Develop project schedules and documentation; define and assign work to developers assigned to projects; monitor and control work in progress for technical adequacy and alignment with project requirements; and provide active assistance to project team to meet schedules and resolve complex technical or user requirements.
Work with third-party vendors such as content authors and content developers to meet schedules and resolve complex technical or user requirements.
Establish metrics and monitor progress to assure contract compliance, user satisfaction, and attainment of company commitments and objectives; report progress to appropriate levels of management and users.
Adhere to established delivery methodology, quality standards and best practices in project management.
Ensure on-time, on-target and on-budget delivery of solutions.
Provide consistent and comprehensive status reports, project updates, significant issue management and resolution reporting, and communication with clients and internal teams.
Serves as primary liaison contact with users to bring projects to completion on schedule, within budget, and with maximum user satisfaction.
Engage stakeholders of print components so digital components work with print components as an integrated solution.
Engage stakeholders on projects including clarifying of project scope, communication of changes and communication of deliverables.
Work with publisher and publishing manager to deliver blended products including to allocate workload, refine ensure adherence to the agreed product development process.
Partner with senior leadership and functional departments, including product marketing, sales, and corporate marketing with effective positioning, messaging, education, and competitive differentiation.
Manage and support admin/operational activities required for online professional development programmes with relevant stakeholders.
Job Requirements:
College/University Degree or equivalent.
At least 5 years of proven experience in program or project management of complex custom development, systems implementations and/or integrations of digital projects (e.g. e-commerce, social, mobile apps etc.)
Must have a collaborative management style and strong people skills.
Must have good communication and public speaking skills.
Pleasant, articulate and result-driven.
Strong people/team management skills – ability to provide direction/leadership to others as a project lead and/or a functional/technical specialist.
Exceptional attention to detail, excellent work ethic and drive, strong interpersonal skills, ability to develop strong project team, and demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Experience in the education industry, including Elearning content development (K12 to adult learning) and the implementation of e-learning technologies preferred.
PMP or equivalent certification.
Agile Practitioner certified.
Proven experience designing and developing e-learning courses using Articulate Storyline software.