Project Management Lead, Science

🕒 October 19

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $160k - $166k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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Amplify

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2000

📚 Education

💰 Series C on 2023-05

Education

Amplify is a pioneering company in K–12 education, dedicated to providing next-generation curriculum and assessment solutions. Since 2000, Amplify has been developing programs that empower educators with powerful tools, facilitating the development of comprehensive literacy and math systems for students in thousands of school districts globally. Their suite includes the Amplify CKLA literacy program, Desmos Math, and Amplify Science, all designed to align educational practices with the Science of Reading and evidence-based strategies. Amplify also offers professional development through podcasts and webinars, supporting teachers with insight and innovation.

📋 Description

• Lead on-time and in-budget execution and delivery health for critical product portfolios and enterprise initiatives • Partner with the Head of Product and leadership team on delivery strategy and organizational capability • Oversee active projects and build delivery systems for cross-functional teams • Design and implement operating rhythms and artifact/tool standards • Oversee project schedules, dependency maps, and resource plans • Communicate project health and status to teammates, stakeholders, and executives • Synchronize curriculum writers and software engineers across content and digital feature delivery • Own resource allocation, monitor team capacity, and address burnout or under-utilization • Lead risk management, issue escalation, recovery planning, and blocker resolution • Monitor project spending and support annual budgets, re-forecasts, and five-year plans • Optimize the print-to-digital production pipeline with Supply Chain and Production • Define readiness standards for physical production • Evaluate and select vendors, negotiate terms, set performance standards, and monitor vendor performance • Identify and implement AI-powered project management tools • Directly manage and develop project managers • Improve project management standards, templates, tooling, and ways of working across the organization

🎯 Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience with increasing people management experience • Proven experience leading project management or operations teams in an EdTech, publishing, or SaaS environment • Deep fluency in Agile/Scrum for software and Waterfall for physical production • Experience managing at least 3–5 direct reports • Track record of hiring, training, and retaining high-performing talent • Comfortable using and configuring Jira, Smartsheet, and Notion • Ability to communicate with engineers, designers, supply chain teammates, and content writers • Ability to synthesize granular project risks into clear health reports for product leadership • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Background check required if selected • May be required to provide proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening • No explicit educational credential required

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Bonus • 401(k) plan • Competitive health insurance • Mental health options • Basic life insurance • Paid time off • Parental leave • Access to best-in-class development programs • Remote work • In-person onboarding or periodic travel to headquarters in New York, as required

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