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Technical Project Manager -100% Remote
Location - Columbus, OH
Duration - 12+ Months
Rate - DOE

Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager with a strong background in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) deployment and organization change management. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing the successful planning, execution, and delivery of AVD deployment projects while managing the organizational changes associated with implementing new technologies. This role requires a combination of technical expertise, project management skills, and the ability to navigate and drive change within an organization.
Responsibilities

1. Project Planning and Execution
   • Lead end-to-end project management for AVD deployment initiatives, including planning, resource allocation, and timeline management.
   • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
2. Technical Expertise:
   • Leverage your experience in AVD deployment to provide technical guidance and insights throughout the project lifecycle.
   • Work closely with technical teams to ensure the successful implementation and integration of AVD solutions.
3. Change Management:
   • Develop and implement strategies for managing organizational change related to AVD deployment.
   • Identify and address potential resistance to change, ensuring a smooth transition for end-users and stakeholders.
4. Stakeholder Communication:
   • Communicate project status, milestones, and risks to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with organizational goals.
   • Facilitate regular meetings to update project teams and stakeholders on progress and upcoming milestones.
5. Risk Management:
   • Identify and mitigate project risks by implementing effective risk management strategies.
   • Proactively address challenges and roadblocks to keep the project on track.
6. Quality Assurance:
   • Ensure the quality of AVD deployments by implementing best practices and conducting thorough testing and validation processes.
   • Collaborate with quality assurance teams to establish and maintain high standards.
7. Documentation:
   • Oversee the creation and maintenance of project documentation, including project plans, timelines, and technical specifications.
   • Ensure that documentation is clear, comprehensive, and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
8. Training and Support:
   • Develop training programs to educate end-users and support teams on AVD deployment changes.
   • Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting assistance as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager, with a focus on AVD deployment and organization change management.
• Strong understanding of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and associated technologies.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Experience in change management, with a focus on guiding organizations through technology adoption.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• PMP or similar project management certification is a plus.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with other Microsoft Azure services.
• Knowledge of ITIL principles.
• Previous experience in large-scale organizational change initiatives.

• Lead end-to-end project management for critical technology initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of initiatives including:
  
  • Data Classification & Governance
  • Isilon Storage Migration
  • Managed FTP Implementation
  • DNS Cleanup & Optimization
  • Enterprise OneDrive Implementation
• Partner closely with IT leadership, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to align project goals with organizational priorities.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and roadblocks while driving timely resolution.
• Manage project documentation, budgets, reporting, and executive updates.
• Apply best practices in project governance, change management, and stakeholder communication.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience managing complex technology projects in enterprise environments.
• PMP Certification (or equivalent) required.
• Proven success leading infrastructure and application-related initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Strong technical understanding of data management, storage, cloud platforms, and enterprise collaboration tools.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• passion for problem-solving and driving innovation through structure and process.

• Lead mission-critical projects that directly impact enterprise-wide IT strategy.
• Collaborate with highly skilled technical teams in a supportive, growth-focused environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Be part of an organization investing in modernization and innovation.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders and team members.
• Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget management.
• Manage project risks, issues, and changes effectively, implementing mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate and lead project team meetings, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
• Track project progress and performance, reporting key metrics to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party integrations as needed.
• Facilitate project closure, including post-mortem reviews and lessons learned.
• Mentor junior project managers and team members.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in project management, with a significant focus on technology projects.
• Proven experience managing software development, infrastructure, or IT implementation projects.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, MS Project).
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Experience with risk management and change control processes.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is highly preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience in cross-functional team leadership.

• Lead the planning, execution, and closing of complex technical projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and resources effectively.
• Develop detailed project plans, including work breakdown structures, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Facilitate project meetings, including kickoff, status updates, and retrospectives.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, developing mitigation and contingency plans.
• Manage communication with stakeholders, providing regular project updates and escalating issues as needed.
• Oversee software development processes, ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards.
• Manage relationships with vendors and third-party service providers.
• Ensure the successful deployment and integration of technical solutions.
• Mentor and guide junior project managers and team members.
• Utilize project management tools and methodologies to track progress and ensure efficient project execution.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes and standards.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project management, with at least 5 years focused on managing technical projects, particularly software development or IT infrastructure.
• Proven experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall project management.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and various development methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Asana, MS Project).
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with stakeholder management and effective communication across different levels of an organization.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification is highly desirable.

