial, production, and technology

• Drive communication on program health up and across the organization

• Identify and communicate needs of the program to ensure it is set up for success

• Support day to day product operations including product setup and data management

• Serve as triage point for incoming requests from vendors and BIL collaborators, coordinating systems access, troubleshooting digital production issues, and providing training and documentation as necessary

Skills you need here:

• 3-6 years of experience in technical project or program management

• Experience building digital products

• Familiarity with Math content (K12 level)

• Solid ability to lead by influence e.g., successfully deliver large projects and programs without having direct authority over teams

• Tenacity and flexibility in problem solving, with the awareness to know how and when to change direction based on the input and feedback of partners

• Exceptional relationship building skills; able to gain trust of diverse partners from the executives to the entry-level team members

• Experience engaging with senior level management in formal presentations and informal decision-driving discussions

• Expert at facilitating high-functioning meetings, including leading productive conversations, securing decisions efficiently, and effectively balancing advocacy and inquiry

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, and lead others through ambiguous situations

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrable experience working with different software development practices and tools

• Preferred PMP or similar certification

At National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Group, we are enabling opportunity, powering progress, and supporting student journeys toward college and career. Using our digital learning programs and classroom learning resources, students experience the excitement and joy of learning that National Geographic explorers, scientists, writers, and photographers experience.

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About Cengage Group

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.