Project Manager (Remote)

Reports into: Head of PMO

Department: Operations

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Remote (US based)

About BibliU

BibliU is an award-winning digital learning platform that provides easy access to textbooks and reading materials, making learning more equitable and effective. We partner with over 3,000 educational publishers, including Pearson, Oxford University Press, and Wiley, to offer a wide range of high-quality content to students. Our platform provides rich engagement data to academics and allows students to find information faster. We have disrupted the textbook industry by reducing the cost of education significantly and increasing publisher sales.

Founded in late-2015, we are a rapidly growing company transforming the way students and educators access and interact with learning materials. Our revenue has grown rapidly, with 150% YoY growth in the last three years. Last year, we raised $21m in a Series B funding round led by Nesta Impact Investments, with participation from Guinness Asset Management, Stonehage Fleming, and Oxford Science Enterprises.

We are a diverse and inclusive team of professionals who are passionate about education and technology. Our culture is fast-paced, innovative, and dynamic, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in EdTech, BibliU is the perfect place for you. Join us and help revolutionise the way students and educators access and interact with learning materials.

Position Overview

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for a variety of projects, working across teams to coordinate activities, manage timelines and communicate both internally and externally. You will be expected to take initiative and assume the role of leader across varied scenarios. Where possible, part of your role will be to spot gaps and opportunities, then take initiative in coordinating projects to improve what you have identified.

Part of your role will be keeping track of information in a fast paced environment, working to create systems that are scalable and easy to understand, so that other team members can self-serve using the systems you create and maintain. You will also be expected to facilitate and lead customer meetings and internal meetings, covered the meetings themselves and preparation and post-meeting work.

During busy periods, you will also be expected to help other operational teams to deliver the content required for each account. This will include monitoring timelines, helping teams to prioritise works according to the needs of the business overall and troubleshooting issues. In order to be able to help troubleshoot issues, you will be expected to get to grips with what teams do on a daily basis and use our technology to problem solve issues.

What you will be doing:

• Initiating, creating, maintaining and updating project plans
• Overseeing cross-team collaboration and communication
• Tracking work across teams and/or developing systems that make this information visible
• Taking responsibility for internal timelines and escalating risks/issues where necessary
• Ensuring teams are appropriately resourced for requirements
• Tracking risks, issues and lessons learned over time
• Managing and developing relationships with external stakeholders
• Reviewing contracts to ensure they fulfil the scope and that appropriate internal parties
• Working alongside Product to ensure successful testing, training, and rollout of initiatives, while measuring success

Good to have

• You are a strong negotiator
• You are able to think strategically about details and the bigger picture
• Ability to lead a team and inspire others
• Background in consultancy
• Experience working at a SaaS company

Benefits

• 🌴 35 vacation days per year – yep, that’s not a typo! (in addition to public holidays)
• 🎂 Your birthday off
• 🌱 12 scheduled company wellness Fridays off per year (in addition to your vacation entitlement)
• 🩺 Enhanced medical, vision & dental insurance (BibliU covering 70% of the premium) plus other employee benefits (BibliU covering 60% of all monthly premiums)
• 📄 Slavik 401k plan (Company Match: 100% of the first 3%; 50% of the next 2%)
• ❤️ Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
• ⏰ Flexible working hours – we’re a remote team spread across the US, the EU, and even Australia!
• 💻 Work-from-home allowance to help you set up your dream WFH station

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds, experiences and identities to apply. Each new hire is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective and BibliU is committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone can do rewarding work.