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Job description
Academian is hiring a Senior Director, PMO — a full-time role. Apply directly on Academian's careers page below.
Sr. Director PMO
Department: Projects
Experience: 19+ Years
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Director – PMO / Delivery Operations to lead large-scale EdTech delivery programs, operational governance, execution excellence, and cross-functional business delivery across the organization.
The ideal candidate should come with a strong background in Program Management, PMO Governance, Delivery Leadership, and Operations Management, with the ability to manage both Content and Technology delivery functions within a fast-paced EdTech environment.
The candidate should have a strong understanding of digital learning ecosystems, content development lifecycle, instructional design workflows, product/technology delivery, engineering execution, and client-facing program management. Prior experience in EdTech domain will be strongly preferred, though leaders with exposure to managing large-scale learning/content + technology delivery environments will also be considered.
The role requires a highly execution-driven leader who can manage enterprise delivery operations, multi-functional teams, customer relationships, operational governance, and business-critical delivery programs at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Delivery Leadership
• Drive end-to-end execution of multiple strategic delivery programs across Content, Technology, Product, and Operations teams.
• Ensure projects and programs are delivered within defined timelines, quality benchmarks, and business objectives.
• Establish and drive strong PMO governance frameworks, execution discipline, and delivery processes across the organization.
• Manage delivery operations across multiple parallel workstreams while ensuring operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
EdTech Delivery & Content Operations
• Manage large-scale delivery operations involving digital learning content development, instructional design, media production, learning experience design, and content execution teams.
• Ensure seamless execution of end-to-end learning content development lifecycle, from design to final delivery.
• Work closely with Instructional Design, Content Development, Learning Experience, Accessibility, and Media teams to drive operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of EdTech delivery ecosystem, digital learning solutions, content production workflows, and learning product development.
Technology Delivery & Engineering Operations
• Work closely with Engineering and Product teams to ensure smooth execution of technology delivery programs.
• Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Product Engineering, Cloud Platforms, DevOps processes, release management, and deployment cycles.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, and DevOps teams to align delivery execution with business priorities.
• Oversee operational coordination between Content and Technology teams to ensure integrated delivery success.
Client & Stakeholder Management
• Act as a strategic interface between clients, business leaders, delivery teams, and executive leadership.
• Manage customer communication, delivery reviews, escalations, governance meetings, and overall account management.
• Build strong relationships with enterprise clients and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and execution confidence.
• Handle stakeholder escalations and drive resolution in high-pressure delivery environments.
Cross Functional Leadership
• Lead large cross-functional teams across Content, Instructional Design, Product, Engineering, DevOps, Delivery, QA, and Operations.
• Build collaboration frameworks and ensure strong coordination across departments.
• Drive accountability, ownership culture, execution discipline, and delivery excellence across teams.
• Mentor delivery managers, program managers, and functional leaders.
Metrics, Governance & Operational Excellence
• Own organization-wide delivery metrics, dashboards, utilization tracking, productivity reporting, and project health reviews.
• Monitor operational KPIs, team performance, delivery efficiency, and execution quality standards.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to improve operational efficiency, reduce delivery bottlenecks, and enhance business outcomes.
• Strong command over Excel, dashboards, management reporting systems, and operational analytics.
Key Skills Required
• Program Management & PMO Governance
• Delivery Management & Operational Leadership
• EdTech Delivery Management
• Content Delivery & Learning Operations Management
• Technology Delivery & Product Execution
• Client Relationship & Stakeholder Management
• Cross Functional Team Leadership
• Project Metrics, Dashboards & Reporting
• DevOps & Engineering Delivery Understanding
• Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
• Team Leadership & People Management
• Escalation Management & Execution Discipline
Preferred Background
• Prior experience in EdTech companies, Digital Learning organizations, Learning Services, Publishing, SaaS, or Technology Services companies preferred.
• Strong understanding of both Content Delivery and Technology Delivery ecosystems.
• Experience managing large delivery teams and enterprise clients.
• Exposure to global delivery models and multi-country stakeholder management will be preferred.
Ideal Candidate Profile
A highly execution-driven leader who understands both Content + Technology delivery, can manage large delivery organizations, drive operational excellence, work closely with enterprise clients, and scale delivery operations in a fast-growing EdTech environment.
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