Project Manager (Contract – Remote)

NLP PEOPLE; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An edtech company focused on AI education seeks a Project Manager to oversee course development. You will lead a remote team, manage project timelines using software tools, and ensure seamless communication across departments. Ideal candidates will have project management experience and a knack for detail-oriented task management.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience.
• Ability to work with international remote teams.
• Comfortable working in Pacific Standard Time.

Responsibilities

• Manage course development process end-to-end across a global team.
• Use project management software to track tasks and timelines.
• Ensure effective communication across various teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Jira

Smartsheets

Google Sheets

Job description

Want to use your business development skills to help change the world? AI is the new electricity. Millions of AI engineers will be required to transform industries with artificial intelligence and we’re building the education platform to train them. DeepLearning.AI is providing a world-class education to people around the globe so that we can all benefit from an AI-powered future. We’re a small edtech company with serious credentials, exciting challenges and wonderful teammates.
Responsibilities:
Manage the process of course development / maintenance. You will be responsible for managing the course development process end-to-end for a cross-functional remote global team.
Track progress and course-correct when necessary. You will be responsible for using project management software to track the progress of individual tasks against timelines, as well as using such tools to spot problems ahead of time and make adjustments, escalate, and coordinate cross-functionally as appropriate.
Ensure communication across teams. You will be responsible for tracking how our product team deliverables and dependencies affect other stakeholders including partnerships, marketing and external collaborators.
Lead regular team meetings. You will be responsible for scheduling, leading and summarizing meetings as well as escalating key insights or findings to senior leadership.

Company:

DeepLearning.AI

Qualifications:

Requirements:
2+ years work experience with project management.
Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheets, or Google Sheets.
Demonstrated ability to work with teams and manage complex projects end-to-end.
A knack for anticipating the unforeseen and being the first to raise a flag to stakeholders when slippage in deliverables puts deadlines at risk.
Reliable, persistent, detail oriented and organized.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Preferred:
Previous experience and a familiarity with the processes, roles and tasks associated with managing the development of online courses.
Previous experience working with a remote international team.Familiarity with software engineering lifecycle.
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning.
Comfortable working in Pacific Standard Time.

Level of experience (years):

Mid Career (2+ years of experience)

Tagged as: Industry, Machine Learning, Work from anywhere