Remote Strategic Initiatives Lead (Education Tech)

University of California; Berkeley (CA); Remote; USD 96,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley Extension seeks a Strategic Initiatives and Projects Manager for Educational Design and Technology to plan and execute critical instructional design, media, and operations projects. You will support teams across departments to ensure timely course development and deployment of software and LTIs.

The role requires coordinating with academic leads, instructional design, media, marketing, and IT to meet milestones, with a focus on process implementation and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalent experience.
• Project management certification (PMP, CSM, ACP) or equivalent.
• Strong writing and communications skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Applies professional project management concepts to plan and manage course development and related projects.
• Uses Asana or similar tools to document responsibilities, deadlines, milestones, and ownership across departments.
• Monitors and reports on project progress from initiation to delivery, including vendor communications and risk management.
• Creates project proposals and roadmaps with stakeholders, defining scope, deadlines, and responsibilities.
• Leads moderate to large project teams, designs plans, and monitors budget and resources to meet timelines.
• Identifies and reports organizational change issues and leads cross-department kick-off meetings.

Skills

Project mgmt

Communication

Leadership

Attention to detail

Writing proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Asana

Canvas

Job description

University of California, Berkeley Extension seeks a Strategic Initiatives and Projects Manager for Educational Design and Technology to plan and execute critical instructional design, media, and operations projects. You will support teams across departments to ensure timely course development and deployment of software and LTIs.

The role requires coordinating with academic leads, instructional design, media, marketing, and IT to meet milestones, with a focus on process implementation and risk