GEC Project Manager -- BYU-Pathway Worldwide - (Full-time)
About The Position
The Global Education Center (GEC) Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, execution, and successful launch of Global Education Center initiatives across multiple regions and stakeholder groups. The role is the central point of coordination among BYU-Pathway, Church headquarters departments, Area Church offices, educational partners, vendors, and other internal and external stakeholders, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational objectives. This is a full-time, hybrid position, typically scheduled Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The employee must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, reside and perform the work in Utah, and work from BYU-Pathway Worldwide headquarters in Salt Lake City 1–3 days per week.
Requirements
- Typically 3 to 5 years of project management experience, relevant project management training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of relevant certifications and experience.
- Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize work.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and earn stakeholders’ trust.
- Proactive approach to identifying improvements and strengthening work processes.
- Proficiency in documenting, tracking, and following up on multiple simultaneous tasks using project management software.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate well with others at all levels in the organization.
- Ability to conduct and guide others through intermediate customer research and analysis of diverse cultures.
- Fluency in project management tools, online collaboration tools, and MS Office.
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
- Willingness to reside and work in Utah and to work from BYU-Pathway Worldwide headquarters in Salt Lake City 1–3 days per week.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, tasks, deliverables, and dependencies.
- Identify, create, organize, and maintain project artifacts, templates, records, and other documentation.
- Track project risks, issues, decisions, and change requests, and coordinate appropriate follow-up and resolution.
- Establish and promote effective project management practices for GEC launches.
- Ensure project activities adhere to established governance requirements and best practices.
- Coordinate communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including network, security, legal, facilities, technology, communications/PR, construction, marketing, finance, and HR.
- Schedule and facilitate project meetings and coordinate appropriate stakeholder participation.
- Coordinate and support task completion across stakeholder groups.
- Follow up with stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain progress toward project milestones.
- Monitor project tasks, deliverables, timelines, and outstanding actions.
- Provide project updates, communications, and status reporting through Teams, SharePoint, Wrike, and other tools.
- Lead development and organization of applicable SharePoint sites.
- Maintain accurate and accessible project information throughout the launch lifecycle.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
