Project Specialist

United States

Product Management

School

Remote

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Exempt

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Overview

Build the Future

At McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being.

How can you make an impact?

Project Specialists serve as delivery specialists embedded within specific teams to ensure the successful translation of project scope into high-quality, deliverable components. They bring deep operational knowledge, process clarity, and cross-functional coordination to support efficient and consistent builds.

Project specialists provide critical support as projects move from strategy into execution. Partnering closely with delivery teams and cross-functional stakeholders, to ensure alignment across functions, reduce execution risk, and promote scalable, repeatable practices that improve overall delivery performance.

Ultimately, this role is meant to elevate the organization’s ability to deliver by turning plans into components and guiding teams through product build lifecycle with expertise and accountability.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

What can you expect from the position?

Key Partnerships / Stakeholders

Product teams (Project Operators, Product Investor)

Delivery teams (Academic Design, Instructional Design, Product Design)

Cross-functional partners (Media Shared Services, Production Suppliers, Content Licensing)

Project Specialist responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Facilitating component builds from manuscript release through final delivery

Date management across all components to ensure on-time task delivery or updates based on work shifts

Creating and maintaining Smartsheet connector sheets for production supplier management

Ensuring alignment across delivery teams and cross-functional partners

Identifying and communicating component constraints and potential change management requests that can be used to facilitate Agile planning

Identifying risks, gaps, and dependencies, and proactively resolving them within component builds

Supporting continuous improvement of production practices and standards

Budget, PO, and forecast management for production and translation cost centers

We’re looking for someone with:

Strong execution and project planning skills, including dependencies between components

Deep understanding of production workflows and tools

Cross-functional communication and stakeholder alignment

Problem-solving and risk management

Attention to detail with a focus on quality and consistency

Ability to establish and maintain strong partnership with Product Operators

A Plus if you have:

Have certificate or professional experience in project management (PM or APM).

Have professional experience working with Jira, Kanban Boards and/or RACI Charts.

Have experience managing and owning projects across Print and Digital Publishing Lifecycles.

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively building experiences that will help shape the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $40,000 - $62,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. A full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

McGraw Hill recruiters always use a “@mheducation.com” email address and/or from our Applicant Tracking System, iCIMS. Any variation of this email domain should be considered suspicious. Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email.

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