Senior Project Manager, Learning Management System

Synopsis of Role:

APUS is seeking a Senior Project Manager with strong project management, technical, business and personal leadership skills to lead our migration from one Learning Management System (LMS) to another. 

Essential Functions: 

• Leads migration from one LMS to another.
• Partners across the University to ensure the current LMS continues to serve students and faculty while facilitating a seamless transition to the use of a new LMS.
• Collaborates with several departments to include: Information Technology, Instructional Design, Academics, Student Services and Finance to ensure that the LMS is fully integrated and operating in synch with other University ERPs.
• Uses strong analytical and leadership skills to interpret customer requirements, develop business solutions, provide team guidance and ensure adherence to project timelines and budgets.
• Sets and manages projects judiciously.

Critical Skills and Job Complexity: 

• Proven project management and leadership ability.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional service orientation.
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years as a Project Manager with recent experience migrating at least 2 Learning Management Systems, preferably for a high growth, online 24x7 education or service business.
• Specialty expertise in two or more of the following technical areas:
  • ERP implementation and migration
  • Instructional technology
  • Business Intelligence/data warehousing
  • Administrative systems design and development (preferably in Higher Education)
  • Production support
  • Administration, configuration and design of Learning Management Systems
  • Report design and development
• Contribution to one or more open source projects.
• Experience with information security vulnerabilities and risk management.
• Experience developing and executing overall data migration strategies and approaches, data analysis, data migration design and data transformation.
• Experience in business process development, management, budgeting, resource allocation and administrative operations.
• Demonstrated success partnering across business functions to drive project implementation.
• Experience leading in a high-performance, customer-centric culture focused on service, innovation, efficiency and productivity.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Standard office environment in Charles Town, WV.
• Must be willing to travel within 75 miles to co-locations.