Senior Project Manager Edtech Experience

Classera

The Senior Project Manager will assume full ownership of the planning, execution, and delivery of the national education digital transformation program. This includes defining and maintaining a comprehensive delivery roadmap that integrates all technical, functional, and organizational components of the initiative.

Key delivery areas include, but are not limited to:

• Digital learning platforms and national education systems
• Integration with existing Ministry infrastructure and third-party systems
• Content management, digital assessments, analytics, and reporting capabilities
• Change management, rollout planning, and adoption at scale across schools and institutions

The role requires the development and continuous management of:

• Detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones
• Resource allocation models and capacity planning
• Program budgets, cost tracking, and financial forecasts
• Risk, issue, dependency, and escalation registers

The Senior Project Manager will ensure strict compliance with:

• Contractual scope and deliverables
• Approved timelines and milestones
• Budgetary constraints and financial governance requirements

They will drive disciplined execution across multiple parallel workstreams, proactively resolving delivery challenges and ensuring momentum is maintained throughout the program lifecycle.

Acting as the single point of accountability for delivery toward the Ministry of Education, the Senior Project Manager will establish and maintain strong, trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including:

• Senior Ministry leadership and decision-makers
• Technical, academic, and operational teams within the Ministry
• External partners, vendors, and subcontractors

The role involves leading and managing formal governance forums such as:

• Steering committees
• Executive review meetings
• Program status updates and milestone reviews

All communications must adhere to government protocols, ensuring clarity, professionalism, and structured reporting. The Senior Project Manager will translate complex technical and operational topics into clear, decision-ready information for senior stakeholders, supporting effective governance and timely approvals.

A core responsibility of the role is the implementation and enforcement of robust delivery governance frameworks aligned with government best practices, PMO standards, and audit requirements.

This includes:

• Establishing clear reporting structures and performance dashboards
• Monitoring progress against approved milestones and success criteria
• Tracking budget utilization, forecasts, and financial variances
• Ensuring quality assurance processes are embedded throughout delivery

The Senior Project Manager will proactively identify risks, dependencies, and potential points of failure, developing mitigation strategies to prevent delays, cost overruns, or scope creep. They will oversee testing cycles, user acceptance testing (UAT), formal sign-offs, and structured handover processes to ensure all deliverables meet agreed standards and are formally accepted by the Ministry.

The role requires close coordination across multiple internal Classera teams, including:

• Product management
• Engineering and development
• Data, integrations, and platform services
• Customer success, support, and operations

In addition, the Senior Project Manager will manage third-party vendors and subcontractors, ensuring that external dependencies are aligned with the overall delivery plan and contractual obligations.

A key focus will be ensuring alignment between technical delivery and educational outcomes, maintaining a clear connection between system functionality and real-world impact within schools and institutions.

Beyond system delivery, the Senior Project Manager will oversee the planning and execution of national-scale deployment and adoption activities. This includes coordinating rollout strategies across regions, schools, and user groups, ensuring readiness at every level.

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing training and enablement programs for educators, administrators, and Ministry users
• Supporting communication and adoption initiatives to drive engagement
• Ensuring operational readiness for large-scale rollout and long-term sustainability

The role requires a strong understanding of change management principles, particularly within public-sector and education environments, where stakeholder alignment and adoption are critical to success.

Success in this role will be measured through a combination of delivery, stakeholder, and operational outcomes, including:

• Achievement of program milestones on time and within approved budget
• Ministry satisfaction and formal acceptance of all deliverables
• Platform stability, scalability, and user adoption levels
• Quality and consistency of governance, reporting, and audit readiness
• Smooth transition from implementation to operational and support phases