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Reporting Project Manager - 81723
The Project Manager is a seasoned professional who combines deep project management expertise with a strong focus on customer service and stakeholder engagement. The Project Manager has an understanding of multiple project management frameworks (e.g., Waterfall, Agile) and the ability to tailor approaches to projects of varying scope, complexity, and team composition. The Project Manager serves as the primary liaison for a key consortium member in support of their use of the Smarter Balanced assessment reporting system, and the Project Manager manages the full project lifecycle - from initiation and planning through execution and closure - to ensure that member needs and expectations are clearly understood, communicated, and met.
Initial Review Date: 10/27/2025 (posted until filled)
The Project Manager is a seasoned professional who combines deep project management expertise with a strong focus on customer service and stakeholder engagement. The Project Manager has an understanding of multiple project management frameworks (e.g., Waterfall, Agile) and the ability to tailor approaches to projects of varying scope, complexity, and team composition. In addition to managing the full project lifecycle - from initiation and planning through execution and closure - the Project Manager serves as a key liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring that customer needs and expectations are clearly understood, communicated, and met.
Initial Review Date: 10/27/2025 (posted until filled)
Tools for Teachers Coordinator - 81727
The Tools for Teachers Coordinator uses skills of instructional design and multimedia development as an experienced professional to help support teams in creating K-12 math and English language arts supplemental curricular and formative assessment content into coherent instructional modules for educators to use best practices in classroom instruction and best practices in adult education. The work requires a deep knowledge of K-12 instructional pedagogy, excellent writing/editing skills, and technical skills related to learning management systems, assessment systems, communication tools, streaming media platforms, and multimedia creative applications to contribute to the creation of teacher resources that serve as the "what's next" answer to Smarter assessments.
Initial Review Date: 10/22/2025 (posted until filled)
This is a new position reporting to the Senior Director of Product Management, specifically created to identify, evaluate, and develop new K-12 educational assessment products and services, as well as enhancement opportunities for current product offerings. Responsibilities include researching, creating, and developing product discovery plans and proposals, managing the assessment design, receiving feedback from internal and external stakeholders, testing, and product documentation. The work requires close collaboration with executive management and interfacing with content, accessibility, and psychometrics teams to execute design and support launch. The incumbent is expected to promote awareness of these products or services through participation and development of member outreach activities and informational campaigns.
Initial Review Date: 10/2/2025 (posted until filled)
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