Program Manager
TLDR
Drive successful education programs by coaching students and ensuring high completion rates and satisfaction scores in their remote externship experience.
We are looking for program managers with a passion for education and career training to improve students' success and experience on Paragon One remote externship programs. By preparing and delivering sessions, coaching, and helping students working on different projects for partner companies, we expect program managers to achieve a high program completion rate and student satisfaction.
Outcomes:
- Achieve 80% completion rate for programs managed
- Achieve an avg rating of 9.0+ out of 10 on the sessions facilitated
Competencies:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong project/program management
- Strong team-building skills
- Attention to detail: Detail-oriented and organized
- Proactivity: Able to work independently and be a self-starter who takes initiative
- Flexibility/adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions and copes effectively with complexity and change
- Enthusiasm: Exhibits passion and excitement over work and has a can-do attitude
Requirements:
- Completed a Bachelor's degree (MBA completed or in the course is a plus)
- 3+ years of professional experience in program management, project management, or management/ strategy consulting
- Experience with video conferencing software like Zoom
- Personal access to reliable technology and a stable wifi connection
This is a contractor position with a flexible commitment between 15h-40h per week.
Paragon One connects students with professional experiences that help them explore careers, enhance their resumes, and secure future jobs. Our platform enables enterprises to engage early talent efficiently, saving time and resources while supporting their diversity and inclusion goals. With partnerships spanning top companies, we make accessing career opportunities seamless for thousands of students.