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The College Board Project Manager, AP Design And Non-test Publications in Denver, Colorado
Project Manager, AP Design and Non-test Publications
College Board - AP&I
Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).
Type: This is a full-time position
About the Team
The Advanced Placement team supports College Board in serving more than seven million students a year as they prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success - speci?cally through the Advanced Placement (AP) Program. With more than 38 courses in a variety of subject areas, we are committed to promoting innovation, equity, and excellence for generations of students.
The AP design team-currently consisting of two individuals-works with internal stakeholders ensure their products, resources, and outreach materials serve their audiences effectively while remaining on brand. The AP Exam Administration Information group within the AP Program Information team manages the development and delivery of critical instructions and messages to schools throughout the year, from exam ordering in the fall through administration of AP Exams in May. You'll be joining a small, highly collaborative, and results-oriented team.
About the Opportunity
As the Project Manager, AP Design and Non-test Publications, you are a key member of the AP Program Information team. To support the AP Design team, you will be responsible for the management of design projects from inception to execution-including planning, monitoring, and delivering successful projects that are on time and meet or exceed project objectives You will be critical in helping support high quality graphic design projects, working with internal vendor management, and cross collaborating with a variety of internal clients across Advanced Placement.To support the AP Exam Administration Information team, you will develop and maintain project schedules, update status reports and dashboards, and engage with internal colleagues and external vendors to ensure schedule and project status alignment
You have expertise in project management, organization, and prioritization. You not only have technical analysis skills and the ability to balance multiple projects at once, but also superb interpersonal and communication skills. You have strong, yet kind management skills with the ability to understand, motivate, inspire trust, and build rapport with peers and leadership; a team player eager to troubleshoot challenges, share your knowledge, and learn from others.
In this role, you will:
Plan, Schedule & Improve (70%)
Oversee workload capacity for the internal design team, coordinate project timelines, budgetary needs, and effectively communicate project status with multiple internal clients.
Run daily standup meetings with design team to track progress, assess risks, and stay consistently informed on the progress of all projects. Resolve any issues with appropriate stakeholders.
Maintain Jira tickets and Smartsheet progress tracker in support of multiple projects for both design team and Exam Administration information team, while making suggestions for improvements and efficiencies.
Engage with internal and external clients for both design team and Exam Administration information team to generate project estimates, scope or budget as necessary, and manage purchase orders, approvals, invoices and tracking in relation to projects produced through Vendor Management.
Develop prioritized requirements for AP program initiatives, including supporting data and stakeholder analysis, and manage stakeholder alignment within AP and across other divisions.
Manage prioritized backlog items across AP, coordinating within AP Delivery agile processes and across divisions to manage activity from requirements through solution implementation.
Maintain constant knowledge of current and upcoming projects, manage communication around shifting priorities with key stakeholders to ensure positive workflow.
Utilize principles of project management and agile practices to achieve pace and maintain flexibility, promoting transparency and aligned stakeholder understanding.
Proactively drive process improvements that will enable the team to be efficient and ensure quality.
Support AP exam administration team with annual Smartsheet project plan rollovers.
Analyze, Forecast & Communicate (30%)
- Analyze options with a particular focus on rapid clarification and resolution of complex or emergent issues, including costs, challenges, benefits, and recommended course of action and/or key open questions.