Project Manager/Coordinator

Project Manager

12 months

Columbus, IN 47201

Hybrid position - Mostly remote, but there are days where onsite work is required.

Overall Goal

Lead the end-to-end operational planning and execution of enterprise technical capability development programs, with primary responsibility for the global Systems Engineering Certificate Program (SECP).

This role translates program strategy into disciplined execution by establishing and managing the integrated plans, processes, controls, communications, financial activities, systems, and stakeholder coordination required to deliver high-quality programs consistently across regions.

The Project Manager serves as the operational hub connecting program leadership, participants, instructors, regional partners, Finance, HR, vendors, and other stakeholders. The role requires strong independent judgment, proactive problem solving, rigorous follow-through, and the ability to anticipate and resolve issues before they affect program delivery.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Program & Project Management

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans for global cohorts, modules, and program activities.
• Translate program milestones into detailed tasks, dependencies, owners, due dates, and deliverables.
• Monitor execution against plans and proactively identify schedule, resource, financial, or delivery risks.
• Drive follow-up and accountability for open actions across program stakeholders.
• Maintain program risk, issue, decision, and action tracking.
• Escalate issues requiring program leadership intervention with clear context and recommended actions.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent cohorts and workstreams across regions and time zones.
• Establish repeatable operating processes, checklists, templates, and controls that enable programs to scale globally.

Required Skills & Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2 – 5 years of experience in project management, program management, operations, learning/program delivery, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, task and dependency management, risk and issue management, action tracking, and stakeholder accountability.
• Experience coordinating programs or projects across multiple functions, locations, or time zones.
• Strong financial and operational acumen, including experience with budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, invoices, procurement, expense management, or cost tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems, evaluate options, recommend solutions, and drive issues through resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with employees, technical professionals, leaders, and cross-functional partners.