School District Project Manager

CSA Education LLC•Chicago, IL

5d•Remote

About The Position

CSA Education is a dedicated curriculum development partner committed to client success, valuing a welcoming culture, a dedicated team, and innovative solutions. The School District Project Manager serves as a client-facing and governance manager for complex, multi-stakeholder K-12 school district and state-level engagements. This role combines high-level project management and client success partnership. The Senior Director is responsible for the fulfillment of all contractual obligations for school district curriculum projects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, high-stakes educational projects on time and on budget. This role oversees the day-to-day management of assigned projects, guides cross-functional internal teams and independent contractors, and collaborates with the team to design scalable workflows (including AI-enabled systems).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Project Management, or a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of content development and project management experience within the K-12 education at the district level, or educational technology sector.
Proven track record of managing large-scale curriculum development and production projects and leading cross-functional editorial/creative teams of 10+ people.
Deep familiarity with the unique review cycles, compliance requirements, and approval processes inherent in state and district-level contracts.
Demonstrated experience monitoring and meeting large project budgets.
Must have own computer with Microsoft Office and a reliable internet connection.

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to build trust with high-level school district stakeholders.
Mastery of project management fundamentals paired with an ability to build structured systems and integrate new technologies.
Exceptional capability to translate complex project data into clear, actionable insights and resolve high-stakes crises.
Top-tier written, verbal, and presentation skills for executive audiences.
Exceptionally well-organized with the ability to manage multiple large, multi-year projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Serve alongside the School Solutions partner as the primary face of the project and a trusted advisor to client district and state educational leaders, guiding project scope, success criteria, and long-term partnership strategy.
Proactively manage client expectations, ensure high levels of satisfaction, and confidently lead internal and client-facing meetings.
Maintain clear reporting and timely communication across all internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
Create, implement, and maintain project plans, schedules, timelines, budgets, folder structures, and operational frameworks from the ground up.
Design and implement scalable workflows, including AI-enabled processes and automation to improve efficiency, quality, and content compliance.
Coordinate cross-functional teams (curriculum, creative services, subject matter experts, instructional design, and production), ensuring collaboration, efficiency, and fidelity to instructional intent.
Proactively identify challenges, manage scope evolution, and address escalated issues regarding contract compliance, public-sector review cycles, and pilot feedback loops.
Build and monitor complex project budgets aligned with organizational goals, manage revenue streams, provide invoicing information to Finance team, and oversee independent contractor resource allocation.