eLearning Project Manager – Remote – job

GP Strategies Corporation is a global workforce transformation provider of organizational and technical performance learning solutions. GP Strategies’ solutions improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting, and business improvement services customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, power generation, renewable energy, automotive, financial services, technology, aerospace & defense industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information can be found at gpstrategies.com.

Responsibilities

• eLearning Project Development
• Directs and controls activities to meet budgeted financial objectives.
• Through experience, applies sound judgment, resolves issues/problems associated with business operations, internal/external facing projects and/or personnel issues.
• Makes decisions and recommendations that have an impact on the operations and/or client projects within defined area of responsibility.
• Maintains routine communications related to daily operations with subordinates, peers, and upper management to ensure alignment of efforts and attainment of pre-defined goals.
• Works closely with clients and internal teams to document scope and client expectations during project intake
• Coordinates supplier and client resources to create dev-ready content development projects
• Identifies and engages with subject matter experts
• Supports design of business- and development-ready learning solutions
• Manages multiple concurrent training-related design and development projects
• Manages constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost to deliver specified requirements
• Maintains records and documents repository
• Provides access to client tools, authoring tools, standards, testing hardware, source content
• Maintains critical paths and milestones
• Liaise with clients, internal teams, and external vendors to sustain project communications
• Addresses project delays or scope changes in a timely manner according to SLAs
• Identifies risks and works closely with client and internal service leads for prompt problem resolution and appropriate escalation procedures
• Works towards reducing costs and/or creating added value within the department, Business Unit or service line
• Confers with next level of management to ensure actions and practices of the department are aligning with the organizations business plan.
• Provides business related and technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers as appropriate.
• Establishes and reviews goals, objectives, and performance and development activities of assigned staff

Minimum Qualifications

• Three or more years’ experience managing projects, including monitoring project scope and budget, creating project schedules, managing project resources, resolving issues, and reporting status or equivalent
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects under aggressive deadlines

Desired Attributes

• Familiarity/experience with instructional design, adult learning, and/or content development (e.g., ADDIE, Agile) for common modalities (e.g., WBT/OLT, ILT, VILT, etc.)
• Familiarity/experience in Agile methodologies including SCRUM and Kanban
• Relationship development and management
• Operational and financial acumen
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Laser-sharp attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience in problem solving
• Collaborative approach to issue resolution
• Adaptability/flexibility, and dealing with ambiguity
• Positive, enthusiastic, “can do” approach to work