Senior Specialist, Project Management Support

Teaching Lab; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative non-profit organization is seeking a Senior Specialist in Project Management Support to enhance project planning and execution for educational initiatives. This role is essential for driving impactful partnerships and improving educator practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management methodologies and experience with tools like Monday.com. Join a dedicated team committed to transforming teacher professional learning and making a difference in K-12 education. This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to grow within a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with project management methodologies such as AgilePM, scrum, or lean.
• At least one year of experience with project management systems.
• Ability to gather and analyze data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Implement project management planning and support strategy.
• Act as a liaison to assigned partner projects.
• Engage in continuous learning and provide training to team members.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's or Advanced Degree

Tools

Monday.com

Asana

Jira

Job description

Senior Specialist, Project Management Support for a 125+ employee (and growing) remote education non-profit providing professional learning to K-12 educators nationally

Type of Vacancy: Salaried, full-time

Start date: July 2025

Location: Remote

Report to: Senior Manager, Project Management Support

Supervises: None.

Compensation: The full salary range for this position is $65,500 - $99,075 annually. This range represents the full earning potential for the role, including opportunities for salary growth over time based on performance, tenure, and organizational budget. The anticipated hiring range for this position is $65,500 - $86,401. Teaching Lab will generally cap salaries for new employees at 105% of the midpoint of the full salary range ($86,401) to allow for continued growth in the role over time.There are two types of experience being considered for this role: Experience that is directly relevant to the role and Total Working Experience, in all fields. This includes: internships, part-time work, and consulting work. In collaboration with the hiring manager, the People and Culture team calculates experience based on the candidate’s most current resume. When calculating the offer, consideration is given to candidates who possess additional qualifications (i.e., desired qualifications).

Teaching Lab is an equal-opportunity employer committed to reflecting the diversity of the students we serve. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this role.

WHO WE ARE

Teaching Lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning. We envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable life-long learning and meaningful lives. In partnership with teachers, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomes. We also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changes. To learn more about Teaching Lab, explore our website at www.teachinglab.org.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Senior Specialist, Project Management Support provides technical project planning and project management support for complex partnership projects aligned with Teaching Lab’s strategic goals. The Senior Specialist, Project Management Support, also provides technical support to enhance team members’ capacity for effective project management to increase project impact. This role is critical in Teaching Lab’s mission to positively impact educator practice in service of increased student learning.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Primary responsibilities for the Senior Specialist, Project Management Support include:
• Implement project management planning and support strategy
• Implement Teaching Lab’s overall project management planning and support strategy
• Act as a liaison to assigned partner projects, and collaborate with Project Leads and Client Partnership Managers to: 1) utilize templates for project planning and project management using monday.com, 2) create and iterate on project management tools such as, but not limited to, logistics boards to meet project needs, 3) create reports and communicate with team members and stakeholders on the status of projects, including identifying risks and offering appropriate mitigation strategies, and 4) hold shared responsibility for excellent projects that are responsive to partner needs by ensuring effective use of project planning and management tools and processes
• Help build the buy-in for and mindset toward project planning and project management as key to launching and executing timely and high-quality projects
• In collaboration with other members of the Project Management Support Team, create and implement opportunities to build project planning and project management capacity for all team members throughout their employee cycle, including new employee onboarding
• Support the development, iteration, user-testing, and finalization of project management planning and support tools
• Support the organization of monday.com to ensure efficient use
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration
• Participate in efforts to engage with team members across the organization to identify project planning and project management needs
• Engage in additional work as needed to meet organizational business needs and priorities
• Engage in internal project flex teams to support non-client-facing, but critical programmatic projects
• Engage in continuous learning
• Stay abreast of key research and guidance in the field, attend learning experiences to build skills and competencies in project planning and project management
• Engage in personal and organized learning opportunities as a team member at a values-based and mission-focused organization.
• Seek and respond to feedback from team members and adjust strategies and operations related to project management accordingly
• Create and deliver training to other team members on core skills or competencies within the Senior Specialist, Project Management Support role which is also transferable and critical for other roles.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Operations & Technology department leadership and/or Executive Team.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND KEY SUCCESS INDICATORS (KSI)

