Project Manager, Education Institute Planning and Management

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About Success Academy

Success Academy is the fastest-growing and highest-performing charter school network in New York State. We are reimagining public education by designing, implementing, and scaling rigorous, whole-child learning models that deliver exceptional results. With 59 schools and more than 20,000 scholars, we aim to grow to 100 schools and educate 50,000 scholars in a uniquely holistic K–12 system that prepares every student for college and beyond.

About the Education Institute

The Education Institute drives our instructional and academic design—building the K–12 program that defines scholar preparedness. The Institute is leading a multi-year change management effort to advance the quality of teaching and learning across the network and achieve transformational outcomes. Within this, the Education Institute Planning and Management function ensures that strategic priorities are effectively planned, executed, and delivered to achieve our scholar learning goals. 

About the Role

The Project Manager of Education Institute Planning and Management works under the direction of the Lead of Education Institute Planning and Management, to plan, manage, and execute cross-functional initiatives that advance the Education Institute’s strategic goals. This individual will manage high-impact projects across instructional designs. Acting as a connector across teams, the Project Manager ensures clear alignment, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement of systems that enable world-class education delivery at scale. This role is ideal for a systems thinker and project leader who thrives in complex, mission-driven environments and excels at both strategic planning and operational delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive strategic project execution: Project manage the design, planning, and implementation of critical Education Institute initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to institutional priorities.

• Support annual planning and workstream coordination: Partner with the Lead to develop and manage the Institute’s annual roadmap, ensuring effective coordination across all departmental workstreams.

• Support change initiatives: Support the structured design change processes for key academic initiatives—supporting adoption, training, communications, and stakeholder alignment.

• Integrate data-driven decision making: Develop project tracking systems and performance dashboards that leverage both quantitative and qualitative insights to evaluate outcomes and identify improvement opportunities.

• Collaborate cross-functionally: Facilitate alignment and collaboration between Education Institute teams, Network leadership, and schools—driving clarity, coordination, and execution across multi-team efforts.

• Continuously improve processes: Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, propose process redesigns, and test inventive, systems-level solutions that enhance service delivery and educational impact.
   

Why You Should Join Us

As a Project Manager in the Education Institute, you’ll help shape the systems and initiatives that power one of the nation’s most ambitious K–12 education school systems. You’ll work on projects that directly impact scholar learning, teacher development, and organizational excellence—partnering with visionary leaders to deliver bold, scalable solutions. Success Academy offers a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact in public education.

Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

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