American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Project Manager - Learning

Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in project management, business, accounting, finance, education, or a related field.
  • Working knowledge of Agile methodologies with experience in retrospectives and process improvements.
  • 5 years of experience managing complex projects, with at least 3 years in project management related to commercial learning products.

Responsibilities

  • Lead adoption of Agile frameworks within learning product development projects.
  • Partner with Learning Product Managers to implement sprint planning and backlog management.
  • Design transition plans from waterfall methodologies to Agile delivery models.
  • Coach teams in Agile practices and artifact management.
  • Establish governance for hybrid waterfall-Agile environments for compliance needs.
  • Measure and enhance collaboration and throughput in project execution.
  • Conduct retrospectives and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements to achieve work-life balance.
  • Global and diverse team fostering an inclusive environment.
  • Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits.
  • Generous paid time-off and parental leave policies.
  • Access to mental health resources and employee assistance program.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role:

You will lead complex learning plans while driving modern, agile ways of working across the Learning organization. This role is accountable not only for delivery within scope, budget, and timeline, but also for ensuring the transition from traditional waterfall methodologies to Agile, iterative product-based delivery models. You wil partner with Learning Product Managers to increase speed to market, improve predictability, and improve portfolio execution. This role is hybrid remote / in-office. You will report to the Director - Learning Products as an individual contributor.

You Will:
  • Lead adoption of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid models) within learning product development projects.
  • Partner with Learning Product Managers to implement sprint planning, backlog refinement, velocity tracking, and release planning.
  • Design and complete structured transition plans from waterfall-based project execution to Agile product delivery models.
  • Coach teams (design, content, SMEs, production, compliance) in Agile ceremonies and artifact management.
  • Establish governance for hybrid waterfall-Agile environments when regulatory or compliance constraints require structured gating.
  • Measure and promote collaboration, predictability, and throughput.
  • Conduct retrospectives and ensure relevant continuous improvement loops are implemented.
  • Standardize intake, prioritization, and backlog governance in consideration of portfolio strategy.
  • Align Jira (or successor PM system) workflows to the learning product lifecycle.
  • Develop visibility dashboards (velocity, burn-down, RAG, capacity tracking).
  • Identify systemic delivery bottlenecks and implement process improvements.


Qualifications

You Have:
  • Bachelor's degree in project management, business, accounting, finance, education, or a related field.
  • Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience conducting retrospectives and implementing continuous improvement actions.
  • 5 years of experience managing complex projects with preference for 3 years experience in project management related to commercial learning products

How We Support You:

We provide flexibility to help you achieve a good work-life balance. You'll be part of a global, diverse team who foster an environment of inclusion and belonging where you are valued for who you are and where you come from.

We offer benefit options in and out of the workplace, including healthcare, retirement, paid time-off, parental leave, an employee assistance program. We provide resources that support your mental health, and evolve our offerings to meet your needs. We care about our employees' welfare and focus our benefits package on the benefits which support your wellbeing. We also recognize that everyone has different priorities, so in addition to our core benefits to support your health we offer flexible options for you to choose benefits that are right for you, your family and your lifestyle.

We believe in non-stop learning and are committed to investing in learning opportunities that help you reach your full potential and support your continued development.

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The Annual Salary Range for this role is: $75,000 - $100,000

Please note, this is a standard range and exact compensation may vary based on experience and location. If you'd like to understand more on the salary range, please contact the recruiter listed on this posting.

If you're interested in this role, please apply before 24 July 2026

While this role can work remotely in the US, please note that we are unable to employ individuals in the state of California.

About American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States, with more than 431,000 members worldwide. The AICPA sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for private companies, nonprofit organizations, and federal, state, and local governments. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination.
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