Senior Project Manager

• This position is on our hybrid schedule, 3x a week in our New Rochelle office.

Position Purpose:

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for providing technical project planning, management and oversight for key initiatives and software implementation projects, ensuring first that these initiatives and projects are closely aligned with Benchmark Education's strategic priorities, and second, that these initiatives and projects are completed on-time, within scope and budget and with high quality of deliverables. The SPM leads and manages IT project and program initiatives ensuring the optimum mix of cost, schedule, performance, and system supportability throughout all phases of service delivery including intake, analysis, design, configuration and build, testing, training, and deployment of solutions through support transition of each product/program. Our SPMs are accountable for all project management aspects including project resources (partners/subcontractors), project planning, scheduling, risk management, scope management, communications, status reporting and resource management, including internal and partners/subcontractors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Expert verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group; developers, product owners, subject matter experts and stakeholders

• Exercises delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing complex projects/programs

• Clarifies and communicates project vision, goals and objectives

• Manages project scope and maintains accurate program estimates, timelines, project plans and status reports

• Manages and tracks team velocity, financials and relevant KPIs

• Identifies critical resource expertise and targets internal and/or external partners for optimal outcomes

• Possess understanding of application programming, content systems, API and database systems including Workday

• Demonstrated experience in managing medium to complex software development projects

• Recommend process improvements

• Understands, tracks ,and articulates issues, risks, action items and works with responsible owners to address

• Manages tasks, helps set priorities, gather requirements for ongoing Workday enhancements

Job Requirements/Skills and Experience:

• 6 years + of technical/software project manager experience with gradual increasing responsibilities and a demonstrated understanding of project management processes, artifacts and tools

• Works independently to manage ongoing projects and serve as liaison between project resources and stakeholders

• Ability to drive milestones with strong attention to detail

• Understanding of Agile, SAFe, or other development methodologies

• Experience with software development tools, and ticketing systems such as JIRA, Manage Engine.

• Demonstrated ability with people management, strategic planning, risk management, project change management

• Experience in quality management techniques and approaches.

• Cross functional collaboration skills, relationship building skills without direct reporting relationship

• Strong oral and presentation communication skills to manage stakeholders

• Strong sense of personal responsibility for exceptional quality work

• Experience managing Workday or other HRIS implementations preferred

Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000

• The base salary range represents the low and high end of the expected salary range for the position. The base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors such as geographic location, experience, education, and skill level.

About Us

Benchmark Education Company is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, both print and digital, as well as world-class professional development. Since its founding in 1998, our company has proven to be one of the most nimble and innovative content creators on the cutting edge of pedagogy and technology. The digital content in our many learning programs delivers all the rigor of its print counterpart and is designed for virtual and blended learning contexts.

Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.com

BENCHMARK EDUCATION BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Benefits

• Health Insurance

• Dental & Vision Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Wellness Programs

• 401K

• Paid Vacation

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Sick Days

• Employee Referral Bonus

Company Culture, Perks & Discounts

• Commuter Benefits

• Paid Parking

• Company Outings

• Free Snacks

• Catered Lunches/Events

• Game Room

• Pet Friendly

• Holiday Events

• Happy Hours

• Paid Technology

• Sports Leagues

• Art Exhibitions

• Flex work schedule* - Off-site Work Program*

Professional Development

• Education Scholarship Fund

• Cross Functional Training

• Job Training & Conferences

• Paid Internships

COVID-19 Policy

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All employees are required to have or obtain a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment at Benchmark Education unless an exemption has been approved. All employees shall be required to report their vaccine status. All new employees shall be required to provide proof of their vaccination status prior to the start of their employment.

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