Resource Manager

Job description
COMPANY PROFILE
Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom ®, Eureka Math ™ and PhD Science ™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.
For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org
OUR MARKET POSITION
Great Minds' Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.
Job Purpose
The Resource Manager supports the PMO by partnering closely with both project and team leadership to anticipate, identify, and problem-solve labor resource needs for projects within a designated team or set of teams. The Resource Manager facilitates staffing assignments and communicates capacity for future work, ensuring that resource capacity informs prioritization and future project decision-making.
This position is an exceptional opportunity for a highly organized and collaborative individual who possesses a commitment to Great Minds' organizational vision and who has a proven track record of relationship-building and problem-solving skills. While the work is remote and the ideal candidate will work well independently, this is a highly collaborative position, necessitating a strong sense of teamwork and cooperation.
Responsibilities

• Partners closely with PMO and team leadership to plan for labor resources across projects within a designated team or set of teams; facilitates the assignment of specific staff members to new projects in collaboration with team leadership and managers, striving for efficiencies as well as balanced workloads
• Builds knowledge of skillsets and constraints to inform staffing assignments
• Populates Staffing Management Plan templates for each active project that utilizes the team's capacity in partnership with the PMO project team
• Collaborates with the PMO project team during the project planning phase to ensure project workflows align with resource availability
• Conducts proactive meetings to review staffing assignments and upcoming projects with team leadership and/or managers as well as PMO stakeholders
• Proactively identifies potential resource risks within the supported suite of projects and proposes solutions to address those risks
• Maintains acute awareness of active project resource allocations and addresses changes across projects as needed
• Initiates timely conversations to plan for the reallocation of resources as existing project work is anticipated to finish in order to minimize gaps in utilization
• Participates in the longer-term resource projections process for annual budgeting needs
• Ensures that maintenance and non-project work within the team is represented in the Resource Management platform
• Cultivates strong working relationships with cross-functional professionals throughout the organization
• Other resource-related support as needed

Job requirements
Requirements

• 3+ years working in project management, data analysis, staffing, or related work
• Excellent interpersonal interaction skills (effective communication, negotiation, the ability to be diplomatic)
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Ability to facilitate collaborative conversations and offer multiple ways to solve an issue
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PPT), Microsoft SharePoint, or other similar collaboration software
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience analyzing data and interpreting results
• Experience with project management principles and, ideally, Smartsheet or similar project management software
• Sound organizational habits, necessary for successful goal setting, collaborative problem solving, deadline execution, and record keeping
• Exceptional time management skills

Preferred

• Experience working with curriculum content or educational publishing
• Experience identifying and projecting resource needs

Qualifications

• Develops strong partnerships with a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach
• Demonstrates personal accountability, urgency, and persistence in completing high-quality work
• Promotes a supportive environment across departments
• Maintains a positive, professional attitude under tight timelines and with multiple competing priorities
• Successful working independently and collaboratively
• Ability to remain flexible in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment
• Receptive to feedback with a focus on reflective practice
• Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement
• Willingness to bring a proactive problem-solving orientation to every task
• Passion for and commitment to the importance of high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum
• Deep belief that every child is capable of greatness

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Status

• Full-time

Location

• Remote
• Future travel (5-10%) may be required

The expected base salary range for this position is $66,000-$74,000, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.
A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.
New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.
Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com . If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact [email protected]
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization's commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
#LI-Remote