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Join Kiddom as a Program Manager on a contract basis, where you'll lead cross-functional initiatives, optimize operations, and drive alignment to elevate educational experiences.

Responsibilities: You will track high-impact projects, oversee program implementation, collaborate with various teams, provide updates, and manage contractor workflows to ensure efficiency and quality.

Skills: 3-5 years of program management experience, strong cross-functional leadership, expertise in Agile methodologies, exceptional communication skills, and a data-driven mindset are essential.

Qualifications: Experience managing large-scale projects, operational systems, and external partners, along with a passion for education technology are preferred.

Location: Remote work from anywhere in the US with no required travel.

Compensation: $40 - $45 / Hourly

About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

As a dedicated Program Manager within our Business Operations team, you will support and promote our growing Business Operations team. Reporting to the Director of Business Operations, this individual will collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities:

• Program Manager : Track complex, high-impact initiatives, ensuring teams stay aligned with goals, within budget, and overcome challenges effectively. Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to set clear milestones and drive progress.
• Operational Execution: Oversee programs from initial concept through successful implementation, ensuring smooth execution, alignment, and continuous momentum throughout the process.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a key connector between teams, working closely with stakeholders across departments—including Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and UX—to align efforts, strengthen partnerships, and remove obstacles.
• Communication & Engagement: Deliver clear, actionable updates to various audiences, from development teams to senior leadership. Establish regular touchpoints and reporting to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Performance Measurement & Improvement: Define and track meaningful metrics to assess impact and progress. Facilitate regular reflection to identify successes, challenges, and areas for improvement, ensuring data-driven decision-making.
• Contractor Management: Oversee and optimize the contractor workflow, from request to delivery, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and adherence to high-quality standards.

What we’re looking for:

• 3-5+ years of program or project management experience leading large-scale, high-impact initiatives with significant budgets, risk, and cross-functional complexity.
• Proven ability to build and optimize operational systems that enhance efficiency, collaboration, and execution across multiple teams.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with experience working closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and UX teams to drive alignment and execution.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies with the ability to guide teams through iterative improvements while maintaining momentum.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of distilling complex information into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Experience managing external partners or contractors, ensuring high-quality outcomes while optimizing budgets and timelines.
• Data-driven mindset, with the ability to define, track, and analyze key performance metrics to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining focus on strategic objectives.
• Passion for education technology and a desire to contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving learning outcomes.

$40 - $45 an hour

Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:

* Competitive salary

* Meaningful equity

* Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance

* One Medical membership (in participating locations)

* Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.

* 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)

* Paid holidays

* Paid bereavement leave

* Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.

* Commuter and FSA plans

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.