Senior Program Manager, Education Innovation & Portfolio

Cengage Group; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 117,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks a Sr. Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across Higher Education disciplines. You will align priorities, manage multi-team programs from planning through rollout, and deliver reusable capabilities.

You’ll establish governance, track progress against objectives, and communicate decisions with executives to drive impact for learners and institutions worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex programs across product strategy, content, technology, and commercial teams.
• Experience establishing operating models, governance, planning processes, and decision frameworks for complex multi-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into coordinated portfolios, roadmaps, workstreams, and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to identify patterns and common needs across multiple initiatives and drive alignment around shared capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a portfolio view across disciplines, connecting priorities, opportunities, capability needs, and planned work.
• Identify common capability needs across subjects and coordinate prioritization and sequencing.
• Define and track objectives and measurable outcomes, connecting program progress to business impact.
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks, and unresolved questions across disciplines.
• Surface decisions and drive alignment on a path forward with stakeholders.
• Coordinate Product, Content, Engineering, Go-to-Market and other teams through delivery, launch, and adoption.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams to remove blockers and drive execution.
• Ensure work is prioritized, well-defined, and aligned with strategic priorities.

Skills

Program management leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Education

PMP

PgMP

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Cengage Group seeks a Sr. Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across Higher Education disciplines. You will align priorities, manage multi-team programs from planning through rollout, and deliver reusable capabilities.

You’ll establish governance, track progress against objectives, and communicate decisions with executives to drive impact for learners and institutions worldwide.