Project Manager at Cambium Learning Group

Project Manager – Lexia

• USA, Remote
• Full time
• JR103566

With a work environment that encourages and nurtures creativity, great ideas take flight and become products and services built from the bottom up. Working for Rosetta Stone or Lexia, divisions of Cambium Learning Group Inc., means that your opportunities are limitless.

There’s an amazing energy here. It’s the feeling that we’re doing something unique, unexpected, and beneficial, and it permeates everything we do.

We are dedicated to helping people change their lives through the power of language and literacy education. Join our passionate, energetic, and international team and add your talents to Who We Are.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Technical Agile Project Manager who is passionate about joining a team dedicated to making a difference in the life of learners and educators. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with software engineers and cross-functional teams to design, build and roll-out products that deliver the company’s vision and strategy.

Location:

• This role will be fully remote, however the candidate may work from our Concord, MA headquarters.

Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Manager on business and functional requirements and development priorities.
• Create, maintain, and communicate project status and schedule from initiation to release
• Lead project and development teams to scope and estimate product requirements within the SAFe model
• Work with development, QA, UI/UX, and creative teams to create project plans
• Determine how results will be measured; complete post-project evaluations to assess results
• Work with Product Manager to maintain and document high-level project scope, goals, and deliverables
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on project progress and milestones
• Along with the Product Manager, is ultimately accountable for project results, and delivery of high-quality products
• Serve as scrum master with a goal of maintaining focus on key issues
• Lead and motivate team members on a proactive basis
• Act as mediator between team members and with external stakeholders when resource conflicts arise
• Determine need and assist in managing external consultants and contractors (as needed)
• Collaborate with other Project Managers to align project with best practices when appropriate

Qualifications:

• Proven working experience managing software or web projects, preferably in the educational technology market
• A minimum of 5+ years experience managing cross-functional technical project teams
• Experience managing software and/or web-based projects throughout the development lifecycle and an aptitude for understanding technical concepts
• Familiarity and experience with project management tools and best practices – including Scrum/Agile Methodologies
• Experience using issue tracking tools (especially JIRA) to manage and schedule development tasks
• Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization. Ability to work collaboratively with peers and executives across functions, facilitation experience.
• A proven record leading software project teams
• Excellent relationship building and negotiating skills. Highly developed listening skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and solid technical background with understanding of software development and web technologies
• A bachelor of arts or sciences degree required, or equivalent experience. A computer science degree is preferred. A graduate degree is also preferred.

We Are Product

We create products that make lifelong aspirations a reality. What do customers need to achieve a lifelong goal? What tools and technologies will teach them to speak a new language? What experience can match the joy of reading with a child? We tackle these questions by focusing on the challenges of learning and the triumph of mastering a new skill. Is your imagination up to the task?

Working With Us

You’ll have the best of all worlds… the opportunity to work with passionate, talented people who are the best in their fields. Rosetta Stone and Lexia full time employees also enjoy a generous vacation policy, outstanding health and financial benefits, and much more.

Employee well-being is first and foremost at Rosetta Stone and Lexia — we know that professional success depends on personal health and happiness. That’s why we empower you with benefits you can use to succeed in every area of your life, including:

• Comprehensive health care benefits
• 401K with 100% matching up to 4% of salary
• Unlimited vacation policy and 9 paid holidays
• Legal assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parking & transit benefits
• Caregiver & family support
• Adoption assistance
• Pet insurance

…and much more!

At Rosetta Stone we speak, learn, and interact differently, we embrace and thrive on these differences! We deeply benefit from the diversity that each individual has to offer. We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas and experiences. Rosetta Stone is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.