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Sr Production Mgr
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Boston, MA, United States
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Job Requisition ID: 3881
ROLE SUMMARY
The Senior Production Manager (SPM) is responsible for the production, engineering, and on-schedule delivery of several complex, concurrent projects. The SPM prepares and communicates reliable information about assigned print, digital, and online projects to all departments and to outside vendors. This information includes milestone and detailed project schedules, project scope, budget, product specifications, production processes, daily deliverable reports, and project status. The SPM must understand the interdependencies of multiple projects and be able to anticipate when a delay may impact other projects and/or overall production schedules.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Understands project scope: Participates in the planning of new products and achievement of on-time, on-budget execution, including project scope, status of deliverables, finances, resource management and communication. Supports the production team to define the scope of the project and focus on the customer.
Focuses on results: Creates, manages and is accountable for detailed project schedules and is responsible for tracking schedules and interdependencies. Ensures that status, risks and issues are managed and communicated and that reporting requirements are adhered to. Supports the production team to meet project goals.
Provides project status: Facilitates delivery of project updates and communication from production team to Stakeholders, providing detailed schedule tracking information and ensures preparation and documentation of own and team’s project meetings are executed and that decisions and actions are tracked, distributed and understood as required at appropriate organization levels.
Supports project documentation: Collaborates with internal and external teams to ensure that requirements are met for data management, vendor management (statement of work through billings), quality management, and release management.
Communicates effectively: Provides clear, direct, accurate and professional written and verbal communication at all times. Presents issues and risks with proposed solutions or mitigations in a timely manner. Escalates issues as needed for conflict resolution and for effective Change Management. Understands the complexity of interdepartmental relationships and is able to adapt to adversity.
Represents production team: Acts as a role model for the Production Management team and mentors Associate Production Managers in all aspects of the role. Advocates and participates in process improvement and positive change initiatives. Works with the production team to enhance engagement and to impart and understand Business goals. Acts in conjunction with Leads and Group Managers to achieve own and team member’s personal and professional growth.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business or relevant discipline
6+ years of educational publishing experience
Knowledge and Skills:
Excellent project management skills
High level of organization; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize
Proven ability to drive on-time, on-budget, high-quality development efforts
Experience in digital and print production, including comprehensive knowledge of the educational market requirements
Experience developing interactive software for learning
Experience in application and web-based development
Familiarity with working in an agile development methodology
Excellent problem solving ability
Ability to remain objective
Physical Requirements:
• Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing).
• The person in this position needs to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings.
ABOUT US:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.
For more information, visit http://careers.hmhco.com
PLEASE NOTE:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.