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Mission EdReports.org is at the forefront of the curriculum reform movement. By increasing the capacity of educators to identify and demand the highest quality curriculum, EdReports.org is both disrupting a multibillion-dollar market and transforming the way students are taught and ultimately perform. With the firm belief that what is taught matters and that all students deserve high quality materials, EdReports.org publishes free, online, evidence-rich reviews of instructional materials. Explore our organization's core competencies in greater detail here . Planning to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for your application, interview prep, or for other means of assistance throughout the hiring process? Click here to review our AI guidance before proceeding. Purpose of Position The Director, Project Management will establish and lead EdReports' Project Management function at a pivotal moment in the organization's product transformation. Reporting to the Chief of Staff—who functions as the Chief of Program Management across the organization—this role will operate as a senior delivery and operating-model leader, partnering closely with the Managing Director of Product Management and other senior leaders. As the first hire for this team, the Director will help stand up the Review Design Innovation team—one of EdReports' first formal product teams—and will play a central role in translating organizational strategy into coordinated, reliable delivery. This leader will both do the work—leading complex, cross-functional initiatives—and teach the work by building shared understanding, systems, and practices that enable empowered teams to inform executive decision-making. Over the next year, the Director will hire, develop, and lead a team of Project Managers who steward delivery, embedded Product Operations, and transparency across EdReports' product and program portfolio. Key Responsibilities Responsibilities: Establish and lead the Project Management function, including defining standards, tools, and operating rhythms that support a product-led, learning-driven delivery model. Partner closely with the Managing Director of Product Management and product leaders to translate strategy, roadmaps, OKRs, and governance decisions into clear delivery commitments. Lead delivery and embedded Product Operations for high-priority initiatives, pilots, and launches within the Review Design Innovation team and beyond. Design, operationalize, and continuously improve portf Please mention the word **KINDLINESS** and tag RMjYwNzo1MzAwOjIwZDo3ZDAwOjo= when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjYwNzo1MzAwOjIwZDo3ZDAwOjo=). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.

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