Project Manager, Change Management, Operations Management

Project Managers lead complex, cross-functional projects that advance the mission and strategic priorities of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This role owns projects from discovery through closeout, translates organizational goals into executable plans, and provides clear visibility into scope, schedule, budget, risk, dependencies, and outcomes.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, highly organized project leader who exercises sound judgment, influences stakeholders across departments, and improves the systems and practices used to deliver work. This position is suited for an experienced project manager who can operate independently, manage competing priorities, and guide teams through ambiguity and change.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-visibility projects, including discovery, scoping, scheduling, budgeting, resourcing, risk management, implementation, and closeout.
• Develop clear project charters, work plans, timelines, milestones, decision points, and success measures.
• Establish project governance, roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and communication rhythms.
• Anticipate and resolve risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and competing priorities before they affect delivery.
• Manage scope and change requests while maintaining alignment with organizational priorities, stakeholder requirements, and strategic plans.
• Provide recommendations to leadership when project tradeoffs or decisions are required.

• Facilitate project meetings and working sessions; prepare agendas, document decisions, assign action items, and drive timely follow-through.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects and build productive relationships with internal leaders, staff, partners, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, decisions, risks, budget considerations, and outcomes to leadership and stakeholders in a concise, audience-appropriate manner.
• Create alignment across departments by clarifying priorities, resolving barriers, and maintaining accountability for commitments.
• Guide teams through project changes using structured communication and stakeholder engagement.

• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, forecasts, and project summaries for leadership, stakeholders, and partners.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including scope documents, charters, decision records, and close-out reports.
• Monitor resource allocation in partnership with stakeholder departments.
• Ensure compliance with deliverables, timelines, and reporting requirements where applicable.

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of organizational programs, products, and systems, while serving as a content-expert regarding assigned responsibilities
• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes, tools, and workflows.
• Support the development of standardized project management practices across the organization.
• Support project intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and portfolio visibility.
• Assist with special initiatives, strategic planning efforts, and organizational priorities as needed.

• Experience working with cross-functional and diverse teams.
• Experience managing grant-funded or donor-restricted projects.
• Familiarity with compliance, reporting, or evaluation requirements in nonprofit environments.
• Strategic thinking with strong execution and follow-through
• Leadership through influence, collaboration, and accountability
• Clear, concise, and audience-aware communication
• Analytical problem-solving and sound judgment
• Proactive risk management and decision support
• Adaptability and composure in changing or ambiguous environments
• Ability to balance structure, urgency, and flexibility
• Ability to regularly work in the office and attend in-person meetings
• Ability to communicate effectively via email, chat, phone, and in-person meetings
• Requires regular, reliable, and on-time attendance

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Nonprofit Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of project management or related experience, preferably in a nonprofit, educational products, or social-impact setting.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple, concurrent projects with competing resources.
• Strong organizational, time-management, facilitation, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal…