Project Lead (EdTech)

About almentor: Founded 2016 with a singular vision of empowering lifelong learning and personal growth for all, through accessible and impactful education, almentor became the leading online learning platform that offers a high-quality education to learners around the world.

Our Mission: 🚀 almentor is on a mission to increase accessibility to affordable quality education for Arabic-speaking communities.

As the Project Lead, you will:

• Own the project execution processes and outcomes; meet project objectives and deadlines
• Act as the liaison between the project management team and the technology team
• Lead project planning, resources coordination and utilization
• Manage project progress and implement risk management procedures throughout project lifecycle
• Manage successful relationships and engagements with clients and stakeholders
• Implement project kick off and sign off processes
• Overseeing project documentation and ensure 100% compliant archiving and documentation
• Conducts weekly project reviews and create detailed reports where needed
• Execute through his/her experience/competencies project specific tasks
• Optimize and improve project management related processes and ensure Project Costs Tracking/Reporting
• Collaborate with growth teams to generate growth opportunities and initiate new projects where needed

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years’ experience in EdTech industry in a similar role
• Experience in managing technology/ SAAS projects is a must
• Excellent use of technology, education and digital tools
• Familiarity with project financial planning and forecasting
• Prior experience in project quality control / quality assurance
• Completion of PM certification like PMP, IPMA, PMI-ACP or Prince 2 certifications is a must
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, organization and planning skills
• Ability to mix between big-picture thinking vision and flawless execution follow up
• English fluency is a must, French is a plus