Duration: 3 months contract (with potential for extension)
Job Description

Project Manager supporting the Enterprise Content & Training (ECT) organization.
Responsible for conducting project and contract audits, performing forensic analysis of existing projects, and identifying discrepancies in systems and processes.
Review contract status using internal systems, including SharePoint and Oracle-based contract tracking tools (PDH).
Investigate active, inactive, and cancelled contracts and coordinate appropriate follow-up actions, including cancellation notifications when necessary.
Develop, improve, and maintain project tracking processes and reporting structures.
Drive organization, documentation, and process consistency across multiple ongoing initiatives.
Partner cross-functionally with teams including royalties, operations, content, and other business stakeholders.
Support project visibility, status tracking, and process governance across the organization.

Story Behind the Need - Business Group & Key Projects

Supporting the Enterprise Content & Training (ECT) division.
ECT produces and manages professional technical learning content, including books, video courses, live training, certification programs, cybersecurity training, networking content, and AI learning solutions.
Well-known content brands include Cisco Press, Adobe Press, and Prentice Hall.
Team is currently understaffed, need additional bandwidth (recent employee departure, mat leave, and sabbatical)
Existing projects and tracking processes require clean-up and greater operational rigor.
Need someone who can quickly assess the current state of projects and contracts, identify issues, ask critical questions, and establish stronger tracking and accountability mechanisms.
Initial engagement is 3 months, with strong potential for extension based on business needs and workload.

Typical Day in the Role

Review project and contract data across SharePoint and internal systems.
Conduct forensic analysis of project statuses, contract activity, and process gaps.
Create and maintain project trackers, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.
Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather information and resolve discrepancies, document findings and recommend corrective actions.
Support operational processes that improve organization and project execution.
Core team consists of approximately 4 team members, additional support resources located in India.
Highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Must Haves

Team values initiative, transparency, organization, and strong communication.
Strong experience creating and maintaining project tracking processes.
Advanced organizational and prioritization skills.
Experience working with SharePoint.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
Experience with Smartsheet or similar project tracking tools.
Ability to perform detailed analysis and identify process, data, or project discrepancies.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Comfortable working independently and navigating ambiguity.

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition

Opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact on a team needing operational structure and support.
Significant autonomy and ownership over process creation and project tracking improvements.
Exposure to technical publishing, professional learning, AI, cybersecurity, and certification content businesses.
Opportunity to work across multiple functions and gain broad business exposure.

Candidate Requirements

Minimum of 2 years as a Project Manager/project management experience, ideally within Publishing, or Tech (more years of experience preferred)
PMP Certification not required, but a plus.
Degree not required, but a plus (years of experience more important)
Highly organized and detail-oriented, this is the most key.
Transparent communicator who proactively raises questions and risks.
Demonstrated ability to bring structure to unclear or disorganized environments.
Proven success managing multiple priorities simultaneously
Performance: highly organized, transparent. If they don't know something, tell the manager. If they are collaborative, will work with the team and get to know their systems and can work with them to get do all that. Organization is so key.

About US Tech Solutions:
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