[Hiring] Project Management Lead @Amplify

Role Description

As the Project Management Lead, you are the operational leader responsible for the on-time and in-budget execution and delivery health of Amplify's most critical product portfolios or cross-cutting enterprise initiatives. You partner with the Head of Product and leadership team on delivery strategy and organizational capability.

You oversee execution of the set of active projects, while also building and refining the delivery systems that empower cross-functional teams to do their best work. You are a master of process design, a mentor to project managers, and the primary point of contact for ensuring that the product/initiative strategy and concept is translated into a realistic, high-velocity execution project plan.

You Will...

• Architect the delivery framework - design and implement the operating rhythm and artifact/tool standards for your product area.
• Direct project delivery - oversee and support the development and execution of project schedules, dependency maps, and resource plans to deliver target outcomes.
• Bridge the content-software divide - lead the synchronization between our curriculum writers and software engineers.
• Manage team capacity and planning - own the resource-allocation model for your teams.
• Drive risk management and issue resolution - act as the ultimate escalation point for project blockers.
• Manage operational budgets - monitor project-level spending and ensure projects are delivered within approved financial parameters.
• Optimize the "print-to-digital" pipeline - collaborate with Supply Chain and Production to ensure that the hand-off from creative teams to manufacturing is seamless.
• Own vendor strategy and manage strategic partners - evaluate and select vendors, negotiate terms, and set performance standards.
• Pioneer AI efficiency - identify and implement AI-powered tools within the project management workflow.
• Mentor excellent project managers - directly manage and nurture the development of a team of project managers.
• Elevate the Project Management discipline - contribute to project management standards, templates, tooling decisions, and ways of working that improve delivery effectiveness across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5-8 Years of Experience with increasing people management experience in an EdTech, publishing, or SaaS environment.
• Expertise in project management and product development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum and Waterfall.
• Demonstrated Leadership: Experience managing at least 3–5 direct reports.
• Technical and Operational Literacy: Comfortable using advanced PM tools like Jira, Smartsheet, and Notion.
• Strategic Communication: Ability to synthesize granular project risks into clear health reports for product leadership.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading project management or operations teams.
• Deep fluency in Agile/Scrum for software and Waterfall for physical production.
• Track record of hiring, training, and retaining high-performing talent.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, designers, supply chain teammates, and content writers.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Commitment to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.