Program Manager

Program Manager

Empowered is a community of social entrepreneur teachers, bringing the experiential, individualized, self-discovery teaching methodology to life in their classrooms. Their work leads to transformative learning experiences for their students. At scale, the Empowered community is a cultural movement driving bottom-up change throughout the key institution of education. Empowered is part of the Stand Together philanthropic community.

Our community is growing and so is the impact of our work to move toward a society where everyone could live a life of meaning and succeed by benefiting others. At Empowered, we advance this work by partnering with educators who are empowering students to realize their potential. There are several 'cool' brands in the sector focusing on teachers. However, we believe there is a ton of opportunity for an exciting brand, who deeply believes in educators for the change agents they are and wants to authentically invest in teachers at all grade levels, to catalyze teacher joy at scale. Empowered is that brand and we are looking for a Project Manager to help accelerate our capture of these opportunities.

Empowered is excited to find a well-organized, collaborative, team-building Project Manager ready to help reshape the future of education by delivering projects and programs that make a difference in the lives of Empowered educators across the country. Working closely with the technology, internal communications and administration, education operations, and executive leadership teams, this role sits at the heart of all we are doing to realize our bold vision of becoming THE platform of choice for educators. As a Project Manager, you will own the pulse and rhythm for how high-impact, cross-functional initiatives are delivered at Empowered. A successful Project Manager will optimally utilize scope, timing, quality, and resourcing as core levers to maximize time-to-value of all project deliveries.

This role reports to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

How You Will Contribute

• Lead Enterprise-Wide Projects
• Oversee large, complex, cross-functional IT initiatives and marketing projects from initiation to close, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.
• Translate high-level objectives into actionable plans, clear deliverables, and measurable outcomes.
• Apply advanced project management methodologies (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall) tailored to project needs.
• Incorporate emerging technologies - including AI - into project planning to advance innovation.
• Foster Collaboration & Accountability
• Build strong, cohesive project teams by fostering trust, collaboration, and shared ownership.
• Effectively delegate based on individual strengths while holding teams accountable for results.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels, ensuring clarity, alignment, and buy-in.
• Lead with Vision & Adaptability
• Articulate a clear project vision and inspire teams to achieve it, even in dynamic moments.
• Remain adaptable to changing market conditions, priorities, or emerging challenges while maintaining focus on core objectives.
• Anticipate risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
• Resolve conflicts constructively, keeping the team focused on solutions.
• Deliver Operational Excellence
• Manage budgets, schedules, resources, and dependencies across multiple initiatives.
• Ensure project documentation, communication, and reporting are timely, accurate, and actionable.
• Partner with vendors and technology partners to deliver solutions that meet evolving needs.

What You Will Bring

Standout Candidates Will Bring

What We Offer

Our Values : Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.