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Join Ascend Learning as a Content Product Owner, where you'll lead the production of high-quality educational products while managing project timelines and budgets in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.

Responsibilities: As a Content Product Owner, you will oversee the execution of projects, manage production schedules, ensure quality of learning products, and maintain effective communication among team members to achieve project goals.

Skills: Candidates should possess strong project management skills, proficiency in project management software like Smartsheet or Jira, and excellent communication abilities to interact effectively with various stakeholders.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is preferred, along with at least 3 years of project management experience in educational publishing or a related environment. Professional certification (e.g., PMP-C) is a plus.

Location: This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location preferred. Remote will be considered within the United States.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $80,000 - $120,000.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

As a Content Product Owner, you will be responsible for executing projects, managing workloads, documenting processes, and delivering consistent, high-quality learning products that align with product blueprints. This role involves independently overseeing the production of learning and assessment products, ensuring they are delivered within budget and on schedule while meeting internal standards and market requirements. You will manage detailed production schedules, paying close attention to component and technology dependencies, and oversee project development budgets, including estimating, tracking, and reporting on project complexity and costs. Additionally, you will proactively keep relevant team members informed of any updates regarding project details, scope, risks, or schedules.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK 

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location preferred. Remote will be considered within the United States.   

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Liaise with Learning & Content Managers (LCMs) and ILAS stakeholders to define project requirements, scopes, and objectives that align with the product vision.
• Determine the most efficient and effective workflow to achieve deliverables, including securing files, documenting current edition specifications, and partnering with LCMs on development plans.
• Independently manage the production and development of assessment and learning products, ensuring they are delivered on budget, on schedule, and adhere to internal standards and market requirements.
• Create detailed work plans and project schedules with attention to ILAS definitions of work (e.g., evidence-based update vs. technical review) and component and technology dependencies.
• Maintain focus on the end goal while solving problems and removing potential blockers throughout the project timeline.
• Manage the project development budget, including projecting project complexity, estimating costs, tracking, and reporting.
• Proactively keep all relevant team members informed of any updates to project details, scope, risks, or schedules.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, both internally and externally, by spot-checking project development against specifications and reconciling requested changes.
• Champion and potentially lead the implementation of process efficiencies for quality assurance, ensuring the integrity and quality of data delivered through appropriate in-house tools and external resources.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred. High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years project management experience in educational publishing/learning solutions environment.
• Professional certification (e.g., PMP-C) preferred. 
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage, organize, and prioritize multiple projects and tasks including complex interdependencies between projects.
• Demonstrated command of formal project management software and/or techniques. Experience with Smartsheet and Jira Align/Jira strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a team environment and directing peers to achieve desired project outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to appropriately tailor communication for various audiences and settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively, provide feedback in a constructive manner, and relate product requirements succinctly and effectively.
• Demonstrated and proven problem-solving and critical-thinking skills; able to predict, identify, and independently resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Ability to establish, adopt, and implement new processes, procedures, and standards in an environment of continuous improvement and innovation.

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• Hybrid work
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging. 

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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