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Zovio Program Manager, Operations in Chandler, Arizona
At Zovio, we’re doing something different, and we want you to be a part of it. To put it simply, we’re all here to meet the needs of today’s learners. Whether that’s by helping them get a college degree or by providing them specific, focused training, we’re all about making it possible for people to achieve their aspirations and dreams. We partner with higher education institutions and employers to make that happen.
With our mission to innovate and take bold steps forward in education as a leading education technology services provider, we are an entrepreneurially-minded organization looking to the future—but with more than a decade of experience and resources backing us up! We have a culture of Passion , Innovation and Teamwork , and are full of ambitious people that, like you, support our commitment to putting people first. If you want to know more about us, be sure to check out Zovio.com.
Position Summary:
Job Description:
Position Summary:
The Program Manager, Operations has primary responsibility for supporting the EVP, Operations in the pursuit of our overall strategic initiatives. This person will coordinate and manage the business's essential activities, making strategic plans to ensure all business functions are efficient and operating at peak performance. This person will also manage key projects and is the main organizer and planner of operations initiatives, attending to the minute details while staying attuned to business operations' macro vision.
As Program Manager, Operations, you will work with and report directly to the EVP, Operations, relaying messages and ideas from other senior leaders to improve operations' internal functions and processes. This person needs to be a creative and results-driven thinker, an excellent problem solver, and possess incredible interpersonal skills to effectively manage staff and act as the primary contact for all business operations communications.
Essential Responsibilities:
Serve as liaison between staff, executives, and Operations senior leadership, regarding department climate, employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning
Oversee daily operations through collaboration with senior management and department leaders, performing an array of tasks from managing calendars, generating correspondence, maintaining hard copy and electronic files, planning and coordinating annual corporate meetings, and scheduling facilities
Build and develop relationships with all employees for increased efficiency and effective responsiveness into existing operations, and help to define new operational strategies, working with the EVP, Operations on special projects
Serve as a subject matter expert, handling inquiries and developing action plans to address them, and assisting with the preparation and dissemination of communications
Organize and coordinate staff functions and activities for operations
Coordinate strategic business initiatives and guide to completion
Ensures timely and effective completion of projects and initiatives for the EVP, Operations
Supervise daily operations and help oversee projects of high importance
Act as a principal consultant to the EVP, Operations
Manage operations calendar and ensure deadlines are met
Work with and/or lead cross-functional teams
Supports EVP, Operations in meetings by taking notes and assuming responsibility for completion of action items
Assist EVP, Operations with internal communication, meeting with HR leaders and attending to staff needs, ensuring any problems are resolved
Keep EVP, Operations abreast on department-related opportunities that require consideration
Attend EVP, Operations meetings and deliver progress reports to the department
Drafts letters, emails, reports, and other correspondence on behalf of the EVP, Operations
Preferred Experience:
7-10 years' experience as a project manager or program manager with people leadership experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience in consulting and operations
Strong interpersonal skills and a knack for productive collaboration across varying departments
Detail-oriented and data-driven and able to organize, lead and direct large teams of people
Possess an encouraging, can-do attitude
Impeccable time management and multi-tasking skills
Business-minded and a strategic planner
Proven creative-thinker, problem-solver who can make clear-headed decisions under pressure
Ability to analyze and compile large sets of data and present effective reports
Highly experienced with project coordinating and management
Self-motivated and self-sufficient with strong business acumen
Education:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
Who you are:
You want to share what you know and learn what you don’t
You don’t settle for good , you strive for great
You crave change, you embrace it
You are bold and challenge the traditional way of thinking, bring new ideas to the table
Why Us?
We’re an organization changing and shaping the lives of learnings across the country. Whether directly or indirectly, you’ll be helping make a real difference in the world.
Our environment and culture encourages collaboration, requires communication and rewards risk-taking.
We try hard to provide a good work life balance. We think we’re a great place to work that also allows you to have down time with friends and family.
We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work. In fact, we offer 16 hours of paid time off for you to volunteer, in addition to your vacation days and company holidays.
We want you to live a healthy lifestyle, and offer wellness programs, fitness centers, and onsite health clinics.
Zovio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity of thought, culture, identity, and experience are important for what we’re doing. If everyone here thought alike, we’d never come up with anything new, much less anything bold or innovative. We want you to be your whole self here, and appreciate the unique nature of the people around you, too.
Zovio’s purpose is to help everyone be in a class of their own.
#BringIt
Our Commitments
Truly Personalized
Using data and analytics to power radically innovative experiences that are simple, predictive, and tailored to every individual.
At Life Speed
In tune with real life, creating platforms that are accessible, convenient, and that meet people where they are.
Activating Ambition
Helping people make progress in their lives by solving the problems that matter with empathy and intelligence.
Our Culture
We are ambitious individuals coming together to create bold solutions for a brighter future. We put our people first, and value different ways of thinking.
Passion | Bring it.
We take pride in what we do and have fun doing it.
Innovation | Ignite bold ideas.
We challenge the traditional way of thinking.
Teamwork | Our teams work.
We share knowledge to get the best solutions.
Zovio is an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver innovative, personalized solutions to help learners and leaders achieve their aspirations. Zovio leverages its core strengths and applies its technology and capabilities to priority market needs. Using advanced data and analytics, Zovio identifies the most meaningful ways to enhance the learner experience and deliver strong outcomes for higher education institutions, employers, and learners.
Zovio’s purpose is to help everyone be in a class of their own.
Our Commitments
Truly Personalized
Using data and analytics to power radically innovative experiences that are simple, predictive, and tailored to every individual.
At Life Speed
In tune with real life, creating platforms that are accessible, convenient, and that meet people where they are.
Activating Ambition
Helping people make progress in their lives by solving the problems that matter with empathy and intelligence.
Our Culture
We are ambitious individuals coming together to create bold solutions for a brighter future. We put our people first, and value different ways of thinking.
Passion | Bring it.
We take pride in what we do and have fun doing it.
Innovation | Ignite bold ideas.
We challenge the traditional way of thinking.
Teamwork | Our teams work.
We share knowledge to get the best solutions.