Learning & Development Project Manager

Syneos Health/ inVentiv Health Commercial LLC; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Learning & Development Project Manager to collaborate with the Center of Excellence and stakeholders to manage timelines, resources, and delivery of learning programs, onboarding initiatives, and process improvements.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, support LMS operations, and drive process efficiencies using AI and productivity tools to achieve measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• 3+ years of project management experience.
• 2+ years of learning & development experience.
• Experience with Wrike or similar project management platforms required.
• Ability to create consultative business partnerships with business leaders.
• Business experience and industry knowledge to influence talent development decisions.
• Ability to lead cross-functional work teams.
• Excellent project management, leadership, influence management, collaboration, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for learning programs, training initiatives, onboarding cohorts, events, and operational workstreams.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder communications, risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including learning architects, content developers, IT, and vendors.
• Support learning operations within LMS platforms, including training assignments, content updates, reporting, and transcript analytics.
• Build and optimize project management workflows, templates, intake processes, SOPs, and knowledge repositories.
• Leverage AI/tools to improve efficiency, documentation, and communication.

Skills

Project management

L&D partnerships

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Wrike

Job description

Description

The role of Learning & Development Project Manager will work with the Learning and Development Center of Excellence and will partner with internal stakeholders, vendors, learning teams, technology partners, and business leaders to manage timelines, coordinate resources, optimize workflows, and ensure high-quality delivery of learning programs, events, onboarding initiatives, and process improvement efforts. Additionally support additional initiatives.

• Track and manage allocated budget for program
• Engage in demand, capability, and capacity planning
• Lead end-to-end project management for learning programs, training initiatives, onboarding cohorts, virtual and in-person events, and operational workstreams.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder communications, risks, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including learning architects, content developers, IT, digital teams, meeting planners, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Support learning operations within LMS platforms, including training assignments, coordinating content updates, reporting, transcript analytics, and issue resolution.
• Build, refine, and optimize project management system, workflows, templates, intake processes, SOPs, job aids, and centralized knowledge repositories.
• Leverage AI and productivity tools to improve process efficiency, streamline documentation, enhance communication, and support workflow redesign.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable plans, aligned deliverables, and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks or barriers, elevate issues as needed, and drive alignment on next steps
• Engage in demand, capability, and capacity planning

Required

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree required; Masters in Learning Preferred
• Hybrid opportunity- Requires 3 days in the Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA office.
• 3+ years of project management experience is required
• 2+ years of learning & development experience is required
• Experience with Wrike or similar project management platforms required
• Ability to create consultative business partnerships and to collaborate with business leaders to ensure superior business results is required.
• Business experience and industry knowledge to influence company/franchise level decisions and strategies on how best to develop talent required.
• Ability to lead cross-functional work teams is required.
• Excellent project management, leadership, influence management, collaboration, organizational, and communication skills are required.

Preferred:

• Experience with curriculum maintenance preferred.
• Experience with learning delivery preferred.
• Experience evaluating learning program effectiveness preferred.
• Experience with Leadership Development L&D is preferred.

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $58.00 to $60.00 but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

As a Syneos Health freelance, temporary, or contract employee, you may be eligible to participate in the Company 401k match and benefits such as paid time off or benefits through provisions in the Affordable Care Act or State-specific requirements depending on the terms of your employment. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements for temporary/freelance/contract employees.