Sr. Project Manager

American College of Education; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

American College of Education seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional initiatives using a blend of traditional project management and agile practices. You will coordinate multiple teams, remove blockers, and drive continuous improvement to deliver measurable business impact for students.

You will influence prioritization at the leadership level, manage risk and stakeholders, and ensure delivery aligns with enterprise priorities while maintaining a strong

Qualifications

• Demonstrated autonomy and accountability across complex initiatives.
• Ability to influence prioritization at leadership level.
• Strong conflict resolution across stakeholders.
• Experience translating strategic goals into executable delivery plans.
• Proven track record delivering organizational Agile transformation.

Responsibilities

• Leads Agile application and evolution across multiple teams to align delivery with objectives.
• Coordinates multiple Agile teams and large cross-functional initiatives with product, engineering and business stakeholders.
• Defines and enforces governance, quality standards and best practices to improve predictability and delivery.
• Manages risks, dependencies and scope for large projects, guiding executives to resolve conflicts and ensure delivery.
• Establishes data-driven delivery metrics (velocity, throughput, KPIs) to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Autonomy & accountability

Prioritization & trade-offs

Conflict resolution

Delivery alignment to strategy

Agile transformation

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Team collaboration

Proactive risk management

Job description

Who You Are

You are a strategic delivery leader who can influence outcomes across the organization and align complex initiatives to enterprise priorities. You bring a strong balance of execution, excellence, and strategic thinking, ensuring delivery drives measurable business impact. You are enthusiastic about helping students achieve their educational goals. You are comfortable operating in both structured and agile environments, applying the right approach to achieving results. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are effective at leading cross-functional teams toward shared goals. You communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership, and bring a strong attention to detail in managing complex delivery efforts. You are adaptable, pragmatic, and capable of driving accountability while fostering team effectiveness. You are comfortable working remotely and have experience collaborating with others in a virtual environment. You possess a strong attention to detail.

As the Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of cross-functional initiatives through a combination of strong project management discipline and agile practices. You ensure successful outcomes by integrating people, process, and technology-while also serving as a Scrum Master where needed to support team execution, remove blockers, and drive continuous improvement.

Compensation

ACE is committed to paying a competitive wage while staying true to our mission of maintaining high quality, affordable programs for our students. The starting salary range for this position is $120,000 plus all full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus. Offers vary depending on education, prior experience, and expertise being applied to the role.

What We Look for in the Ideal Candidate

• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability across complex initiatives
• Proven ability to influence prioritization and trade-off decisions at the leadership level
• Strong ability to manage and resolve conflict across cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience driving alignment across competing business priorities.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into executable delivery plans.
• Demonstrated success improving delivery performance through metrics and process optimization.
• Experience driving organizational change and Agile transformation.
• Proven ability to align delivery to business strategy and measurable outcomes.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate at senior leadership levels.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and define structure where none exists
• Ability to lead delivery in high- pressure environments with competing priorities
• Drives collaboration and alignment across cross-functional teams and leadership stakeholders
• Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs
• Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills
• Follows established processes as outlined by organization and leadership
• Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set
• Consistently produces a high volume of quality work
• Capable, adapts as needed, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel
• Must support and embrace the College's Impact mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
• Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time critical problems
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team-player
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Builds and maintains student satisfaction
• Recognizes and anticipates student needs

Day to Day Responsibilities

In this role you will wear different hats, but your skills will be especially essential in the following areas:

• Leads the strategic application and evolution of Agile (Scrum and scaled frameworks) across multiple teams to align delivery with business objectives and measurable outcomes.
• Leads and coordinates multiple Agile teams and large, complex cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Defines and enforces project and initiative-level delivery governance, quality standards, and delivery best practices to improve predictability, scalability, and delivery performance.
• Drives proactive risk, dependency, and scope management across large projects and strategic initiatives, escalating and influencing executive stakeholders to resolve competing priorities and ensure delivery success.
• Establishes and drives data-driven delivery metrics (velocity, predictability, throughput, outcome based KPIs) to continuously i