Job Description:

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role:

zyBooks seeks a full-time team member to oversee projects related to the development and maintenance of interactive web-native learning content for STEM college courses. The Content Project Manager role oversees projects related to the development and maintenance of interactive web-native learning content in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data Science, and Statistics. This person oversees all aspects of their projects, from inception to final delivery and maintenance, and serves as the hub of communication who coordinates work across teams to ensure success. In addition to working on new and updated zyBooks products, this role also will work with a team managing custom content projects and processes for large institutional clients.

Job Responsibilities:

• Works with a variety of projects, including single-author or team-based projects, maintenance of existing material, and special projects as needed

• Oversees zyBooks projects from initial market research and product definition through final implementation and delivery, plus ongoing improvements

• May drive team efforts to define project requirements, goals, and deliverable schedules

• Manages the content development and review process, ensuring quality at every stage

• Manages work and relationships among internal teams, external authors, contributors, and vendors, as needed

• Collaborates with internal teams and institutional customers in partnerships to create custom courses, with an agile and responsive approach

• Serves as a hub for communication and status updates for projects being managed, keeping all stakeholders informed and engaged

• Schedules and leads team meetings, and participates in cross-functional team meetings

• Tracks project progress, reports on key metrics, and takes initiative to address projects that are going off track

• Upholds zyBooks standards and processes for content development

• Looks for opportunities to improve existing processes and define new ways of completing work

• Coordinates work with marketing, sales, engineering, and operations

• Manages access, training, and support for internal and external contributors to ensure they can utilize tools and processes for authoring and project management

• Monitors project risks and issues, and uses judgment to address or escalate them, as needed

Required Qualifications o

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proactive, organized, highly motivated and responsive

• Ability to manage change in projects and still meet goals

• Demonstrates good judgment in problem solving and communication

• Comfortable with leading meetings and acting as a facilitator for team decision making

• Experience working effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional organization

• Basic to intermediate web and computer application usage

• Experience with XML, MathML and/or LaTeX is a big plus

• Familiarity with digital publishing standards and processes

• Familiarity or background in math, data science, IT or computer science fields is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or 2+ years of equivalent work experience

• Understanding of Agile methodology

• PMP or CAPM preferred

We power infinite possibilities.

For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere. 

 

We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives. 

Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything. 

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

Salary Range:

70,400 USD to 98,533 USD#LI-KW1

Job Posting Title:

Content Project Manager

Location:

Remote, CA, USA