GEC Project Manager -- BYU-Pathway Worldwide - (Full-time)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking a Global Education Center Project Manager. This full-time, hybrid role is based in Salt Lake City and will lead planning, coordination, execution, and successful launches of GEC initiatives across regions and stakeholders.

You will coordinate governance, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery, scope alignment, and effective reporting using Teams, SharePoint, Wrike, and other tools.

Qualifications

• Typically 3 to 5 years of project management experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or equivalent certifications and experience.
• Exceptionally organized with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize work.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and be trusted by stakeholders.
• Naturally proactive, consistently identifying improvements and strengthening work processes.
• Proficiency in documenting, tracking, and following up on multiple simultaneous tasks using project management software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate well with others at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to conduct and guide others through intermediate customer research and analysis of diverse cultures.
• Fluency in project management tools, online collaboration tools, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, tasks, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Coordinate communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders across multiple departments.
• Monitor timelines, deliverables, and progress; provide status updates and reports.
• Lead development and organization of SharePoint sites for launches.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Written & verbal communication

Documentation & tracking

MS Office

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

SharePoint

Wrike

Teams

Job description

Job Description

The Global Education Center (GEC) Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, execution, and successful launch of Global Education Center initiatives across multiple regions and stakeholder groups. This role serves as the central point of coordination among BYU-Pathway, Church headquarters departments, Area Church offices, educational partners, vendors, and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational objectives.

This full-time, hybrid position, with typically works (Monday – Friday between the hours of 8 am - 5 pm).

By applying for this position, you are indicating that you are currently authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, are willing to physically reside and perform the work in Utah, and are willing to come into the BYU-Pathway Worldwide headquarters in Salt Lake City 1-3 days per week.

If you are a current BYU-Pathway student or recent graduate who lives anywhere other than Utah, please reach out to the CAREER SERVICES team for opportunities in your area. Follow this link: https://www.byupathway.edu/career-services

Responsibilities

The Project Manager leads project planning, documentation, governance, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration throughout the launch of a Global Education Center. This role ensures that projects remain organized, well-communicated, and aligned with established project management best practices.

Project Planning, Documentation, & Governance

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, tasks, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Identify, create, organize, and maintain project artifacts, templates, records, and other documentation
• Track project risks, issues, decisions, and change requests, and coordinate appropriate follow-up and resolution
• Establish and promote effective project management practices for GEC launches
• Ensure project activities adhere to established governance requirements and best practices.

Stakeholder & Cross-functional Coordination

• Coordinate communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including network, security, legal, facilities, technology, communications/PR, construction, marketing, finance, and HR
• Schedule and facilitate project meetings and coordinate appropriate stakeholder participation
• Coordinate and support task completion across stakeholder groups
• Follow up with stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain progress toward project milestones

Communication, Tracking, & Reporting

• Monitor project tasks, deliverables, timelines, and outstanding actions
• Provide project updates, communications, and status reporting through Teams, SharePoint, Wrike, and other tools.
• Lead development and organization of applicable SharePoint site(s).
• Maintain accurate and accessible project information throughout the launch lifecycle

Qualifications

• Typically, 3 to 5 years of project management experience, relevant project management training , or an equiavlent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of relevant certifications and experience
• Exceptionally organized with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize work
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and be trusted by stakeholders
• Naturally proactive, consistently identifying improvements and strengthening work processes
• Proficiency in documenting, tracking, and following up on multiple simultaneous tasks using project management software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate well with others at all levels in the organization
• Ability to conduct and guide others through intermediate customer research and analysis of diverse cultures
• Fluency in project management tools, online collaboration tools, and MS Office

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.