Senior Strategic Project Manager

Coursera is a leading online learning platform that has combined with Udemy to create a comprehensive skills development platform. The Senior Strategic Project Manager will drive the execution of critical strategic initiatives across the company, ensuring successful project management and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities:

• Execute strategic initiatives that meet specific selection criteria:
• • CEO and / or Executive Team priorities
• • Multi-quarter transformations spanning 3+ functions
• • Material to company metrics or business model
• Design and maintain project management infrastructure:
• • Detailed project plans and timelines
• • Status reporting and dashboards
• • Risk and dependency tracking
• • Meeting management and documentation
• Coordinate across multiple stakeholder groups to drive project success:
• • Drive alignment on deliverables and timelines
• • Ensure clear ownership and accountability
• • Surface and resolve bottlenecks
• • Maintain momentum toward objectives
• Build scalable project management capability:
• • Template creation and refinement
• • Best practice documentation
• • Knowledge transfer mechanisms
• • Process improvement recommendations

Requirements:

• 8+ years of project/program management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Track record of successfully managing company-level, complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Experience coordinating across senior stakeholders, including VPs+
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellence in project infrastructure creation and maintenance
• Outstanding written and verbal communication
• Proven ability to influence without authority
• Experience in high-growth technology companies
• PMP certification or equivalent
• Experience with transformation or change initiatives
• Master's degree in a relevant field