Strategic Education Project Manager - Remote & Grants

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time remote within the U.S.

Travel within the U.S. up to 10%

Meaningful work in educational equity

Collaborative cross-team environment

Professional development in project mg

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, grant-funded initiatives in education. This remote role partners with research, product, and data science teams to maintain alignment, drive execution, and manage timelines and budgets across the portfolio.

You'll facilitate collaboration with external partners and funders, contribute to applied research and evaluation, and help advance mission-driven work nationwide, with up to 10% travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex externally funded projects in education or applied research.
• Strong alignment with educational equity and social impact.
• Proficient in project management tools like Asana for tracking timelines and deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate complex information into updates.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timelines, milestones, and deliverables across education projects and grants.
• Track budgets and produce regular reports.
• Facilitate planning and problem-solving across teams.
• Engage with external partners and funders to ensure alignment.
• Support research and evaluation deliverables and partner materials.
• Identify gaps in portfolio coordination and workflow.

Education

6+ years of experience managing complex externally funded projects in applied research or education settings

Tools

Asana

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, grant-funded initiatives in education. This remote role partners with research, product, and data science teams to maintain alignment, drive execution, and manage timelines and budgets across the portfolio.

You'll facilitate collaboration with external partners and funders, contribute to applied research and evaluation, and help advance mission-driven work nationwide, with up to 10% travel as needed.