Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Risepoint is an education technology company that provides support and expertise to universities and colleges. The Senior Project Manager – SSC will lead critical initiatives and process improvements within the Student Success Center, ensuring alignment of strategic priorities with execution and managing cross-team collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end execution and communication of complex, multi-stakeholder projects that span strategy, operations, analytics, marketing, and frontline teams
- Translate strategic initiatives into actionable project plans, timelines, and milestones in collaboration with senior leadership
- Coordinate cross-functional work, ensuring alignment on goals, accountability, and deliverables
- Support intake, prioritization, and resource planning across a range of initiatives and business needs
- Anticipate roadblocks and dependencies for meeting project outcomes and leverage subject matter expertise to make recommendations, escalating where appropriate
- Support the evolution of the SSC project management office as projects and the team grow
- Contribute to and document developing project management processes and operating rhythms across SSC, with recommendations for scalable solutions (anticipating growth)
- Operate with flexibility and responsiveness in a fast-evolving environment where priorities may shift
- Develop and maintain an SSC PM playbook, documenting improvements within the function over time
- Manage documentation, issue resolution, reporting, and communication cadences that support stakeholder trust and transparency
- Prepare clear, concise presentations to communicate progress and recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Perform in accordance with Risepoint policies
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree (with preference in Business/Workforce/Operations Management, Statistics, Economics/Finance or related fields)
- Minimum of 4 years' project management experience in complex work environments (projects with multiple stakeholder groups)
- PMP, ScrumMaster or equivalent
- Analytical Skills
- PM Tools (Wrike, Workfront, Asana)
- Communication Skills (Oral & Written)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Presentation Skills
Company Overview
Risepoint partners with universities to create online degree programs and offers recruitment marketing and admissions services. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://risepoint.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Risepoint has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 3 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.