Job Title: Content Program Manager (EdTech) Location: Remote (US)
Experience: 10+ Years
Industry: EdTech / Digital Learning
Employment Type: Full-Time
About Academian
Academian () is a leading education technology organization delivering digital learning, platform, and education services across Higher Education, K-12, and Professional Learning. We partner with universities, institutions, and education providers to drive growth, scale, and innovation through strategic engagement and execution.
Role Description: The Program Manager is responsible for organizing and coordinating various programs and projects within the company’s portfolio. In this role, you will provide strategic direction and guidance to teams and project managers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the smooth progression of operations. We are looking for a strong leader with experience in managing diverse teams to deliver results on time. The primary objective is to ensure that all programs achieve the desired outcomes for the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Portfolio Leadership
- Lead complex, multi-workstream course development programs across print and digital formats.
- Develop and manage detailed program plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Ensure delivery against scope, schedule, quality standards, and financial targets.
- Identify and mitigate risks across content, production, and platform dependencies.
Course Development Oversight
- Partner with Editorial, SMEs, Instructional Design, Production, and Digital teams to drive structured course development lifecycle.
- Ensure instructional integrity, pedagogical alignment, and market relevance.
- Oversee content development from manuscript creation through production and digital asset integration.
- Establish scalable processes for new product development and content refresh cycles.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Serve as a primary program lead across Content, Product, Technology stakeholders.
- Facilitate governance forums, status reporting, and executive updates.
- Drive decision-making clarity across competing priorities and stakeholder groups.
Operational Excellence
- Implement best practices in content workflows, milestone tracking, and quality assurance.
- Manage vendor relationships, freelance contributors, and external development partners.
- Ensure adherence to accessibility, compliance, and editorial standards.
- Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency, predictability, and cost management.
Financial & Commercial Alignment
- Monitor program budgets and P&L impacts.
- Align development scope with business case assumptions.
- Support go-to-market readiness in collaboration with commercial teams.
Qualifications Required
- 10+ years of experience in educational publishing, edtech, or digital learning environments.
- Proven experience leading end-to-end course development programs.
- Deep understanding of instructional design principles and content production workflows.
- Strong program management expertise (roadmaps, dependencies, governance, risk management).
- Experience managing cross-functional and distributed teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent product releases.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Pay: $80,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in K12?
- How many years of experience do you have in leading end-to-end course development programs?
- How many years of experience do you have managing cross-functional and distributed teams.
Work Location: Remote
