Vice President, Program Management

Wiley is a leading organization in science, education, and publishing that values bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and transformative impact. We are committed to creating meaningful change through innovative thinking and cross‑functional collaboration.

As Vice President, Program Management, you will enable Wiley’s AI & Data Analytics Business Unit (AI&DA) to move at market speed by improving visibility, strengthening decision‑making, and maintaining delivery discipline without adding unnecessary governance. You will report to the Chief AI & Data Analytics Officer, operate across all areas of the business, and drive program excellence in a fast‑moving, technology‑driven environment.

• Lead a small, focused team of program and project managers.
• Own a single cross‑functional delivery roadmap (Product, Engineering, Data Science, Commercial, Shared Services) with clear owners, milestones, dependencies, and status.
• Translate commercial commitments into functional dependencies; align dependency owners and drive resolution of cross‑functional dependencies.
• Own and operate a live, prioritized risk register (delivery, capacity, dependency, commercial‑commitment) that escalates risk and decisions needed.
• Identify and track commercial‑to‑functional dependencies to enable faster and more reliable customer commitment timelines.
• Set delivery standards and cadence consistent with Wiley’s Delivery and Change Excellence practice, working with Business Operations to align financial and operational planning and reporting cycles.
• Engage and align senior stakeholders across functions without direct authority.

• 8+ years of program management experience, with at least 4 years managing cross‑functional delivery in a complex, fast‑moving technology or data organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in cross‑functional dependency management and commercial/delivery risk identification.
• Proven ability to influence accountability and delivery discipline through credibility and high‑quality visibility.
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish severity of business impact from delivery risk and to escalates appropriately to senior leadership.
• Understanding of the dependency structure of a cloud‑native data platform, an AI/ML pipeline, and SaaS products.
• Demonstrated ability to connect delivery milestones to customer outcomes and quantify commercial impact when dates or scope change.
• Comfortable bringing structure to evolving interdependencies and rebuilding structure as priorities shift.

• Integrated Delivery Roadmap operational and used within 45 days; major milestones with definitions of done within 60 days.
• Material cross‑functional dependencies captured with owners and dates within 45 days and kept current.
• Delivery health and risk review cadence established within 30 days, sustaining decisions throughout the year.
• Joint tracker continuously current and trusted by Product, Technology, Shared Service, and Business leaders.
• Standing forums run within 45 days with clear purpose and documented outputs, improving decision and issue‑resolution speed over the year.

Salary Range: 185,100 USD to 277,767 USD. Wiley offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, meeting‑free Friday afternoons, robust employee programming, and a commitment to fair, transparent pay.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities.

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