Project Management Lead, Science
About Amplify
Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com.
Job Summary
As the Project Management Lead, you are the operational leader responsible for the on-time and in-budget execution and delivery health of Amplify's most critical product portfolios or cross-cutting enterprise initiatives. You partner with the Head of Product and leadership team on delivery strategy and organizational capability.
You oversee execution of the set of active projects, while also building and refining the delivery systems that empower cross-functional teams to do their best work. You are a master of process design, a mentor to project managers, and the primary point of contact for ensuring that the product/initiative strategy and concept is translated into a realistic, high-velocity execution project plan.
You Will...
● Architect the delivery framework - design and implement the operating rhythm and
artifact/tool standards for your product area. You decide which ceremonies (sprints,
milestones, creative reviews) are necessary to maintain momentum and which process
debt needs to be cleared away to increase team velocity.
● Direct project delivery - oversee and support the development and execution of project
schedules, dependency maps, and resource plans to deliver target outcomes.
Communicate project health and status to teammates, stakeholders, and executives.
● Bridge the content-software divide - lead the synchronization between our curriculum
writers and software engineers. You ensure that digital features are ready when the
content needs them, and that content is authored to take full advantage of our platform’s
capabilities.
● Manage team capacity and planning - own the resource-allocation model for your
teams. Identify early signs of burnout or under-utilization and work with functional leads
to rebalance staffing or adjust project scope before deadlines are at risk.
● Drive risk management and issue resolution - act as the ultimate escalation point for
project blockers. When a print deadline is threatened or a software bug halts a content
release, you lead the charge to identify the fastest path to resolution, surface trade-offs
for decision-making, communicate the recovery plan to stakeholders, and drive to
resolution.
● Manage operational budgets - monitor project-level spending and ensure projects are
delivered within approved financial parameters. Partner with Product Management
leaders and Heads to create inputs for annual budgets, re-forecasts, and five year plans.
● Optimize the "print-to-digital" pipeline - collaborate with Supply Chain and Production
to ensure that the hand-off from creative teams to manufacturing is seamless. Define the
"definition of ready" for physical production, ensuring that files are technically accurate
and instructional intent is preserved.
● Own vendor strategy and manage strategic partners - evaluate and select vendors,
negotiate terms, and set performance standards. Monitor vendor performance across
the portfolio and make recommendations on renewals, expansions, or terminations.
● Pioneer AI efficiency - identify and implement AI-powered tools within the project
management workflow to drive development efficiencies and reduce the administrative
burdens.
● Mentor excellent project managers - directly manage and nurture the development of
a team of project managers.
● Elevate the Project Management discipline - contribute to project management