Program Management Analyst
Program Management Analyst
Our Client - Education company
- Remote
Job description
Our Customer is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, they were created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, our Customer helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT, the Advanced Placement Program, and BigFuture. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools.
We are seeking a contract Project Management Analyst that has proven track record of managing "big, transformative projects", wide variety of stakeholders and work streams with agile methodologies and supply chain domain experience. Must have skills in SmartSheet, Jira, Google Sheets, Excel and PowerPoint. You will work closely with the AP program and our fulfillment vendor to support the transition of AP’s Paper Supply Chain to a new model – supporting activities to manage the overall program. This role is 100% remote in EST hours.
What You’ll Do:
- Help to manage definition of scope and the implementation, for a large-scale business transformation initiative (50% of your time)
- You will serve as a key driver to help with the definition and documentation of scope by project phase to enable alignment of internal and external stakeholders
- Understand the AP value stream and how it aligns with the project implementation strategy
- Support the company and vendor team leads with definition and review of tasks and key milestones by workstream
- Work with cross functional teams to align schedules and work through dependencies and roadblocks
- Manage milestones and project schedules for key aspects of the project
- Help with the definition, documentation and management of a roadmap for the full implementation in 2026
- Utilize tools such as Smartsheet or Jira/Confluence to maintain status reports, schedules and progress of deliverables
- Work with vendors to understand progress of development, testing and implementation efforts across workstreams
- Ensure coordination with other significant organizational efforts that impact the project
Must-haves:
- BA/BS Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
- Minimum 3-5 years professional experience in project or program management
- Experience working with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels
- Expertise with Microsoft Office including Excel, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency in Smartsheet and Jira
- A track record of managing large system implementation or transformation projects with internal and external stakeholders and customers
- Analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability
- Strong organization and prioritization skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work with cross functional teams and forge good working relationships
Preferred:
- Agile or PMP certification, or strong experience working on Agile projects
- Experience with supply chain management or fulfillment operations
- Experience managing third party vendors
- Experience in a high-volume data and transaction intensive processing operation
- Knowledge of agile tools and concepts, and experience working in an agile environment
- A working knowledge of data integration and specifications or requirements documents
- Experience with Confluence or other industry standard project management tools
Please note: In order to create a safe, productive work environment, our client is requiring all contractors who plan to be onsite to be fully vaccinated according to the CDC guidelines. Prior to coming into our offices, contractors will be required to attest that they are fully vaccinated.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against.All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have U.S. residency at the time of application.
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