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McGraw Hill · 1 day ago

Program Manager

McGraw Hill is dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education. They are seeking a Program Manager to drive the end-to-end delivery of cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering collaboration across various teams.

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Responsibilities

You’ll drive the end-to-end, on-time delivery of cross-functional initiatives, including the planning, managing, monitoring, and reporting of critical workstreams, identifying and mitigating risks to program success, clearing roadblocks, and ensuring all work is being conducted efficiently, with transparency, and in close alignment with business goals, product strategies, partners, and leadership
You'll nurture high-performing agile development teams through coaching and mentorship while creating an environment that balances delivery with team well-being, energy, and engagement
You’ll be the central bridge between our technical, product, data science, authoring, engineering, UX, and vendor teams, to define cross-functional program objectives and success metrics, drive creation of roadmaps, create visibility and alignment across all workstreams, and ensure that we’re fostering healthy and productive working relationships with all our partners
You’ll partner with teams across the enterprise and with external partners to define program objectives, align cross-functional efforts, define success metrics, create clear roadmaps and milestones, and ensure everyone understands and is aligned to what success looks like for each initiative and how we’ll measure our progress toward that success
You'll establish and track meaningful metrics that help your agile software development teams understand their impact and progress. You'll create regular opportunities for the teams to reflect on what's working well and what needs adjustment, using data to guide improvements. You'll help make sure we're measuring what matters and acting on those insights
You’ll maintain a deep understanding of where and how to allocate people resources effectively across our key program initiatives to ensure we have enough of the right people in the right places at the right times
You’ll engage regularly with development teams, cross-functional partners, and leadership to communicate progress, updates, challenges, and outcomes across all workstreams within your program, with a focus on making complex information clear and actionable while also ensuring everyone involved understands the “what” and the “why”
You’ll contribute to our program management Community of Practice by creating, optimizing, and refining processes, with a keen eye toward those that also enhance the efficiency, scalability, and quality of our work

Qualification

Program ManagementAgile MethodologiesResource ManagementJiraConfluenceCross-Functional CollaborationExperience in EdTechExperience in Educational PublishingSmartsheetCommunication Skills

Required

3-5+ years' experience in program management in enterprise environments
1+ years' experience performing a scrum master function and/or coaching agile software development engineering teams
Experience with agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence
Proven track record of successfully managing complex, cross-functional programs
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
Strong technical understanding of software development processes and methodologies
Ability to translate technical concepts into business value and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Education, Business, Communication, or a related field

Preferred

Experience in Educational Publishing
Experience in EdTech industry
Experience with Smartsheet

Benefits

Base pay annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package
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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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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