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McGraw Hill · 14 hours ago

Director, Global Business Services Program Management

McGraw Hill is dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education. The Director, Global Business Services Program Management will drive corporate strategy and operational efficiency, empowering teams to achieve strategic growth and improve experiences for users.

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Responsibilities

Accountable for driving corporate strategy, vision, goal setting, and execution with other key corporate leaders as well as stakeholders from all business units across the company. Role has an emphasis on Global Business Services related initiatives (e.g. Finance, Procurement, Operations, general Shared Services) and/or where the role crosses over to business unit functions
Identify new efficiency-driving, cost-saving, and money-generating opportunities to unlock value across Global Business Services as well as all areas of the company, and business-enabling initiatives to support growth and efficiency programs
Collaborate with external subject matter experts and internal teams to analyze current operating models, identify improvement opportunities, design new ways of working, and build business cases for positive change
Manage, oversee, and successfully execute multiple cross-functional, complex initiatives by demonstrating excellent organizational skills, project management expertise, resource allocation management, acumen enforcing governance and compliance, change management expertise, and effective risk and issue mitigation oversight. Mobilize teams to execute at a rapid pace by ensuring resourcing and a clear understanding of roles, metrics, milestones, timing, priorities, and activities
Engage and motivate stakeholders with clear, transparent, and collaborative communication to gain buy in and create excitement for corporate strategies and initiatives
Establish critical metrics and run the performance management cadence to ensure progress across all metrics and milestones and create transparency into status, barriers, and risks

Qualification

Financial modellingProcurement OperationsProject managementPMP certificationSix Sigma certificationMS Office proficiencyCapacity planningCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
Minimum of 8 years of work experience in project management, process refinement, leading large-scale enterprise-level initiatives
Prior experience working in a Finance and/or Procurement Operations role
Professional and proactive in establishing and nurturing strong relationships internally and externally
Highly proficient in MS Office, specifically in use of MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint
Highly analytical with strong financial modelling skills, including financial statement analysis
Strong organizational skills, detail oriented, with the ability to manage a high volume of deliverables, multiple projects concurrently, and meet tight deadlines
Excellent communication skills and business acumen

Preferred

PMP, Six Sigma or similar certification and procurement experience
MS Project, Smartsheet expertise
Capacity planning experience

Benefits

An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package
A full range of medical and/or other benefits

Company

McGraw Hill

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We are a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world.

H1B Sponsorship

McGraw Hill has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (27)
2024 (13)
2023 (23)
2022 (37)
2021 (27)
2020 (28)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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2025-07-24IPO
2021-09-30Private Equity
2021-06-15Acquired

Leadership Team

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Lloyd G. Waterhouse
CEO & President
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Simon Allen
President & CEO
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