Senior Project Manager

Amplify; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplify is seeking a Senior Project Manager to orchestrate end-to-end delivery across curriculum, software, and production for large-scale launches. You will own the critical path, manage dependencies, and align writers, designers, and partners to hit milestones with excellence.

You will lead planning rituals, coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate progress with data-driven updates. The role blends digital and physical product readiness in a fast-paced EdTech environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years managing complex projects in EdTech, software, or publishing.
• Strong ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across content, software, production and operations.
• Proven capability to manage risk, plan milestones, and communicate clearly with editors, engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate end-to-end delivery of large-scale initiatives across curriculum, software and production.
• Master the critical path and shield launch dates from risks and blockers.
• Drive risk mitigation and proactive problem-solving across teams.
• Lead planning and execution rituals with clear ownership and follow-through.
• Own readiness for physical, digital, and service components of product launches.
• Analyze velocity and capacity to improve team throughput and schedule reliability.
• Plan resources 2–3 quarters ahead to prevent burnout and disruption.
• Manage vendor contracts, statements of work, and performance for renewals.

Skills

Project management

Agile/Scrum

Waterfall/Stage-Gate

Jira

Smartsheet

Tools

Monday.com

Airtable

Job description

Overview

Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We are a leader in K-12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science, building instructional experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent system. Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and six continents.

For more information, visit Amplify.com.

Job Description

Senior Project Manager is the operational heartbeat of a cross-functional product team. You orchestrate the delivery of complex projects spanning software features, digital content, service design, and physical materials. You own the critical path, anticipate risks before they become blockers, and ensure writers, designers, and partners work in sync to hit launch and readiness milestones with excellence.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate complex delivery — lead end-to-end execution of large-scale initiatives (e.g., full grade-band curriculum refresh, major platform feature launch, ready-to-launch for a group of products), managing dependencies between curriculum writing, software engineering, physical production, and service readiness across teams.

• Master the critical path — map and manage the high-stakes timeline, identify long-lead items (e.g., print manufacturing or complex software integrations), and ensure the team focuses on high-leverage work to protect the launch date.

• Drive risk mitigation and problem-solving — proactively identify project risks and implement mitigations to restore project health; know when to escalate and ask for help.

• Facilitate high-impact rituals — design and lead planning and execution meetings with clear objectives and documented ownership and follow-through.

• Own physical, digital, and service readiness — collaborate with Supply Chain to manage the BOM, tracking and QA of physical kit components and digital assets for commercial launch.

• Optimize team throughput — analyze velocity and capacity; identify friction points and implement process improvements.

• Strategic resource planning — look 2-3 quarters ahead to anticipate staffing, capacity constraints, and production peaks to prevent burnout and delivery disruption.

• Manage vendors and partners — set up agreements, negotiate statements of work, hold vendors accountable, and evaluate performance for renewals or changes.

• Communicate with precision — provide stakeholders with data-backed updates on progress, scope trade-offs, and resource needs.

How You Work

• You anticipate and adapt — foresee delays months ahead and adjust the plan accordingly.

• You lead with influence — use logic and relationships to rally a team around tight deadlines without direct authority; negotiate priorities between departments without escalation.

• You use data to drive improvements — apply metrics to prove process improvements and inform further adjustments.

• You are outcomes-oriented — ensure deliverables meet quality standards and the definition of done.

• You are the calm in the storm — thrive in high-pressure environments, providing structure and clarity during crunch time.

• You are a systems thinker — automate administrative tasks, identify cross-project patterns, and improve process flows to maximize high-value work.

Basic Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience managing complex projects in EdTech, software, or creative publishing.

• Hybrid Methodology Fluency: Agile/Scrum for software with Waterfall/Stage-Gate for print and physical production.

• Mastery of a blended product — shipping products that live in both web and physical spaces.

• Advanced tooling skills — Jira and Smartsheet (or Monday.com/Airtable); ability to build dashboards and trackers.

• Strong communication — explain software delays to editors and design constraints to engineers.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions on qualifications and merit and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email [e-mail].

If you are selected for employment, a background check may be required, and you may need to provide additional documentation such as proof of vaccination or undergo enhanced background screening where required by laws and district policies.

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.

Compensation Range: $100K - $106K