Senior Policy & Project Manager
About The Position
As the Senior Policy and Project Manager at Bezos Academy, you will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of school-facing policies and operational frameworks that ensure compliance, instructional excellence, and scalable operations across our network of Montessori-inspired preschools in under-resourced communities offered at no cost to families. You will own high-priority, cross-functional initiatives from inception through execution and post-implementation learning, partnering closely with school leaders and national support teams to drive alignment across functions and ensure consistent, coordinated execution. In addition, you will maintain and manage the organization's policy library, ensuring all organizational policies, both school-facing and internal, are current, clearly documented, and easy to access, while partnering with functional owners to support timely updates. In this role, you will analyze data, identify gaps, and translate insights into actionable strategies that strengthen school operations and the family experience while supporting a resource-efficient operating model. Your work will shape policies, calendars, and playbooks that enable our schools to thrive while meeting regulatory requirements. If you are passionate about early childhood education and energized by solving complex, system-level challenges that improve outcomes for children and families, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful, large-scale impact.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Eight or more years of relevant experience, including five or more years of experience in project or program management
- Experience writing, publishing, implementing, and evaluating policies and/or standard operating procedures in a Pre-K or K-12 educational setting (district, state, federal, other school network, etc.)
- Experience evaluating operational feasibility and implementation impact, including assessing burden, workflow implications, and trade-offs
- Proven ability to translate complex requirements into clear, concise, and usable expectations
- Demonstrated success in project management and related data collection, including the ability to utilize project management software to handle multiple complex projects, track progress, and communicate updates to key stakeholders
- Experience in one or more project management methodologies (such as Six Sigma, Agile, etc.) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Exceptional written communication and editorial judgment
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of early childhood education, preferably specific experience with state-specific policies and regulations in the field of early childhood education
- Demonstrated ability to understand the stakeholder’s needs to drive alignment across multiple teams
- Experience designing governance mechanisms (intake processes, review cycles, consolidation efforts) and reducing administrative burden in school systems
- Experience building centralized knowledge or policy systems
- Experience partnering with instructional or compliance teams to codify standards
- Prior experience serving as an educator in a school-based setting
- Track record of clearly and effectively articulating issues and challenges, and generating recommendations covering matters of policy and organizational implementation
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of school-facing policies and operational frameworks
- Own high-priority, cross-functional initiatives from inception through execution and post-implementation learning
- Maintain and manage the organization's policy library
- Analyze data, identify gaps, and translate insights into actionable strategies that strengthen school operations and the family experience
- Shape policies, calendars, and playbooks that enable our schools to thrive while meeting regulatory requirements
Benefits
- This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.
- This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 9 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law.
- Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
