Project Manager

Summary

Join Newsela's Business Operations team as a Project Manager, driving structured project execution across teams. You will create and maintain key project documentation, collaborate with business partners to optimize solutions, and develop process models and business requirements. Responsibilities include assessing risks, tracking milestones, and communicating project status to leadership. You will work across multiple functions, managing high-impact projects that improve operations and enhance solutions for customers. Your contributions will play a key role in expanding and improving how Newsela’s products are adopted in K-12 classrooms nationwide. This is a leadership role focused on team collaboration and working with stakeholders from various teams and external vendors.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project management, ideally within an Agile/Scrum environment
• Highly organized, detail-oriented problem solver with a passion for improving processes through structured project management
• Proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional initiatives, collaborating across teams to drive impactful outcomes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills enable you to create clear requirements documentation, process flows, and project plans that drive alignment and execution
• Thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, demonstrating professionalism and adaptability when faced with ambiguity or high-profile challenges
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, while maintaining a keen focus on delivering value, will make you a critical asset to the team
• Strong planning, organization, and communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely delivery of project deliverables by managing dependencies, resolving escalations, and taking corrective actions as needed
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
• Set and track project milestones; proactively manage unforeseen delays, adjusting schedules and expectations as necessary
• Assess risks, manage issues, track key milestones, and create contingency plans for high-risk deliverables
• Provide clear, concise project status reports to relevant stakeholders
• Maintain project documentation in JIRA and Confluence, ensuring transparency and traceability
• Develop and maintain project timelines for all assigned projects
• Deliver weekly project status reports to stakeholders
• Successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining high execution quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Education/EdTech preferred, but not required
• Experience with Jira is preferred, but not required
• Experience with Gsuite and Google Sheets is preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts
• Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul
• We are a fully remote company
• We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
• Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
• Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security
• Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st), and Sabbatical Leave offered at tenure
• Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela