Strategic Program Manager

Panorama Education

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About The Position

The Strategic Program Manager (SPM) at Panorama Education is a high-impact, cross-functional leadership role designed to ensure our most complex, high-value projects/clients succeed. An SPM operates as the central “hub” for the client & projects they support—understanding needs, solving problems, and leading internal alignment to deliver exceptional outcomes. This role is ideal for seasoned professionals who can thrive in ambiguity, have a strong presence, and bring unique superpowers—like strategic thinking, product knowledge, or educational landscape expertise—to Panorama’s evolving client base.
SPMs will step into roles on a rotating or time-bound basis depending on client/project need, scale, or challenge, and will work closely with other Panorama team members cross functionally.

Requirements

• Gravitas & Presence: You inspire confidence, speak with clarity, and can operate credibly with senior district leaders and internal executives.
• People-Centered Problem Solver: You understand client experience deeply and are energized by figuring out the systems or strategies to solve their problems.
• Comfort with Ambiguity: You thrive when given space and trust to figure things out, and can navigate shifting priorities with grace.
• Execution Excellence: You “get it done,” balancing quick wins with long-term solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Superpower Depth: You bring a particular strength—whether it’s facilitation, strategic planning, analytics, or systems thinking—that makes your teammates better.

Responsibilities

• Client Leadership: Serve as a critical part of the account team for selected strategic clients, ensuring we meet key outcomes and earning trusted-advisor status.
• High-Stakes Engagements: Step into complex, high-visibility accounts or initiatives where Panorama needs a skilled operator to stabilize, enhance, or elevate our delivery.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Identify pain points, needs, or opportunities and lead initiatives to design and implement scalable solutions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (Client Partnerships, Account Management, Product, Engineering, etc.) to align resources and efforts to client goals.
• Working with key stakeholders to define success
• Designing a plan to achieve this vision for success
• Working with the client and internal teams to deliver on that vision
• Acting as the delivery-focused contact for the state-level project teams.
• Coordinating delivery across internal teams supporting the LEAs within the SEA.
• Reporting progress to the state-level teams.

Benefits

• 401K with an employer match
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending account for health care and dependent care
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Work from Home Reimbursement
• Flexible vacation policy
• Parental leave program
• Company Issued Laptop

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees