Project Manager, Platform (Contractor)

About Amplify

Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com.

As a Project Manager, Platform, you are the operational heartbeat of a cross-functional product team. You are responsible for orchestrating the delivery of complex projects that can span software features, digital content, service design, and physical materials. You don't just follow a schedule; you own the critical path, anticipate risks before they become blockers, and ensure that our writers, designers, and other partners are working in perfect sync to hit launch and readiness milestones with excellence.

This is a full-time contractor role.

You Will…

● Orchestrate complex delivery - lead the end-to-end execution of large-scale initiatives (e.g., a full grade-band curriculum refresh, a major platform feature launch, ready to launch for a group of products), managing intricate dependencies between curriculum writing, software engineering, physical production, service readiness, and more, and the different teams themselves.

● Master the critical path - map out and manage the high-stakes timeline for large-scale initiatives, identifying the "long-lead" items—like print manufacturing or complex software integrations—and ensure the team is focused on the highest-leverage work to protect the launch date.

● Drive risk mitigation and problem-solving - proactively identify project risks, the development and implement mitigations that restore project health. Know when to escalate and ask for help.

● Facilitate high-impact rituals - design and lead planning and execution meetings that keep the team moving, ensuring every meeting has a clear objective and ends with documented ownership and follow through.

● Own digital and service readiness - work closely with collaborators making sure every digital lesson asset is tracked, QA’d, and ready for commercial launch.

● Optimize team throughput - analyze team velocity and capacity. Identify friction points in the workflow (e.g., a bottleneck in the editorial review process) and partner with the Lead to implement process improvements.

● Strategic resource planning - look 2-3 quarters ahead to anticipate long-term staffing needs, capacity constraints and production peaks to prevent burnout and impact on delivery.

● Manage vendors and partners - set up agreements, negotiate statements of work with performance expectations, and hold vendors accountable for deliverables. Evaluate vendor performance and make recommendations on renewals or changes.

● Communicate with precision - serve as the single source of truth for project status, giving stakeholders with clear, data-backed updates on progress, scope trade-offs, and resource needs.

How You Work…

● You anticipate and adapt - seeing a delay coming three months away and adjust the plan today.

● You lead with influence - leading with logic and relationship-building. You can rally a team around a tight deadline without relying on direct authority and can negotiate priorities between competing departments without needing to escalate.

● You use data to drive improvements - using metrics to prove your process improvements and working and use findings to drive further adjustments.

● You are outcomes-oriented - ensuring deliverables meet our quality standards and definition of done.

● You are the calm in the storm - excelling in high-pressure environments, providing the structure and clarity the team needs to stay focused during crunch time.

● You are a systems thinker - looking for ways to automate administrative tasks, identifying patterns across projects, and improving process flows. You bring solutions that maximize the time you spend on high value work and benefit the broader organization.

What We’re Looking For…

● 5-8+ Years of Experience: Proven track record of managing complex projects in EdTech, software, or creative publishing.

● Hybrid Methodology Fluency: Deep experience in Agile/Scrum for software development combined with the Waterfall/Stage-Gate discipline required for print and physical production.

● Master of the "Blended" Product: You understand the unique challenges of shipping products that live in both a web browser and a student’s backpack.

● Advanced Tooling Skills: Expert-level proficiency in Jira and Smartsheet (or similar tools like Monday.com/Airtable). You can build the dashboards and trackers that the team relies on.

● Communication Powerhouse: You can explain a technical software delay to a content editor and a creative design constraint to an engineer with equal ease.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

If you are selected for employment, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination, or submit to enhanced background screening, such as fingerprinting.

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.