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget management.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Conduct project post-mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure deliverables meet quality standards.
• Track project milestones and deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Present project status reports to stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree or MBA is a plus.
• PMP, Prince2, or Agile certification is highly preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Demonstrable experience managing large-scale software development, cloud migration, or IT infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), and Waterfall.
• Excellent knowledge of project management software (e.g., Jira, Asana, Microsoft Project).
• Proficiency in risk management, change management, and stakeholder management.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead and motivate teams in a dynamic environment.

• Lead and manage complex software development projects from initiation to completion.
• Develop detailed project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation.
• Manage project risks, issues, and changes effectively.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and ensure adherence to agile principles.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders at all levels.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with project teams, stakeholders, and clients.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements.
• Continuously improve project management processes and methodologies.

Build the Future
At McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being.

How can you make an impact?

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for working with a wide range of stakeholders to plan, schedule, execute, track, and deliver roadmap projects on-time, on-scope, and on-quality. The PM will partner with technical product management, engineering, QA, and business partners to identify and honor critical milestones, remove obstacles or risks that threaten a successful delivery, and to lead agile teams to completion of commitments. The PM is the chief promise keeper of achieving agreed upon milestones, the primary facilitator of collaboration both within and across teams, and the first responder to resolving and reporting impediments.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

What You'll Do:

• Chief promise keeper for achieving agreed upon milestones in committed projects/programs, as well as maintained software
• Proactively identifies and removes impediments to ensure successful delivery of team commitments across a program
• Actively monitors schedule compliance - i.e., enforcing and/or monitoring, and escalating when there is a potential issue across a program
• Owns and drives issue resolution and risk mitigation across a program
• Ensures teams/stakeholders focus on both intermediate milestones and end-to-end delivery of the user experience
• Drives commitments to completion on-time, on-scope, and on-quality across one or more program
• Facilitates the successful release of projects/programs (e.g. Go/No Go meetings, documented release plans, etc.)
• Monitors and drives tech ticket maintenance and resolution

• Coaches and facilitates one or more scrum teams, and also leads other Project Managers
• Champions agile methodologies throughout the development process
• Ensures understanding of and execution of the SDLC
• Monitors team progress and redirects as needed for success
• Actively shields the team from distractions during the sprint
• Monitors and nurtures the health/morale of team

• Ensures all projects/programs are executed with excellence
• Understands and tracks roadmap commitments after proper prioritization
• Recognizes cross-project and cross-team interdependencies and communicates accordingly to expose and mitigate potential risks
• Escalates issues across impacted projects and teams
• Ensures the charter is complete, approved, and a living document to reflect the current state of a project/program
• Establishes team norms that participants support
• Maintains a precise and accurate decision log that is communicated to stakeholders to ensure visibility and traceability for key decisions
• Executes successful kick-offs, iteration 0's, and dependency resolution
• Maintains project artifacts

• Effectively communicates within and across teams to ensure successful collaboration
• Demonstrates skills in leadership, negotiation, conflict management, communication, and critical thinking
• Owns and manages communication plan for project
• Adjusts communication style and delivery for team/audience
• Diplomatically addresses issues with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Works out dependency issues and escalates when necessary
• Takes and shares accurate notes with the right level of detail for the intended audience
• Owns agenda creation (establishing, circulating, and keeping refreshed), including appropriate attendee identification, invitation, and confirmation that required attendees can/do attend

What You Bring:

1. • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field preferred. Advanced degree is a plus.
   • In depth knowledge of software development and adoption, ideally in Ed Tech.
   • Project management experience required managing a project timeline, resources, and scope in order to meet business requirements.
   • Self-motivated and well-organized; able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure.
   • Outstanding oral and written communication skills required.
   • Strong organizational, planning and prioritization skills required.
   • Adequate product knowledge and understanding of markets/customers.
   • Proven ability to build and lead strong teams, as well as other Project Managers.
   • Experience building and scaling highly-engaged, high performing product teams in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
   • Exceptional problem solving skills.
   • History of building effective relationships at all levels.
   • Ability to function successfully across matrix environments.
   • Scrum master experience as a coach / facilitator and proficiency in an agile project management environment are required.
   • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
   • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification is a plus.
   • Experience in consulting, working with business partners, and external vendors utilizing both traditional and rapid/lightweight project management is desired.

Competencies:

1. • Ability to work with cross-functional teams in an agile software development environment.
   • Adept at leading dispersed team members across offices/time-zones.
   • Adaptable to changes in business opportunities and priorities.
   • Diplomatic in managing expectations, behaviors, and personalities.
   • Ability to see the big picture of a project/program, as well as the detail necessary to drive its successful delivery.
   • Comfort with driving issues and risks to resolution/mitigation.
   • Resilience in proactively removing impediments to ensure successful delivery of team commitments.

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively building experiences that will help shape the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $93,950 - $135,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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