PROJECT MANAGER, STRATEGIC OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS

Works closely with the Office of Talent's leadership team and other senior leaders to drive large-scale projects and initiatives aligned with the district’s strategic roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a senior advisor to executive leadership on strategic planning, governance, policy, and enterprise initiatives within the Office of Talent.
• Leads, designs, implements, and monitors complex, large-scale projects in alignment with organizational values and the District’s strategic roadmap.
• Collaborates with department leadership and senior leaders to develop vision and strategy for district-wide initiatives; develops options and recommendations based on stakeholder feedback.
• Ensures alignment between Board priorities, Superintendent direction, and operational execution.
• Tracks program milestones, provides updates, establishes and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), and gathers data to evaluate program effectiveness and inform course corrections.
• Proactively identifies and mitigates risks.
• Establishes and cultivates relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to inform program deliverables and support data-informed decision-making.
• Partners with the Communications team to develop strategies ensuring broad awareness and buy-in.
• Leads change management efforts to facilitate project implementation.
• Serves as the subject matter expert on assigned projects.
• Researches and identifies effective practices from other school districts and organizations to inform program design.
• Blends strategic foresight with detailed execution oversight across initiatives in the Office of Talent.
• Leads data analysis efforts by designing enterprise scorecards, dashboards, and performance reporting focused on leading and lagging indicators (e.g., retention).
• Manages annual planning calendars, executive meeting structures, and accountability systems to ensure strategic priorities translate into measurable outcomes.
• Analyzes workforce, operational, and program data to identify trends, measure impact, and provide actionable recommendations to executive leadership.
• Creates and presents executive briefings, presentations, and strategic updates for the Office of Talent and senior leadership.
• Flexibility to support executive leadership outside traditional business hours, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree; Master's preferred.
• Three (3) to five (5) years managing and/or supporting complex projects, including planning, estimating/budgeting, resource planning, risk assessment, expectation management, scope, and issue management with complex business and IT projects.
• K-12 education leadership experience preferred.
• Commitment to racial and educational excellence and dismantling systems of oppression and inequity in the community.
• Belief in and support for all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high-quality education.
• Permanent home address in Colorado.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, with or without accommodations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with a salary range of $93,744 - $114,819 annually.
• Time off.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• PERA Retirement.