Digital Program Manager - Platform Rebuild

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Full-time Regular Manager Anywhere, US

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $ Annually

Media Source is home to trusted brands like Junior Library Guild, Library Journal, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, and AKJ Education. Media Source supports librarians through trusted brands that provide expert book reviews, collection development services, and timely coverage of issues and trends shaping the library profession—along with events that foster connection and professional growth. Media Source is simultaneously rebuilding two revenue-critical digital platforms: the TMG editorial publishing platform (Library Journal, School Library Journal, Horn Book) on a modern headless architecture, and the Junior Library Guild e-commerce platform on Shopify Plus with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP integration.

These are not IT projects. They are business transformation initiatives with hard timelines, institutional customers, and direct shareholder visibility. TMG targets 6–9 months to live. JLG targets 3–4 months. Both are running in parallel. Both need to succeed.

We need a Digital Program Manager who has done this before — someone who can hold two complex builds together simultaneously, manage vendors and developers without micromanaging, and keep leadership and stakeholders informed.

You will own the program management of both platform rebuilds end to end. You will manage two developers — a TMG publishing platform developer and a JLG Shopify Plus developer — alongside external vendors including middleware and integration partners, platform providers, and any agency support engaged during the build.

You report directly to the CEO. You are the organizational membrane between the build teams and the business — protecting developers from noise, protecting the business from surprises, and keeping both programs on track and on budget.

Headquarter offices located in Dublin, Ohio. Would prefer a candidate Ohio based. Open to qualified remote candidates.

• Own the integrated program plan covering both TMG and JLG platform rebuilds simultaneously
• Define milestones, dependencies, and critical path for each workstream
• Identify and manage risks and interdependencies between the two builds — shared infrastructure, authentication, design systems, and account management
• Run weekly program reviews with developers and report status to CEO and CFO
• Prepare concise executive and board-level updates for H.I.G. stakeholders
• Manage relationships with Shopify Plus implementation partners and middleware vendors
• Own the Dynamics 365 and SAP integration workstream on the JLG build — coordinating between the developer, IT, finance, and the integration platform provider
• Manage the Mark Logic API workstream on the TMG build — coordinating between the developer and content/licensing teams
• Hold vendors accountable to scope, timeline, and quality

• Manage the evaluation and final selection process for the TMG publishing platform — synthesizing demos, proposals, and vendor assessments into a clear recommendation
• Own contract negotiation and procurement for platform licenses, tools, and third‑party services
• Maintain a vendor and tool register across both programs

• Coordinate with editorial, commercial, operations, and finance teams to ensure platform requirements are accurately captured and prioritized
• Manage scope — push back on requests that threaten timeline or budget, escalates genuine business‑critical changes
• Ensure go‑live readiness: training, documentation, UAT, and operational handoff for each platform

• Track program budget across both work streams — salaries, platform costs, vendor fees, and integration expenses
• Provide monthly spend‑vs‑plan reporting to CFO
• Flag budget risks early with recommended mitigations

• 7+ years of IT or digital program management experience
• Demonstrated experience managing simultaneous platform builds or migrations — not just…