Project Manager, Content Production, HBS Online

25-Mar-2024

Harvard Business School

65251BR

Job Summary

Harvard Business School (HBS) Online is Harvard Business School’s vision of business education reimagined for the digital age. Our mission is simple: to create learning experiences that bring business education to life. HBS Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. To see these techniques in action and gain actionable skills and insights, check out HBS Online's Sample Business Lessons .

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, Content Development, the Project Manager manages assigned courses in development and related projects. The Project Management functional team within Content Production develops timelines and budgets, monitors project status and risks across the portfolio of courses and projects in development, facilitates cross-team communication, and ensures appropriate permissions are received to support the development of HBS Online products. The team supports the creation of world-class online courses for Harvard Business School through HBS Online, the school’s digital education platform.

Position Description

• Serve as project management lead for assigned projects in the team’s portfolio
• Develop and manage project timelines; provides regular status updates of various forms to numerous stakeholders throughout HBS Online, HBS, and (as required) external entities
• Review project scope and timeline and provide feedback and direction to project team on implications from production to launch. Quantify and illustrate proposed changes to scope, staffing, or other factors and impacts
• Facilitate recurring project status meetings
• Map out project ambitions and resources; illustrate options and trade-offs for multiple stakeholders
• Manage copyright submissions for HBS Online products
• Manage protagonist permissions/releases, liaise with protagonists, and provide guidance on course production best practices and permissions management to the team
• Continuously improve templates in the project management platform; provide or facilitate training and support to Content team to ensure consistency of use and adherence to best practices
• Identify and work to resolve project issues through process and stakeholder management. Escalate issues, as needed, to reduce risk to the project
• Engage with faculty, academic support staff and others involved in the course development process as needed
• Coordinate Beta course launch through completion of first one to three open enrollment waves of a given program
• Provide inputs for monthly editorial operating expenses on assigned projects
• Facilitate and manage SOWs for vendor editorial work and ensure alignment with project scope and budget
• Support course launch events 
• Be responsible for other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, project plan development and implementation, and stakeholder engagement

Additional Qualifications and Skills

The following Additional Qualifications are strongly preferred. If you meet some, but not all, you are still encouraged to apply; we value employees with a willingness to learn.

• Experience providing project services in a higher education, professional services setting or publishing industry, or digital product development preferred
• PMP or similar certification preferred
• Proficiency with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and the ability to implement the best fit for the organization's needs
• Proficiency in project management, estimating, and scheduling
• Effective communication skills across multiple formats - project steering meetings, project chartering and kickoffs, stand ups, design sessions, brainstorms, problem solving sessions and retrospectives
• Experience leveraging program status and performance reporting and project dashboards to improve project outcomes
• Pitches in where needed – “no job too big or too small”

Additional Information

This role is offered as a hybrid (some combination of onsite and remote) where you are required to be onsite at our Boston, MA based campus several days per month. Specific days and schedule will be determined between you and your manager.

We may conduct candidate interviews virtually (phone and/or via Zoom) and/or in-person for this role.

A cover letter is required to be considered for this opportunity.

Harvard Business School will not offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity.

Culture of Inclusion: The work and well-being of HBS is profoundly strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and life experiences. Explore more about HBS work culture here .

About Us

Founded in 1908 as part of Harvard University, Harvard Business School (www.hbs.edu ) is located on a 40-acre campus in Boston. The School offers two full-time MBA and PhD programs, more than 175 Executive Education programs, and certificates and courses through Harvard Business School Online. For more than a century, Harvard Business School faculty have drawn on their research, connection to practice, global expertise, and passion for teaching to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The School and its curriculum attract the boldest thinkers and the most collaborative learners who will shape the practice of business and entrepreneurship around the globe.

Benefits

We invite you to visit Harvard's Total Rewards website (https://hr.harvard.edu/totalrewards ) to learn more about our outstanding benefits package, which may include:

• Paid Time Off: 3-4 weeks of accrued vacation time per year (3 weeks for support staff and 4 weeks for administrative/professional staff), 12 accrued sick days per year, 12.5 holidays plus a Winter Recess in December/January, 3 personal days per year (prorated based on date of hire), and up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents who are primary care givers.
• Health and Welfare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and life insurance programs, along with voluntary benefits. Most coverage begins as of your start date.
• Work/Life and Wellness: Child and elder/adult care resources including on campus childcare centers, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
• Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with contributions from 5% to 15% of eligible compensation, based on age and earnings with full vesting after 3 years of service.
• Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive program including $40 per class at the Harvard Extension School and reduced tuition through other participating Harvard graduate schools.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Program that provides 75% to 90% reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year for eligible courses taken at other accredited institutions.
• Professional Development: Programs and classes at little or no cost, including through the Harvard Center for Workplace Development and LinkedIn Learning.
• Commuting and Transportation: Various commuter options handled through the Parking Office, including discounted parking, half-priced public transportation passes and pre-tax transit passes, biking benefits, and more.
• Harvard Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks: Access to Harvard athletic and fitness facilities, libraries, campus events, credit union, and more, as well as discounts to various types of services (legal, financial, etc.) and cultural and leisure activities throughout metro-Boston.

Job Function

General Administration

Department Office Location

USA - MA - Boston

Job Code

359057 Admin Dept/Program Admin

Work Format

Hybrid (partially on-site, partially remote)

Department

Harvard Business School Online

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Pre-Employment Screening

Education, Identity

Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Harvard University views equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive. We strive to create a community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity while fully embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.