• The Senior Specialist, Project Management Support is accountable for achieving goals set in collaboration with their manager, aligned with annual goals, and especially, Key Success Indicators (KSI). Below are examples of measured outcomes for Key Success Indicators (KSI).Additional information will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.
• As applicable, within the role, model the radical commitments for our values.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Education, Work Experience, and Knowledge
• Associate’s Degree
• Two (2) or more years of combined experience with project management methodologies such as AgilePM, scrum, waterfall or lean methodologies
• At least one (1) year of experience working with a project management system (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, Jira, etc) to record and visualize project progress
• Experience gathering, cleaning, preparing, analyzing, and interpreting data
• Values, Skills, and Competencies
• Strong commitment to growth mindset for both adults and students, and a desire to work collaboratively to grow team skills and capabilities
• Compelling communication and influence skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build rapport quickly
• Strong organizational skills
• Reliable and consistently completes work in a timely manner with high quality

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree
• Certifications such as Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Program Management Professional (PMP)
• Experience with K-12 education

WORKING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work a flexible schedule to support operational needs
• Ability to perform the essential project, duties and responsibilities with or without accommodation
• All team members are expected to support program/project needs which could mean that you play multiple roles at Teaching Lab (i.e., project lead, support, subject matter expert, etc.).
• Travel could be required for the role. Travel is determined based on business needs and can vary depending on partnership/contract requirements.

TEACHING LAB’S VALUES AND COMPETENCIES

• Teaching Lab seeks to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning by reaching more educators every year with the highest impact programming.

Teaching Lab’s ultimate goals are:

• Educators learn more than they would without us
• Students learn more than they would without us, in a way that cannot be predicted by race, gender, or family income
• Educators we serve say they love our approach, and they want to keep doing it to advance educational equity

All employees are expected to embrace Teaching Lab Values, which are necessary to develop Teaching Lab Competencies, which help us to achieve our Ultimate Goals.

• Collaboration & Responsive Service
• Resilient Solution-Finding
• Research & Learning With Humility
• Accountable Excellence
• Equity & Justice

CLOSING DATE

• This position opened on May 5, 2025 and will close on May 9, 2025. All applications received between May 5, 2025 and May 9, 2025 will be reviewed by the hiring team.

Application Terms & Conditions:

I understand that any falsification or omission of information from this Employment Application can disqualify me from employment (includes rescinding an offer of employment or if hired, employment termination).

I understand that this Employment Application is not an offer of employment. If employed, employment is at will, and either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time.

I understand that if I am offered a conditional offer of employment, it would be contingent upon successful pre-work checks, which include references and verifications/checks for a social security number, education, employment, criminal records search (national and county), global watch list, and sex offender status. Depending on a specific partnership/contract requirement, the criminal background check process could include fingerprinting. At Teaching Lab’s discretion and with an individual’s signed consent, other checks could be completed based on the nature of the position. Moreover, I understand that Teaching Lab participates in a background monitoring service that provides updates for criminal records and sex offender status.

I understand that if I am offered and accept an offer of employment, I will be required to complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9), and provide supporting documents within three days of my hire date. Non-compliance will result in termination of employment. Teaching Lab participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Teaching Lab is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including terminating your employment. Teaching Lab can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. EVerify and Right to Work posters.

I understand that if I am offered and accept an offer of employment, if I have a need for an accommodation related to a disabling (medical) condition that the request must be communicated to People & Culture for review and approval. All requests will be considered as part of the Americans with Disabilities Interactive Process.

I understand that if I am offered and accept an offer of employment, Teaching Lab has an expectation to be the primary employer for all employees. Specifically, having another full-time employer in addition to full-time employment at Teaching Lab is not permitted, and no other employment or outside contracting relationship of any kind is permitted unless otherwise disclosed on the Outside Work Disclosure form and approved by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Employees who are found in violation of this expectation will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including separation from employment.

I understand that if I am offered and accept an offer of employment, I must undergo a 90 day introductory period. During this time, appropriateness for the role and performance are evaluated. At the end of the 90 day introductory period, Teaching Lab and/or the employee can end the employment relationship at will.

Teaching Lab has a payroll direct deposit program. I understand that if I am employed, I am not required to enroll in Teaching Lab’s payroll direct deposit program, and I would be paid via a paper check.

I understand that if I am employed, all work materials/resources that are provided by Teaching Lab are considered property of Teaching Lab, and are solely for the use of work for Teaching Lab.

I understand that if I am employed, I will be required to sign acknowledgment of receipt and abide by all policies and procedures, requirements, and expectations as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

In relation to the position that I am applying for, I voluntarily give Teaching Lab consent to make a thorough investigation of my background, and release from liability all parties in connection with the supply and use of such information.

The submission of my application serves as acknowledgment and agreement to the above terms and conditions.