Discovery Education

Full Time
Silver Spring, MD, US

Requisition ID: 1213


Who We Are:

What makes Discovery Education a GREAT fit for you?

When you join Discovery Education, you'll be part of a fast-growing global team that empowers K-12 teachers with best-in-class digital curriculum that connects learning to the real-world so that every student can achieve to their highest potential. This role sits within our Corporate Education Partnerships (“CEP”) team which fosters the organization’s social impact work and public/private partnerships, collaborating across all sectors with like-minded organizations to drive youth achievement.

We believe that access to dynamic learning experiences should not be dependent upon a student’s zip code and are committed to the transformation of teaching and learning in order to drive student achievement. In this role, you will identify opportunities to engage new partners in initiatives that achieve their social impact goals in the world of education. You will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands to help them connect to our global network of schools and influencers, bringing the real world to the classroom through unique content, events, and innovative educational experiences.

CEP is one of the three primary businesses of Discovery Education, which include K12 Education and International. For candidates interested in taking their next career step in the educational technology space, Discovery Education offers the fast pace and excitement of working for a startup, the support of an established organization, and the opportunity to be on the front lines of innovation in an industry that is always growing and transforming.

Team members enjoy a high-energy, purpose-driven work environment — as well as tremendous opportunities to grow, learn and make a difference. If you like working with a curious, collaborative, high-performing team, Discovery Education is the place for you.

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What You’ll Do:

As a PMO Manager, you will play a key role on the CEP Strategy and Product Delivery Team, collaborating with our Partner Success leaders to ensure your assigned portfolio of partner programs deliver on-time and on-budget, all in service of delighting and supporting teachers and students.

You will have a keen attention-to-detail and your focus on quality will guide your work as you schedule, project-manage, and orchestrate the development of program deliverables across multiple workstreams. You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and active listening skills that will support your successful navigation of these workstreams across matrixed teams of subject matter experts that includes Video, Web, Curriculum, Marketing, and Design. You’re the kind of team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has the ability to see around the corner, anticipating opportunities to connect dots and problem-solve in a proactive manner.

When you join our team, you will work closely with the Head of Program Management to influence and contribute to the development of project management methodologies, standards and tools, collaborating with department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop workstreams while upholding Discovery Education’s standard of excellence. You will establish deadlines, prioritize tasks and assign team members to various deliverables and analyze financial data, including project budgets, risks, and resource allocation while contributing to the drafting of new and improving existing project management office policies and processes.

Your growth mindset is something we value and will be put to good use as you support the accurate documentation of project creation, development, and execution, as well as documenting project scope, budget, and justification as we share your desire to continually enhance and improve processes and systems.

We know that tools are our friends as we scale our reach, and you will exhibit a comfort level working in Asana and utilizing other project management software in the management, coordination and communicating out of your work.

What are we looking for?

Did we mention attention-to-detail? The ideal candidate who will join this high-performance team prides themselves on their organizational skills and has a track record managing projects of varying degrees of complexity. Your previous experience demonstrates your success at Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing out projects on time, within budget and with desired results.

We are looking for individuals with proven project management skills, very strong written and verbal skills, demonstrated ability to be highly organized and schedule driven, have a learning mindset, and are ready to work in a professional and timely business model with a keen sense of urgency to be successful.

A Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is advantageous.

Requirements:

Mission-Driven: Passionate about Discovery Education's vision to transform teaching and learning, experience in education or ed-tech industry a plus but not required.

Professional Experience: 2-5 years in a related role in which project management skills were a central component of the work. A cool, calm and collected approach to problem solving.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required; preferably in business, marketing, administration, communications, or another related field.

Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication as well as strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with teammates across the organization; an effective listener to understand the many variables associated with project management and communicate priorities with a positive, solution-oriented mindset.

Collaborative: Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

Team builder, not turf builder.

Hustle: The courage and confidence to work hard and with passion; maintain consistency and focus over time with a positive “never give up” attitude.

Self-Motivation and Self-Starter: The ability to do what needs to be done without being micromanaged; ability to manage/prioritize multiple tasks, proactively manage numerous projects, and prioritize competing timelines; demonstrate a problem solving/ solution-oriented approach.

Learning Orientation: Always willing to learn something new, not rigid in beliefs or expectations.

Sense of Humor: Because we all need to laugh sometimes.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in Asana, Smartsheet or other similar project management software, proficiency in presentation design (Keynote or PowerPoint), Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook and Office Suite.

Familiarity with Jira and agile development a plus.

Legal right to work in the United States.

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to be an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information

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