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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Project Manager (Agile Content Delivery) - **Company:** McGraw-Hill - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $63,100.0 - $85,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Software Documentation, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Trello, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88010098/1 ## About the Role * Experience: Minimum 3 years in a program or project coordination role, with at least 1 year in an agile environment and familiarity managing cross-functional programs across multiple agile teams. * Agile Tool Proficiency: Hands-on experience with agile project management tools such as Jira, Trello, or similar platforms to support program tracking and team coordination. * Agile & Program Management Knowledge: Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and program management best practices, including dependency management, risk resolution, and ensuring timely delivery. * Communication & Leadership Skills: Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership abilities, with comfort engaging stakeholders at all levels - product, technical, and business leadership. * Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills, with high attention to detail, a results-driven mindset, and the ability to work independently as a self-starter. * Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related field - or equivalent professional experience in agile program or project management. * Nice to Have - Certifications & Frameworks: Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, CSPO) and experience with large-scale agile frameworks such as SAFe or LeSS are a plus. * Nice to Have - Industry & Technical Experience: Prior experience in the EdTech industry, familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices, and experience coordinating global or distributed teams are all desirable. ## Description * Agile Program Management: Support planning, execution, and delivery of complex agile programs by coordinating cross-functional teams, maintaining up-to-date scope documentation, and ensuring alignment across multiple product teams. * Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Organize and lead key agile ceremonies (refinements, progressions, alignments, retrospectives, etc.) while ensuring consistent application of agile practices and resolving operational roadblocks. * Dependency & Risk Management: Identify, track, and manage cross-team dependencies and program risks, proactively escalating issues and coordinating mitigation strategies with relevant stakeholders. * Operational Support: Provide day-to-day support to agile teams by ensuring tools and resources are available and act as a liaison between technical, product, and business stakeholders. * Stakeholder Communication & Reporting: Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders through regular status reports, key metrics, and timely updates on program progress, risks, and scope changes. * Continuous Improvement: Drive process optimization by identifying efficiency gains, supporting adoption of new tools and techniques, and fostering a culture of innovation and knowledge-sharing. * Program Documentation & Metrics: Ensure all program documentation (roadmaps, release plans, issue logs) is maintained and track performance metrics such as velocity and burn-down charts to guide data-driven decision-making. * Support Product & Technical Leadership: Collaborate closely with product managers and cross-functional leaders to align program objectives with business priorities and translate high-level goals into actionable team plans., McGraw Hill uses an automated employment decision tool (AEDT) to assist in the screening process by recommending candidates with "like skills" based on resume and job data. To request an alternative screening process, please select "Opt-Out" when asked to "Consent to use of Automated Employment Decision Tools" during the application. McGraw Hill is an equal opportunity employer. McGraw Hill is committed to celebrating and supporting the differences that make us each unique and will not discriminate based on a person's gender, gender identity or expression, nationality, color, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, appearance or veteran status. 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