Western Governors University · 1 week ago
Project Manager II - Craft Education
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$73K/yr - $109K/yr
3+ years expWestern Governors University is dedicated to building a better future through education, and they are seeking a Project Manager II for Craft Education. This role involves overseeing project execution, ensuring stakeholder communication, and monitoring project statuses while working closely with various teams to develop project plans that align with strategic priorities.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Maintains a thorough and detailed understanding of all department projects, purpose and status and ensures projects meet outlined processes
Monitors, reports on, and makes visible project status, issues, resource requirements, dependencies, and project plans
Keeps stakeholders and departmental leadership informed of project statuses, including, but not limited to, milestone achievements, toll gate progress, risks, and any issues that may adversely affect project schedules. Full transparency is essential and monitoring of critical path elements with limited direction and leading through influence are essential skills
Documents project deliverables, outputs, and notes that capture why key project decisions were made and keeps project management records and systems accurate and up to date. Produce audit reports as necessary to provide to funders that are external. Professional writing and ability to translate technical terms in plain speak are essential
Understands departmental strategic priorities and influences the actions and work efforts of team members in line with those priorities
Works closely with product team, content creators and other department stakeholders to align priorities and progress on all projects. Manages traffic of incoming new requests - validates that appropriate requirements are included
Produces timely and accurate reports as directed. Regular weekly progress report of Project Tasks completed, priorities for upcoming week, dependencies
Provides input to Product and Technical teams leadership to develop or refine project management procedures and processes for the purpose of improving efficiency and meet external parties’ requirements
Develops realistic project plans and schedules by analyzing organizational process assets, enterprise environmental factors, task dependencies, resource requirements, work breakdown, and departmental strategy and priorities. This is in partnership with product and tech not unilaterally
Ensures projects meet organizational standards and are managed in accordance with applicable policies, processes, and procedures
Conducts retrospective work on closed/ completed projects to document lessons learned in conjunction with associate PJM, and prepares retrospective documentation, as well as recommendations, for review at the program level for consideration in future CQI efforts, and/ or potential redevelopment needs
May conduct data analysis, research course and program level information as requested during the analysis phases of other projects
May work to mentor Associate PJM and develops team leadership skills and team initiatives
Track project costs to meet budget
Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Three (3) years of experience as the assigned project manager of executive-sponsored projects, with sole responsibility for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
Strong written and oral communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office
Background knowledge/experience of curriculum
History of successful execution of projects that impact an entire organization
Professional integrity that represents the educational standards within higher education
Excellent leadership and project management skills
Works well in a team environment
Ability to influence change and motivate others
Solid technical and problem-solving skills
Ability to plan and meet schedules
Ability to use project management systems and tools
Ability to identify and communicate critical path and obstacles to key parties
Must be driven independently to meet requirements and ensure work maintains execution according to schedule
Preferred
Experience in higher education, WGU, and program development preferred
Master's degree from an accredited institution or higher in relevant field
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred
Green or Black Belt Certification
Benefits
Bonuses
Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
Health savings account and flexible spending account
Basic and voluntary life insurance
Disability coverage
Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
Legal and identity theft coverage
Retirement savings plan
Wellbeing program
Discounted WGU tuition
Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
11 paid holidays
Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
Company
Western Governors University
Western Governors University focuses on improving lives by creating pathways to opportunity for its students.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Kauffman Foundation
2025-05-08Grant
Leadership Team
Stephen Herzig
Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
Kacey Thorne
Senior Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
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