Learning Content Project Manager

$62-$63 per hour

Hoboken, NJ

Contract

• Project Manager supporting the Enterprise Content & Training (ECT) organization.

• Responsible for conducting project and contract audits, performing forensic analysis of existing projects, and identifying discrepancies in systems and processes.

• Review contract status using internal systems, including SharePoint and Oracle-based contract tracking tools (PDH).

• Investigate active, inactive, and cancelled contracts and coordinate appropriate follow-up actions, including cancellation notifications when necessary.

• Develop, improve, and maintain project tracking processes and reporting structures.

• Drive organization, documentation, and process consistency across multiple ongoing initiatives.

• Partner cross-functionally with teams including royalties, operations, content, and other business stakeholders.

• Support project visibility, status tracking, and process governance across the organization.

• Supporting the Enterprise Content & Training (ECT) division.

• ECT produces and manages professional technical learning content, including books, video courses, live training, certification programs, cybersecurity training, networking content, and AI learning solutions.

• Well-known content brands include Cisco Press, Adobe Press, and Prentice Hall.

• Team is currently understaffed, need additional bandwidth (recent employee departure, mat leave, and sabbatical)

• Existing projects and tracking processes require clean-up and greater operational rigor.

• Need someone who can quickly assess the current state of projects and contracts, identify issues, ask critical questions, and establish stronger tracking and accountability mechanisms.

• Initial engagement is 3 months, with strong potential for extension based on business needs and workload.

• Review project and contract data across SharePoint and internal systems.

• Conduct forensic analysis of project statuses, contract activity, and process gaps.

• Create and maintain project trackers, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.

• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather information and resolve discrepancies, document findings and recommend corrective actions.

• Support operational processes that improve organization and project execution.

• Core team consists of approximately 4 team members, additional support resources located in India.

• Highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.

• Team values initiative, transparency, organization, and strong communication.

• Strong experience creating and maintaining project tracking processes.

• Advanced organizational and prioritization skills.

• Experience working with SharePoint.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project tracking tools.

• Ability to perform detailed analysis and identify process, data, or project discrepancies.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Comfortable working independently and navigating ambiguity.

• Opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact on a team needing operational structure and support.

• Significant autonomy and ownership over process creation and project tracking improvements.

• Exposure to technical publishing, professional learning, AI, cybersecurity, and certification content businesses.

• Opportunity to work across multiple functions and gain broad business exposure.

• Minimum of 2 years as a Project Manager/project management experience, ideally within Publishing, or Tech (more years of experience preferred)

• PMP Certification not required, but a plus.

• Degree not required, but a plus (years…