Project Specialist

At McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being.

Project Specialists serve as delivery specialists embedded within specific teams to ensure the successful translation of project scope into high-quality, deliverable components. They bring deep operational knowledge, process clarity, and cross-functional coordination to support efficient and consistent builds.

Project specialists provide critical support as projects move from strategy into execution. Partnering closely with delivery teams and cross-functional stakeholders, to ensure alignment across functions, reduce execution risk, and promote scalable, repeatable practices that improve overall delivery performance.

Ultimately, this role is meant to elevate the organization's ability to deliver by turning plans into components and guiding teams through product build lifecycle with expertise and accountability.

• Product teams (Project Operators, Product Investor)
• Delivery teams (Academic Design, Instructional Design, Product Design)
• Cross-functional partners (Media Shared Services, Production Suppliers, Content Licensing)

• Facilitating component builds from manuscript release through final delivery
• Date management across all components to ensure on-time task delivery or updates based on work shifts
• Creating and maintaining Smartsheet connector sheets for production supplier management
• Ensuring alignment across delivery teams and cross-functional partners
• Identifying and communicating component constraints and potential change management requests that can be used to facilitate Agile planning
• Identifying risks, gaps, and dependencies, and proactively resolving them within component builds
• Supporting continuous improvement of production practices and standards
• Budget, PO, and forecast management for production and translation cost centers

• Strong execution and project planning skills, including dependencies between components
• Deep understanding of production workflows and tools
• Cross-functional communication and stakeholder alignment
• Problem-solving and risk management
• Attention to detail with a focus on quality and consistency
• Ability to establish and maintain strong partnership with Product Operators

• Have certificate or professional experience in project management (PM or APM).
• Have professional experience working with Jira, Kanban Boards and/or RACI Charts.
• Have experience managing and owning projects across Print and Digital Publishing Life cycles.

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively building experiences that will help shape the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $40,000 - $62,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. A full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.